Last Updated:2025/12/05
(physiology, neuroscience) 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.
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chemoreceptor trigger zone
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chemoreceptor trigger zone
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Japanese Meaning
延髄の後部に位置するarea postremaに存在する領域で、血中に存在する薬物やホルモンからの信号を受け取り、嘔吐中枢と連携して嘔吐を引き起こす役割を担う神経学的構造。