Inferred network

R(Retina) → MPO(Medial preoptic area)
MPO(Medial preoptic area) → PA(Posterior nucleus of the amygdala)
PA(Posterior nucleus of the amygdala) → CEAc(Central nucleus of amygdala capsular part)
CEAc(Central nucleus of amygdala capsular 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 Posterior nucleus of the amygdala:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Medial preoptic areaPosterior nucleus of the amygdala moderatenot knownHRP/WGA
Case table1. Soma notes not specified.. Terminal notes WGA-HRP inj.
Chiba T, Murata Y., 1985
Medial preoptic areaPosterior nucleus of the amygdala lightnot knownHRP/WGA
Case table1. Soma notes WGA-HRP inj. Terminal notes not specified..
Chiba T, Murata Y., 1985
Medial preoptic areaPosterior nucleus of the amygdala existsnot knownFluorogold/PHAL
earlier: see Conrad & Pfaff JCN 169:185-220, 1976, rat, autoradiography; Ottersen JCN 194:267-89, 1980, rat, retrograde HRP
Canteras N.S., Simerly R.B., Swanson L.W., 1992

Support information about direct projections from Posterior nucleus of the amygdala to Central nucleus of amygdala capsular part:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Posterior nucleus of the amygdalaCentral nucleus of amygdala capsular part light/moderatenot knownFluorogold
Collator note: terminals in all levels of the CEAc. See Fig. 6H-J, Swanson Atlas Levels 24-27.
Canteras N.S., Simerly R.B., Swanson L.W., 1992

Support information about direct projections from Central nucleus of amygdala capsular part to Lateral hypothalamic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Central nucleus of amygdala capsular partLateral hypothalamic area existsexcitatoryPHAL
moderately dense in region of the parasubthalamic nucleus, atlas level 33
Petrovich G.D., Canteras N.S., Swanson L.W., 2001
Central nucleus of amygdala capsular partLateral hypothalamic area existsnot knownPHAL
moderately dense in dorsoslateral region at level of the DMHa, atlas level 29
Petrovich G.D., Canteras N.S., Swanson L.W., 2001