Mesh term Emetics
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Central Nervous System Agents
Gastrointestinal Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Description
Agents that cause vomiting. They may act directly on the gastrointestinal tract, bringing about emesis through local irritant effects, or indirectly, through their effects on the chemoreceptor trigger zone in the postremal area near the medulla.Search for this term in our Faculty Database
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