What does CRTZ stand for?

Chemoreceptor Trigger Zone

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Vomiting occurs when the drug stimulates a certain part of the brain called the chemoreceptor trigger zone - this then sends a message to the vomiting area of the brain.

Customary Side Effects Associated with Chemotherapy

Determine whether the potential causative factor is acting on: (2,5,7,8) * vomiting centre (VC) * chemoreceptor trigger zone (CTZ) * via vagal stimulation * via vestibular apparatus * via cerebral cortex, e.

Symptom control in cancer management

This conjecture supports the hypothesis that although the area postrema is part of the chemoreceptor trigger zone, it is not associated with the production and control of motion sickness.

Vertigo and motion sickness. Part II: pharmacologic treatment