AREA POSTREMA - STRUCTURE, FUNCTION & DISEASES - ANATOMY
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Area postrema



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Gaucher disease (Gaucher syndrome)
Gaucher disease (Gaucher syndrome)
The area postrema is located at the lozenge pit in the brain stem and belongs to the vomiting center. This functional unit of the nervous system triggers vomiting when irritated and thus performs a protective role. Antiemetics inhibit this