Inferred network

R(Retina) → MPO(Medial preoptic area)
MPO(Medial preoptic area) → PO(Posterior complex of the thalamus)
PO(Posterior complex of the thalamus) → PRNc(Pontine reticular nucleus caudal part)
PRNc(Pontine reticular nucleus caudal 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 complex of the thalamus:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Medial preoptic areaPosterior complex of the thalamus lightnot knownHRP/WGA
Case table1. Soma notes WGA-HRP inj. Terminal notes not specified..
Chiba T, Murata Y., 1985
Medial preoptic areaPosterior complex of the thalamus moderatenot knownHRP/WGA
Case table1. Soma notes not specified.. Terminal notes WGA-HRP inj.
Chiba T, Murata Y., 1985

Support information about direct projections from Posterior complex of the thalamus to Pontine reticular nucleus caudal part:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Posterior complex of the thalamusPontine reticular nucleus caudal part lightnot knownHRP
Case pg478, fig2. Soma notes few cells were located in the pontine reticular formation, pars caudalis. Terminal notes HRP injection into pt, no reaction producted detected in neighbouring structures.
Roger M, Cadusseau J., 1984

Support information about direct projections from Pontine reticular nucleus caudal part to Lateral hypothalamic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Pontine reticular nucleus caudal partLateral hypothalamic area moderatenot knownautoradiography
Case table1. Soma notes RPC from table1, density of autographic labeling present in nuclei of the brainstem and forebrain produces by [3H]leucine injections in RPC. --This is no guarantee of terminal labeling-. Terminal notes Lateral nucleus hypothalamus, Tab1: ++.
Vertes RP, Martin GF., 1988