Preferred Label : area postrema;
Uberon 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.;
Uberon related term : chemoreceptor trigger zone;
Uberon broad term : AP;
Uberon Function note : vomiting center in humans;
Origin ID : 0002162;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
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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.
