Term Name: ventral tegmental nucleus
Synonyms: ganglion profundum tegmenti, ganglion tegmenti ventrale, nucleus of Gudden, nucleus tegmenti ventralis, nucleus ventralis tegmenti, nucleus ventralis tegmenti (Gudden), rostral tegmental nucleus, VTg
Definition: A nucleus of brain that is part of a ventral tegmental area.
Ontology: Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0002438]

Relationships
is part of: midbrain tegmentum
is a type of: brainstem nucleus midbrain nucleus
disjoint_from: anterior tegmental nucleus