Inferred network

R(Retina) → MPO(Medial preoptic area)
MPO(Medial preoptic area) → ACB(Nucleus accumbens)
ACB(Nucleus accumbens) → BSTal(Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterolateral area)
BSTal(Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterolateral area) → LHA(Lateral hypothalamic area)

Support information about direct projections from Retina to Medial preoptic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
RetinaMedial preoptic area light/moderatenot knownCholera toxin conjugated to HRP
Case pg348,349, fig5d-f. 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 included labeled fibres and terminals found near the midline involved the medial half of the medial preoptic area?terminals evident in the anterior medial preoptic area Paper describes a.m.p.a. as separate region .
Levine JD, Weiss ML, Rosenwasser AM, Miselis RR., 1991
RetinaMedial preoptic area existsnot knownCholera toxin conjugated to HRP
Case pg351,352, fig5a-f. 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 in preoptic region ros. to SCN. lat. component of RHT labeled terminals and fibres within or lateral to the lateral haf of the medial preoptic area. Terminal label evident in ven. 1/2 of the lateral part of the medial preoptic area.
Levine JD, Weiss ML, Rosenwasser AM, Miselis RR., 1991

Support information about direct projections from Medial preoptic area to Nucleus accumbens:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Medial preoptic areaNucleus accumbens lightnot knownHRP/WGA
Case table1. Soma notes WGA-HRP inj. Terminal notes not specified..
Chiba T, Murata Y., 1985

Support information about direct projections from Nucleus accumbens to Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterolateral area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Nucleus accumbensBed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterolateral area lightnot knownautoradiography
[?] fibers are beginning to spread medially and dorsally from the main path into the adjacent lateral preoptic region and bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, both of which are marked by generally diffuse and light labeling. Collator note: the dorsal BST
Nauta W.J., Smith G.P., Faull R.L. & Domesick V.B., 1978

Support information about direct projections from Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterolateral area to Lateral hypothalamic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterolateral areaLateral hypothalamic area moderatenot knownPHAL
None provided.
Dong H-W & Swanson L.W., 2003
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterolateral areaLateral hypothalamic area moderatenot knownPHAL
None provided.
Dong H-W & Swanson L.W., 2003
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterolateral areaLateral hypothalamic area light/moderatenot knownPHAL
LHA perifornical regions
Dong H-W & Swanson L.W., 2003
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterolateral areaLateral hypothalamic area moderatenot knownPHAL
LHA perifornical regions
Dong H-W & Swanson L.W., 2003
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterolateral areaLateral hypothalamic area moderatenot knownPHAL
ventral and dorsal perifornical regions are more labled
Dong H-W & Swanson L.W., 2003
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterolateral areaLateral hypothalamic area moderatenot knownPHAL
Fibers of passage are traveling through the far lateral hypothalamic area. A light/moderate terminal were located in the ventral perifornical region dorsal to the TU (or LHAte??).
Dong H-W & Swanson L.W., 2003
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterolateral areaLateral hypothalamic area moderate/strongnot knownPHAL
None provided.
Dong H-W & Swanson L.W., 2003
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterolateral areaLateral hypothalamic area strongnot knownPHAL
PSTH
Dong H-W & Swanson L.W., 2003
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterolateral areaLateral hypothalamic area moderatenot knownPHAL
the most caudal regions of the LHA
Dong H-W & Swanson L.W., 2003
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterolateral areaLateral hypothalamic area lightnot knownPHAL
None provided.
Dong H-W & Swanson L.W., 2003
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterolateral areaLateral hypothalamic area lightnot knownPHAL
None provided.
Dong H-W & Swanson L.W., 2003
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterolateral areaLateral hypothalamic area moderatenot knownPHAL
Fibers of passage are located in the far lateral of LHA. LHA region ventral to the fornix contain moderate terminals. Not for other BSTal cases.
Dong H-W & Swanson L.W., 2003
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterolateral areaLateral hypothalamic area moderatenot knownPHAL
Far lateral of LHA contain only fibers of passage. Ventromedial perifonical region of the LHA contain light terminals.
Dong H-W & Swanson L.W., 2003
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterolateral areaLateral hypothalamic area strongnot knownPHAL
Dorsal, medial, ventral and lateal perifornical regions
Dong H-W & Swanson L.W., 2003
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterolateral areaLateral hypothalamic area strongnot knownPHAL
None provided.
Dong H-W & Swanson L.W., 2003
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterolateral areaLateral hypothalamic area moderatenot knownPHAL
None provided.
Dong H-W & Swanson L.W., 2003
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterolateral areaLateral hypothalamic area moderate/strongnot knownPHAL
PSTH
Dong H-W & Swanson L.W., 2003
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterolateral areaLateral hypothalamic area strongnot knownPHAL
PSTH
Dong H-W & Swanson L.W., 2003
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterolateral areaLateral hypothalamic area lightnot knownPHAL
None provided.
Dong H-W & Swanson L.W., 2003
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterolateral areaLateral hypothalamic area strongnot knownPHAL
Perifornical regions of the LHA, dorsal, ventral, lateral, and medial
Dong H-W & Swanson L.W., 2003
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterolateral areaLateral hypothalamic area strongnot knownPHAL
LHA perifornical regions
Dong H-W & Swanson L.W., 2003
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterolateral areaLateral hypothalamic area moderatenot knownPHAL
Dorsal perifornical region ++ Ventral perifornical region +
Dong H-W & Swanson L.W., 2003
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterolateral areaLateral hypothalamic area lightnot knownPHAL
fibers of passage in the far lateral region of the LHA
Dong H-W & Swanson L.W., 2003
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterolateral areaLateral hypothalamic area strongnot knownPHAL
PSTH strong
Dong H-W & Swanson L.W., 2003
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterolateral areaLateral hypothalamic area strongnot knownPHAL
PSTH
Dong H-W & Swanson L.W., 2003