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area postrema
- Term ID
- UBERON:0002162
- Synonyms
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- AP
- chemoreceptor trigger zone
- Definition
- A small, rounded eminence on each side of the fourth ventricle, which receives nerve fibers from the solitary nucleus , spinal cord, and adjacent areas of the medulla. The area postrema lies outside the blood-brain barrier and its functions include acting as an emetic chemoreceptor. (2)
- References
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- Area:postrema
- BAMS:AP
- BTO:0003425
- Ontology
- Uberon Ontology
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