BAMS | Inferred network

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) → VTA(Ventral tegmental area)
VTA(Ventral tegmental area) → LHA(Lateral hypothalamic area)

Support information about direct projections from Retina to Medial nucleus of the amygdala:

Sending structure	Receiving structure	Strength of projection	Type of connection	Technique	General description	Collator	Associated reference
Retina	Medial nucleus of the amygdala	light/moderate	not known	Cholera 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 structure	Strength of projection	Type of connection	Technique	General description	Collator	Associated reference
Medial nucleus of the amygdala	Lateral septal nucleus caudal (caudodorsal) part	light	not known	Fluorogold	none provided		Risold P.Y., Swanson L.W., 1997

Support information about direct projections from Lateral septal nucleus caudal (caudodorsal) part to Ventral tegmental area:

Sending structure	Receiving structure	Strength of projection	Type of connection	Technique	General description	Collator	Associated reference
Lateral septal nucleus caudal (caudodorsal) part	Ventral tegmental area	exists	not known	PHAL	none provided		Risold P.Y., Swanson L.W., 1997

Support information about direct projections from Ventral tegmental area to Lateral hypothalamic area:

Sending structure	Receiving structure	Strength of projection	Type of connection	Technique	General description	Associated reference
Ventral tegmental area	Lateral hypothalamic area	light	not known	autoradiography	Case pg198, fig3. Soma notes 3H proline/3H leucine inj. Terminal notes uncertain whether any AVT fibres actually terminated in the lateral hypothalamic region.	Beckstead RM, Domesick VB, Nauta WJ., 1979
Ventral tegmental area	Lateral hypothalamic area	moderate	not known	fluorescent tracers	Case pg369-71. Soma notes high numbers of neurons. Terminal notes FB inj.	Faye-Lund H., 1985
Ventral tegmental area	Lateral hypothalamic area	moderate	not known	Cholera toxin conjugated to HRP	Case pg615, fig6. Soma notes not specified.. Terminal notes CT inj into VTA, with minor inclusion of medial SN.	Groenewegen HJ, Berendse HW., 1990