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Descriptor English: Area Postrema
Descriptor Spanish: Área Postrema
Descriptor área postrema
Scope note: Eminencia pequeña y redondeada situada a cada lado del CUARTO VENTRÍCULO, que recibe fibras nerviosas procedentes del NÚCLEO SOLITARIO, de la MÉDULA ESPINAL y de áreas adyacentes del BULBO RAQUÍDEO. El área postrema se encuentra fuera de la BARRERA HEMATOENCEFÁLICA y entre sus funciones figura actuar como un quimioreceptor emético.
Descriptor Portuguese: Área Postrema
Descriptor French: Area postrema
Entry term(s): Area Postremas
Chemoreceptor Trigger Zone
Chemoreceptor Trigger Zones
Postrema, Area
Trigger Zone, Chemoreceptor
Trigger Zones, Chemoreceptor
Zone, Chemoreceptor Trigger
Zones, Chemoreceptor Trigger
Tree number(s): A06.688.178.500
A08.186.211.132.810.591.500.286
A08.713.049.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D031608
Scope note: 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.
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply
CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
IM immunology
IN injuries
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Cerebral Ventricles (1965-2001)
Fourth Ventricle (2000-2002)
Medulla Oblongata (1966-2002)
Public MeSH Note: 2003
History Note: 2003
DeCS ID: 36511
Unique ID: D031608
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2003/01/01
Date of Entry: 2002/07/02
Revision Date: 2015/06/22
Area Postrema - Preferred
Concept UI M0398498
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Area Postrema
Entry term(s) Area Postremas
Chemoreceptor Trigger Zone
Chemoreceptor Trigger Zones
Postrema, Area
Trigger Zone, Chemoreceptor
Trigger Zones, Chemoreceptor
Zone, Chemoreceptor Trigger
Zones, Chemoreceptor Trigger



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