chemoreceptor trigger zone

noun

Definitions

  1. An area of the medulla oblongata, located in the area postrema, that receives inputs from…

    An 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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for chemoreceptor trigger zone. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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