Inferred network

R(Retina) → MPO(Medial preoptic area)
MPO(Medial preoptic area) → LSv(Lateral septal nucleus ventral part)
LSv(Lateral septal nucleus ventral part) → PVHpv(Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, parvicellular division, periventricular part)
PVHpv(Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, parvicellular division, periventricular 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 Lateral septal nucleus ventral part:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Medial preoptic areaLateral septal nucleus ventral part moderatenot knownHRP/WGA
Case table1. Soma notes WGA-HRP inj. Terminal notes Septohypothalamic nucleus.
Chiba T, Murata Y., 1985
Medial preoptic areaLateral septal nucleus ventral part moderatenot knownHRP/WGA
Case table1. Soma notes Septohypothalamic nucleus. Terminal notes WGA-HRP inj.
Chiba T, Murata Y., 1985
Medial preoptic areaLateral septal nucleus ventral part existsnot knownFluorogold
none provided
Risold P.Y., Swanson L.W., 1997

Support information about direct projections from Lateral septal nucleus ventral part to Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, parvicellular division, periventricular part:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Lateral septal nucleus ventral partParaventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, parvicellular division, periventricular part existsnot knownPHAL
none provided
Risold P.Y., Swanson L.W., 1997

Support information about direct projections from Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, parvicellular division, periventricular part to Lateral hypothalamic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, parvicellular division, periventricular partLateral hypothalamic area existsnot knownautoradiography
rostral tip of PVHpv; experiment R183; perifornical region at Atlas level 25
Swanson L.W., 1976