Inferred network

R(Retina) → MPO(Medial preoptic area)
MPO(Medial preoptic area) → PA(Posterior nucleus of the amygdala)
PA(Posterior nucleus of the amygdala) → ILA(Infralimbic area)
ILA(Infralimbic area) → 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 Infralimbic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Posterior nucleus of the amygdalaInfralimbic area existsnot knownPHAL
earlier: McDonald JCN 262:46-58, 1987, rat, fluorescent retrograde tracers
Canteras N.S., Simerly R.B., Swanson L.W., 1992
Posterior nucleus of the amygdalaInfralimbic area light/moderatenot knownFluorogold
Collator note: Fig 8O, P, Swanson Atlas Levels 34-36. PA is at least partially labeled in its caudal end.
Hoover W.B. & Vertes R.P, 2007
Posterior nucleus of the amygdalaInfralimbic area moderatenot knownFluorogold
Collator note: terminal field strictly restricted to ILA, spanning almost all levels in this level. See Fig. 6A, Swanson Atlas Level 9.
Canteras N.S., Simerly R.B., Swanson L.W., 1992
Posterior nucleus of the amygdalaInfralimbic area light/moderatenot knownretrograde tracers
Collator note: difficult to map. The labeled neurons in AHI of authors are mapped here onto COApm (layer III) and PA. See Fig. 7K, Swanson Atlas Levels 30-32.
Conde F., Audinat E., Maire-Lepoivre E. & Crepel F., 1995

Support information about direct projections from Infralimbic area to Lateral hypothalamic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Infralimbic areaLateral hypothalamic area lightnot knownHRP/WGA
Case pg267, fig12. Soma notes not specified.. Terminal notes WGA-HRP inj.
Hurley KM, Herbert H, Moga MM, Saper CB., 1991
Infralimbic areaLateral hypothalamic area strongnot knownPHAL
Collator note: PHAL injection in the central part of the PL, Swanson Atlas Levels 9-10. The characteristic shape of the anterior forceps of the claustrum was taken as landmark.
Fisk G.A. & Wyss J.M., 2000
Infralimbic areaLateral hypothalamic area moderatenot knownPHAL
[...] principal target was the lateral hypothalamic area, in particular its ventrolateral and perifornical regions (Figs. 3D-G, 5C,D). Although innervation of the anterior part of the lateral hypothalamic area was scant, varicose fibers running in a mediolateral direction were prominent in the retrochiasmatic area.
Hurley KM, Herbert H, Moga MM, Saper CB., 1991
Infralimbic areaLateral hypothalamic area strongnot knownPHAL
[...] principal target was the lateral hypothalamic area, in particular its ventrolateral and perifornical regions (Figs. 3D-G, 5C,D). Although innervation of the anterior part of the lateral hypothalamic area was scant, varicose fibers running in a mediolateral direction were prominent in the retrochiasmatic area.
Hurley KM, Herbert H, Moga MM, Saper CB., 1991