Chemoreceptor trigger zone

Noun

Definitions

1.NounAn area of the medulla oblongata, located in the area postrema, that receives inputs from blood-borne drugs or hormones, and communicates with other structures in the vomiting center to initiate vomiting.

Synonyms

chemoreflex chemotransmitter autoreceptor chemonociception gravireceptor bötzinger complex pruriceptor chemosensation ventral tegmentum neuroreceptor nerve center acetylcholine receptor

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