Area Postrema

"Area Postrema" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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A small, rounded eminence on each side of the FOURTH VENTRICLE, which receives nerve fibers from the SOLITARY NUCLEUS; SPINAL CORD; and adjacent areas of the MEDULLA OBLONGATA. The area postrema lies outside the BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER and its functions include acting as an emetic chemoreceptor.

Descriptor ID

D031608

MeSH Number(s)

A08.186.211.132.810.406.286

A08.186.211.865.467.500.286

Concept/Terms

Area Postrema

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Anatomy [A]
Nervous System [A08]
Central Nervous System [A08.186]
Brain [A08.186.211]
Brain Stem [A08.186.211.132]
Rhombencephalon [A08.186.211.132.810]
Medulla Oblongata [A08.186.211.132.810.406]
Area Postrema [A08.186.211.132.810.406.286]
Rhombencephalon [A08.186.211.865]
Myelencephalon [A08.186.211.865.467]
Medulla Oblongata [A08.186.211.865.467.500]
Area Postrema [A08.186.211.865.467.500.286]

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publications

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Bar chart showing 7 publications over 7 distinct years, with a maximum of 1 publications in 2010 and 2016 and 2017 and 2018 and 2020 and 2021 and 2022

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2010	0	1	1
2016	0	1	1
2017	0	1	1
2018	1	0	1
2020	1	0	1
2021	0	1	1
2022	1	0	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Area Postrema" by people in Profiles.

A brainstem circuit for nausea suppression. Cell Rep. 2022 06 14; 39(11):110953.

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Peripherally administered amylin inhibits stress-like behaviors and enhances cognitive performance. Physiol Behav. 2022 02 01; 244:113668.

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Area Postrema Cell Types that Mediate Nausea-Associated Behaviors. Neuron. 2021 02 03; 109(3):461-472.e5.

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Neurological autoimmune disorders with prominent gastrointestinal manifestations: A review of presentation, evaluation, and treatment. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2019 10; 31(10):e13611.

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Area postrema syndrome: Frequency, criteria, and severity in AQP4-IgG-positive NMOSD. Neurology. 2018 10 23; 91(17):e1642-e1651.

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Resolution of cannabis hyperemesis syndrome with topical capsaicin in the emergency department: a case series. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2017 Sep; 55(8):908-913.

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Effects of intraperitoneally administered L-histidine on food intake, taste, and visceral sensation in rats. J Physiol Sci. 2017 Jul; 67(4):467-474.

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Evidence That Cingulin Regulates Endothelial Barrier Function In Vitro and In Vivo. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2016 Apr; 36(4):647-54.

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Intractable vomiting as the initial presentation of neuromyelitis optica. Ann Neurol. 2010 Nov; 68(5):757-61.

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Local inputs to aldosterone-sensitive neurons of the nucleus tractus solitarius. Neuroscience. 2006 Sep 15; 141(4):1995-2005.

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