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Descriptor English:   Area Postrema 
Descriptor Spanish:   Área Postrema 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Área Postrema 
Tree Number:   A06.688.178.500
A08.186.211.132.810.591.500.286
A08.713.049.500
Definition English:   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 OBLONGATA. The area postrema lies outside the BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER and its functions include acting as an emetic chemoreceptor. 
History Note English:   2003 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AB abnormalities AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply CH chemistry
CY cytology DE drug effects
EM embryology EN enzymology
GD growth & development IM immunology
IN injuries ME metabolism
MI microbiology PS parasitology
PA pathology PH physiology
PP physiopathology RE radiation effects
RA radiography RI radionuclide imaging
SE secretion SU surgery
TR transplantation US ultrasonography
UL ultrastructure VI virology
Record Number:   36511 
Unique Identifier:   D031608 

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