Inferred network

R(Retina) → MPO(Medial preoptic area)
MPO(Medial preoptic area) → ZI(Zona incerta)
ZI(Zona incerta) → PRC(Precommissural nucleus)
PRC(Precommissural 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 Zona incerta:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Medial preoptic areaZona incerta 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 Zona incerta to Precommissural nucleus:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Zona incertaPrecommissural nucleus very strongnot knownCTB
...large nubmers of retrogradely labeled neurons were observed in the rostral pole of the zona incerta. This certainly represents one of the most dense concentrations of retrograde labeling observed in the experiments with CTb deposits in the regions of the PRC (Fig. 3H, I).
Canteras N.S & Goto M., 1999
Zona incertaPrecommissural nucleus moderatenot knownCTB
Proceeding caudally, moderate numbers of marked cells were also noted in a region in the zona incerta that was continuous with substantial retrograde labeling in the medial zone of the ventral geniculate nucleus, where relatively small numbers of marked neurons also appeared to extend into the lateral zone in addition to the intergeniculate leaflet of the lateral geniculate complex (Fig. 3L, M).
Canteras N.S & Goto M., 1999

Support information about direct projections from Precommissural nucleus to Lateral hypothalamic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Precommissural nucleusLateral hypothalamic area strongnot knownPHAL
At the anterior hypothalamic level, ascending fibers coursing through the hypothalamus supply dense inputs to the anterior hypothalamic nucleus, subparaventricular zone, rostral retrochiasmatic area, and perifornical region of the lateral hypothalamic area in addition to a relatively sparse input to the other regions of the lateral hypothalamic area (Figs. 5D–G, 6B).
Canteras N.S & Goto M., 1999
Precommissural nucleusLateral hypothalamic area lightnot knownPHAL
At the anterior hypothalamic level, ascending fibers coursing through the hypothalamus supply dense inputs to the anterior hypothalamic nucleus, subparaventricular zone, rostral retrochiasmatic area, and perifornical region of the lateral hypothalamic area in addition to a relatively sparse input to the other regions of the lateral hypothalamic area (Figs. 5D–G, 6B).
Canteras N.S & Goto M., 1999
Precommissural nucleusLateral hypothalamic area lightnot knownPHAL
At the anterior hypothalamic level, ascending fibers coursing through the hypothalamus supply dense inputs to the anterior hypothalamic nucleus, subparaventricular zone, rostral retrochiasmatic area, and perifornical region of the lateral hypothalamic area in addition to a relatively sparse input to the other regions of the lateral hypothalamic area (Figs. 5D–G, 6B).
Canteras N.S & Goto M., 1999
Precommissural nucleusLateral hypothalamic area lightnot knownPHAL
Proceeding rostrally, large numbers of fibers from the PRC reach the preoptic region, where they appear to provide a dense input to the lateral preoptic area in addition to a sparse input to the anteroventral preoptic nucleus (Fig. 5B,C).
Canteras N.S & Goto M., 1999