Inferred network

R(Retina) → MPO(Medial preoptic area)
MPO(Medial preoptic area) → ACB(Nucleus accumbens)
ACB(Nucleus accumbens) → LPO(Lateral preoptic area)
LPO(Lateral preoptic 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 Lateral preoptic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Nucleus accumbensLateral preoptic area existsnot knownautoradiography/electrophysiology
Mogenson GJ, Swanson LW, Wu M., 1983
Nucleus accumbensLateral preoptic area existsnot knownTrue Blue
In experiment GP16, the injection was centered in the LPO and ventral parts of the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, at the level shown in Figure 4. Retrogradely labeled cells in this experiment were strictly confined to the nucleus accumbens.
Mogenson GJ, Swanson LW, Wu M., 1983
Nucleus accumbensLateral preoptic area 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: LPO tends to be
Nauta W.J., Smith G.P., Faull R.L. & Domesick V.B., 1978
Nucleus accumbensLateral preoptic area moderate/strongnot knownbiotinylated dextran amine (BDA)
At the level of the decussation of the anterior commissure (Fig. 5A3), labelled terminals were observed beneath the anterior commissure of the VP and the lateral preoptic area LPO. Collator note: Swanson Atlas Levels 18-19.
Brog J.S., Salyapongse A., Deutch A.Y. & Zahm D.S., 1993

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