Area postrema: chemoreceptor circumventricular organ of the medulla oblongata.
Borison
H L
HL
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH 03756.
D000818:Animals; D002320:Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena; D002628:Chemoreceptor Cells; D008526:Medulla Oblongata / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D012119:Respiration; D014839:Vomiting / Q000503:physiopathology*