Term Name:	retrorubral area of midbrain reticular nucleus
Synonyms:	A8, area 11 of Brodmann (guenon), area orbitalis interna, brodmann's area 11, midbraiin reticular nucleus, retrorubral area, midbrain reticular nucleus, retrorubral area, retrorubal field, retrorubral area, retrorubral field, retrorubral nucleus
Definition:	The term retrorubral area of the midbrain reticular nucleus refers to a region of the rat brain caudal and dorsal to the ventral tegmental area. It is one of three parts of the midbrain reticular nucleus; the other two are the magnocellular part of the midbrain reticular nucleus and the parvicellular part of the midbrain reticular nucleus (Swanson-2004). BrainInfo distinguishes between the Retrorubral area of the midbrain reticular formation and the retrorubral nucleus.
Ontology:	Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0011172]