Inferred network

R(Retina) → MPO(Medial preoptic area)
MPO(Medial preoptic area) → PF(Parafascicular nucleus)
PF(Parafascicular nucleus) → PL(Prelimbic area)
PL(Prelimbic 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 Parafascicular nucleus:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Medial preoptic areaParafascicular nucleus 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 Parafascicular nucleus to Prelimbic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Parafascicular nucleusPrelimbic area moderatenot knownPHAL
Case pg89. Soma notes PHA-L inj into medial part. Terminal notes highest density of labelled fibres is present in the dorsal part of the prelimbic cortex.
Berendse HW, Groenewegen HJ., 1991

Support information about direct projections from Prelimbic area to Lateral hypothalamic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Prelimbic areaLateral hypothalamic area existsnot knownautoradiography
Case pg56, fig2. Soma notes 3H A.A. inj.. Terminal notes not specified..
Beckstead RM., 1979
Prelimbic areaLateral hypothalamic area lightnot knownPHAL
Case pg216, fig4. Soma notes PHA-L inj, {3,4,5,6} caudal/central PL. Terminal notes perifornical area.
Sesack SR, Deutch AY, Roth RH, Bunney BS., 1989
Prelimbic areaLateral hypothalamic area moderatenot knownPHAL
Collator note: injection with PHAL shown in Fig. 4A, in PL, which corresponds to Swanson Atlas Level 9. The injection covers the entire PL with possible extension into the ventral ACd.
Fisk G.A. & Wyss J.M., 2000
Prelimbic areaLateral hypothalamic area light/moderatenot knownradioactive aminoacids
Collator note: continuous terminal field from the external capsule to the fornix, and ventrally up to the optic tract, covering amygdalar nuclei and LHA in this level. See Fig. 2D, Swanson Atlas Levels 26-27.
Beckstead RM., 1979