Inferred network

R(Retina) → MPO(Medial preoptic area)
MPO(Medial preoptic area) → ACB(Nucleus accumbens)
ACB(Nucleus accumbens) → BSTsc(Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis, anterior division, subcommisural zone)
BSTsc(Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis, anterior division, subcommisural zone) → 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, anterior division, subcommisural zone:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Nucleus accumbensBed nuclei of the stria terminalis, anterior division, subcommisural zone strongnot knownCTB
Retrogradely labeled neurons were found in the lateral border of the subfornical organ (Fig. 6), organum vasculosum of the lamina terminalis (OVLT), and other sites including the dorsal part of the taenia tecta (Fig. 4A), nucleus accumbens (mainly its shell portion; Figs. 4B,C, 5B) [...]. Collator note: the strongest labels appears between the rostral tip of the lateral ventricle and the anterior commissure, Atlas Levels 12-13.
Shin J.W., Geerling J.C. & Loewy A.D., 2008
Nucleus accumbensBed nuclei of the stria terminalis, anterior division, subcommisural zone light/moderatenot 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, anterior division, subcommisural zone to Lateral hypothalamic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis, anterior division, subcommisural zoneLateral hypothalamic area strongnot knownPHAL
None provided.
Dong H-W & Swanson L.W., 2003