Inferred network

R(Retina) → MPO(Medial preoptic area)
MPO(Medial preoptic area) → LSr(Lateral septal nucleus rostral (rostroventral) part)
LSr(Lateral septal nucleus rostral (rostroventral) part) → MS(Medial septal nucleus)
MS(Medial septal 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 Lateral septal nucleus rostral (rostroventral) part:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Medial preoptic areaLateral septal nucleus rostral (rostroventral) part existsnot knownFluorogold
scattered
Risold P.Y., Swanson L.W., 1997

Support information about direct projections from Lateral septal nucleus rostral (rostroventral) part to Medial septal nucleus:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Lateral septal nucleus rostral (rostroventral) partMedial septal nucleus existsnot knownautoradiography
earlier: Raisman 1966, rat, Nauta method—from LS as a whole. Collator note: LSr is called LSi;based on Fig. 10.
Swanson L.W., Cowan W.M., 1979

Support information about direct projections from Medial septal nucleus to Lateral hypothalamic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Medial septal nucleusLateral hypothalamic area existsnot knownautoradiography
none provided
Swanson L.W., Cowan W.M., 1979