Retrorubral Area

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

abbreviation: RR

Abbreviation

RR

Species

Rat

Description of part

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

Part type

gray matter

Nomenclature

Swanson-1998

Endorsement

The approach used by the collator Mihail Bota is endorsed by the author of the nomenclature.

Collator argument

The position of this brain part in hierarchy was collated from the associated reference

Reference

Author: Swanson LW
Title of Book: Brain Maps: Structure of the Rat Brain
Year: 1998
Pages: 196-213
Edition: second
Publisher: Elsevier