Midbraiin Reticular Nucleus, Retrorubral Area

Hierarchy level in atlas is 6: 5 superstructures include it.

abbreviation: RR

Abbreviation

RR

Species

Rat

Description of part

Berman 1968. This region is characterized by scattered dopamine cells, caudal and dorsal to the ventral tegmental area (see Swanson 1982; Björklund and Lindvall 1984).

Part type

gray matter

Nomenclature

Swanson-2004

Endorsement

The approach used by the collator Mihail Bota is not endorsed by the author of the nomenclature.

Reference

Author: Swanson L.W.
Title of Book: Brain Maps: Structure of the Rat Brain. Third Edition
Year: 2004
Pages: 166-179
Edition: third
Publisher: Elsevier