Inferred network

R(Retina) → MPO(Medial preoptic area)
MPO(Medial preoptic area) → SI(Substantia innominata)
SI(Substantia innominata) → MEAad(Medial nucleus of the amygdala anterodorsal part)
MEAad(Medial nucleus of the amygdala anterodorsal 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 Substantia innominata:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Medial preoptic areaSubstantia innominata lightnot knownHRP/WGA
Case table1. Soma notes WGA-HRP inj. Terminal notes ventral pallidum.
Chiba T, Murata Y., 1985

Support information about direct projections from Substantia innominata to Medial nucleus of the amygdala anterodorsal part:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Substantia innominataMedial nucleus of the amygdala anterodorsal part existsnot knownPHAL
none provided
Mogenson G.J., Swanson L.W., Wu M., 1985

Support information about direct projections from Medial nucleus of the amygdala anterodorsal part to Lateral hypothalamic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Medial nucleus of the amygdala anterodorsal partLateral hypothalamic area existsnot knownPHAL
light, dorsolateral at Atlas level 29
Petrovich G.D., Canteras N.S., Swanson L.W., 2001
Medial nucleus of the amygdala anterodorsal partLateral hypothalamic area existsnot knownPHAL
perifornical between AHN and RE; far lateral adjacent to the SUT] [earlier: see Caffe et al. JCN 261:237 1987 rat
Canteras N.S., Simerly R.B., Swanson L.W., 1995