Inferred network

R(Retina) → MPO(Medial preoptic area)
MPO(Medial preoptic area) → MEPO(Median preoptic nucleus)
MEPO(Median preoptic nucleus) → BSTmg(Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division magnocellular nucleus)
BSTmg(Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division magnocellular nucleus) → 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 Median preoptic nucleus:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Medial preoptic areaMedian preoptic nucleus moderatenot knownHRP/WGA
Case table1. Soma notes WGA-HRP inj. Terminal notes not specified..
Chiba T, Murata Y., 1985

Support information about direct projections from Median preoptic nucleus to Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division magnocellular nucleus:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Median preoptic nucleusBed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division magnocellular nucleus lightnot knownPHAL
none provided
Thompson R.H., Swanson L.W., 2003

Support information about direct projections from Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division magnocellular nucleus to Lateral hypothalamic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division magnocellular nucleusLateral hypothalamic area light/moderatenot knownPHAL
a few boutons of passage, major MFB pathway
Dong H. & Swanson L.W., 2005
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division magnocellular nucleusLateral hypothalamic area light/moderatenot knownPHAL
fp and a few bp
Dong H. & Swanson L.W., 2005
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division magnocellular nucleusLateral hypothalamic area light/moderatenot knownPHAL
Dong H. & Swanson L.W., 2005
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division magnocellular nucleusLateral hypothalamic area lightnot knownPHAL
along the ventral pathway, fibers display boutons, but along the MFB, only fp
Dong H. & Swanson L.W., 2005
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division magnocellular nucleusLateral hypothalamic area lightnot knownPHAL
Dong H. & Swanson L.W., 2005
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division magnocellular nucleusLateral hypothalamic area moderatenot knownPHAL
many bp or tp in region lateral to the fx
Dong H. & Swanson L.W., 2005
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division magnocellular nucleusLateral hypothalamic area strongnot knownPHAL
perifornical region
Dong H. & Swanson L.W., 2005
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division magnocellular nucleusLateral hypothalamic area strongnot knownPHAL
Dong H. & Swanson L.W., 2005
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division magnocellular nucleusLateral hypothalamic area moderatenot knownPHAL
Dong H. & Swanson L.W., 2005
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division magnocellular nucleusLateral hypothalamic area moderatenot knownPHAL
mfb pathway
Dong H. & Swanson L.W., 2005
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division magnocellular nucleusLateral hypothalamic area lightnot knownPHAL
mfb pathway
Dong H. & Swanson L.W., 2005
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division magnocellular nucleusLateral hypothalamic area lightnot knownPHAL
boutons
Dong H. & Swanson L.W., 2005