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- Situated beneath the fornix of the brain.
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- adjective anatomy Below the
fornix
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sub- + fornical
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The receptors in the brainstem (area postrema and subfornical organ) are believed to be involved in inducing satiety, regardless of the presence of food in the gastric system.
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