The area postrema, a paired structure in the medulla oblongata of the brainstem, is a circumventricular organ having permeable capillaries and sensory...
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vomiting center to initiate vomiting. The CTZ is located within the area postrema, which is on the floor of the fourth ventricle and is outside of the...
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Circumventricular organs (section Area postrema)
rapid neurohumoral exchange include the subfornical organ (SFO), the area postrema (AP), the vascular organ of lamina terminalis (VOLT — also known as...
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cervical spinal cord can cause respiratory insufficiency. Lesions in the area postrema of the medulla oblongata can cause vomiting or hiccups, as well as pain...
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system in the area postrema and nucleus tractus solitarii. Cardiopulmonary receptors sense a decreased blood volume, and signal to area postrema and nucleus...
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barrier. Included among CVOs having highly permeable capillaries are the area postrema, subfornical organ, vascular organ of the lamina terminalis, median...
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wary of predators. Area postrema, the part of the brain that controls vomiting Chemoreceptor trigger zone, the part of the area postrema that relays signals...
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vice-counties, subdivisions of Great Britain or Ireland Vomiting center (area postrema), a structure in the brain Vital capacity, a maximum amount of air a...
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sudden inflammation of the pancreas Alkaline phosphatase, an enzyme Area postrema, a part of the brain Colporrhaphy or A&P repair, of vaginal walls Ammonium...
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human brain, MCs can be located in various areas, such as the pituitary stalk, the pineal gland, the area postrema, the choroid plexus, thalamus, hypothalamus...
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pregnancy, and to combat opioid nausea. H1 receptors in central areas include area postrema and vomiting center in the vestibular nucleus. Also, many of...
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Lateral hypothalamus (redirect from Hypothalamic area, lateral)
center, ventral respiratory group, and pontine respiratory group), area postrema, and dorsal nucleus of vagus nerve. Cannabinoid receptor 1 (CB1) is...
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chemoreceptor trigger zone, known as the area postrema, stimulation of which can lead to vomiting. The area postrema is a circumventricular organ and as such...
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neurons project from a nucleus that is adjacent (ventrolateral) to the area postrema and from a nucleus in the dorsal region of the solitary tract. Dopamine...
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nerve terminals and centrally in the chemoreceptor trigger zone of the area postrema in the medulla. Serotonin is released by the enterochromaffin cells...
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PAI-2. Angiotensin II increases thirst sensation (dipsogen) through the area postrema and subfornical organ of the brain, decreases the response of the baroreceptor...
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human brain, MCs can be located in various areas, such as the pituitary stalk, the pineal gland, the area postrema, the choroid plexus, thalamus, hypothalamus...
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breathing and blood pressure. Another important medullary structure is the area postrema whose functions include the control of vomiting. Cross-section of the...
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dorsal nucleus of vagus nerve. The vagal trigone is separated from the area postrema by a narrow strip of thickened ependyma – the funiculus separans. Funiculus...
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of aversive stimuli. The vomiting center in the medulla, called the area postrema, contains high concentrations of substance P and its receptor, in addition...
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zone (CTZ): The CTZ is located in the area postrema in the floor of the fourth ventricle within the brain. This area is outside the blood brain barrier,...
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Perihypoglossal nuclei Intercalated nucleus Prepositus nucleus Sublingual nucleus Area postrema Medullary cranial nerve nuclei Inferior salivatory nucleus Nucleus ambiguus...
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This elevation similarly stimulates the medullary vomiting center and area postrema, leading to morning vomiting. Other symptoms and findings depend largely...
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to be related to their inhibition of PDE4D which is expressed in the area postrema. Nausea, vomiting, and related general gastrointestinal side effects...
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inflamed meninges. The increase in intracranial pressure stimulates the area postrema to create nausea sensations which may lead to brain herniation and damage...
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blood can be detected directly in the area postrema of the brain and trigger the emetic reflex. The area postrema is a structure located on the floor of...
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fibers innervating the brain-stem nucleus tractus solitarii and the area postrema, which contains the chemoreceptor trigger zone (CTZ), and may be elevated...
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respond to changes in body fluids—such as the pineal gland, area postrema, and some areas of the hypothalamus. There is a similar blood–cerebrospinal...
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an area of the medulla in the brain that receives inputs from blood-borne drugs or hormones, and communicates with the vomiting center (area postrema) to...
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by activity in the area postrema in the medulla of the brainstem, in a region known as the chemoreceptor trigger zone. This area contains a large population...
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