Inferred network

R(Retina) → MEA(Medial nucleus of the amygdala)
MEA(Medial nucleus of the amygdala) → LSc(Lateral septal nucleus caudal (caudodorsal) part)
LSc(Lateral septal nucleus caudal (caudodorsal) part) → LPO(Lateral preoptic area)
LPO(Lateral preoptic area) → LHA(Lateral hypothalamic area)

Support information about direct projections from Retina to Medial nucleus of the amygdala:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
RetinaMedial nucleus of the amygdala light/moderatenot knownCholera toxin conjugated to HRP
Case pg351,352-3, fig7. 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 Still more caudally, at the level of the supraoptic decussation and the retrochiasmatic SON, a sparse innervation of the medial and medial posteroventral amygdaloid nuclei could be observed. terminals along the perimetere and within nuclei..
Levine JD, Weiss ML, Rosenwasser AM, Miselis RR., 1991

Support information about direct projections from Medial nucleus of the amygdala to Lateral septal nucleus caudal (caudodorsal) part:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Medial nucleus of the amygdalaLateral septal nucleus caudal (caudodorsal) part lightnot knownFluorogold
none provided
Risold P.Y., Swanson L.W., 1997

Support information about direct projections from Lateral septal nucleus caudal (caudodorsal) part to Lateral preoptic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Lateral septal nucleus caudal (caudodorsal) partLateral preoptic area existsnot knownPHAL
caudal end
Risold P.Y., Swanson L.W., 1997

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