Inferred network

R(Retina) → MPO(Medial preoptic area)
MPO(Medial preoptic area) → VTA(Ventral tegmental area)
VTA(Ventral tegmental area) → MPN(Medial preoptic nucleus)
MPN(Medial preoptic 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 Ventral tegmental area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Medial preoptic areaVentral tegmental area 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 Ventral tegmental area to Medial preoptic nucleus:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Ventral tegmental areaMedial preoptic nucleus moderatenot knownfluorescent tracers
Case pg369-71. Soma notes many neurons (several 100/12u section). Terminal notes FB inj.
Faye-Lund H., 1985

Support information about direct projections from Medial preoptic nucleus to Lateral hypothalamic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Medial preoptic nucleusLateral hypothalamic area moderatenot knownHRP/WGA
Case table1. Soma notes WGA-HRP inj. Terminal notes lateral hypothalamic nucleus.
Chiba T, Murata Y., 1985
Medial preoptic nucleusLateral hypothalamic area existsnot knownautoradiography
none provided
Swanson L.W., 1976
Medial preoptic nucleusLateral hypothalamic area existsnot knownPHAL
earlier: Swanson JCN 167:227, 1976. Collator note: repeats not included from Swanson, Mogenson, Gerfen, & Robinson Brain Res. 295:161-178, 1984
Swanson L.W., Mogenson G.J., Simerly R.B., Wu M., 1987