Inferred network

R(Retina) → PVH(Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus)
PVH(Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus) → NDB(Nucleus of the diagonal band)
NDB(Nucleus of the diagonal band) → LPO(Lateral preoptic area)
LPO(Lateral preoptic area) → LHA(Lateral hypothalamic area)

Support information about direct projections from Retina to Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
RetinaParaventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus moderatenot knownCholera toxin conjugated to HRP
Case pg348, fig2. Soma notes 36 female Sprague-Dawley rats weighing 200-350g. 10 microliters of CT-HRP(.20%-.40%) were injected into one eye ?behind the lens into the vitreous chamber of the eye. pressure injection over 1 min. Terminal notes Medial component of the RHT: a few fibres were seen in the PVN in some rats but this label was not consistently evident.
 Levine JD, Weiss ML, Rosenwasser AM, Miselis RR., 1991

Support information about direct projections from Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus to Nucleus of the diagonal band:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamusNucleus of the diagonal band existsnot knownneurophysinI
earlier: Conrad & Pfaff, JCN 169:221-261, 1976, rat, autoradiography, not subsequently confirmed with axonal transport methods
 Swanson L.W, 1977

Support information about direct projections from Nucleus of the diagonal band to Lateral preoptic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Nucleus of the diagonal bandLateral preoptic area existsnot knownautoradiography
earlier: Conrad & Pfaff JCN 169:185, 1976, rat, autoradiography
 Swanson L.W., Cowan W.M., 1979

Support information about direct projections from Lateral preoptic area to Lateral hypothalamic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Lateral preoptic areaLateral hypothalamic area lightnot knownHRP/WGA
Case pg427, fig5. Soma notes not specified.. Terminal notes WGA-HRP inj into depressor sites, core of inj site in LHAp/LHAt/VTA/SN.
 Allen GV, Cechetto DF., 1993
Lateral preoptic areaLateral hypothalamic area existsnot knownautoradiography
earlier: Nauta Brain 81:319, 1958; cat, Nauta method
 Swanson L.W., 1976