Inferred network

R(Retina) → MPO(Medial preoptic area)
MPO(Medial preoptic area) → PH(Posterior hypothalamic nucleus)
PH(Posterior hypothalamic nucleus) → LSv(Lateral septal nucleus ventral part)
LSv(Lateral septal nucleus ventral part) → 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 Posterior hypothalamic nucleus:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Medial preoptic areaPosterior hypothalamic nucleus lightnot knownHRP/WGA
Case table1. Soma notes WGA-HRP inj. Terminal notes not specified..
Chiba T, Murata Y., 1985
Medial preoptic areaPosterior hypothalamic nucleus lightnot knownHRP/WGA
Case table1. Soma notes not specified.. Terminal notes WGA-HRP inj.
Chiba T, Murata Y., 1985
Medial preoptic areaPosterior hypothalamic nucleus moderatenot knownFluorogold
Moderate numbers of large cells are located rostrally in the medial preoptic nucleus and area (Fig. 4B).
Abrahamson E.E. & Moore R.Y., 2001

Support information about direct projections from Posterior hypothalamic nucleus to Lateral septal nucleus ventral part:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Posterior hypothalamic nucleusLateral septal nucleus ventral part existsnot knownFluorogold
ventrally near PMv cap
Risold P.Y., Swanson L.W., 1997

Support information about direct projections from Lateral septal nucleus ventral part to Lateral hypothalamic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Lateral septal nucleus ventral partLateral hypothalamic area existsnot knownPHAL
none provided
Risold P.Y., Swanson L.W., 1997