BAMS | Inferred network

Inferred network

R(Retina) → MPN(Medial preoptic nucleus)
MPN(Medial preoptic nucleus) → ACB(Nucleus accumbens)
ACB(Nucleus accumbens) → PS(Parastrial nucleus)
PS(Parastrial nucleus) → LHA(Lateral hypothalamic area)

Support information about direct projections from Retina to Medial preoptic nucleus:

Sending structure	Receiving structure	Strength of projection	Type of connection	Technique	General description	Collator	Associated reference
Retina	Medial preoptic nucleus	light/moderate	not known	Cholera toxin conjugated to HRP	Case pg348,349, 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 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 ventral part of the medial preoptic nucleus.		Levine JD, Weiss ML, Rosenwasser AM, Miselis RR., 1991

Support information about direct projections from Medial preoptic nucleus to Nucleus accumbens:

Sending structure	Receiving structure	Strength of projection	Type of connection	Technique	General description	Collator	Associated reference
Medial preoptic nucleus	Nucleus accumbens	light	not known	HRP/WGA	Case table1. Soma notes WGA-HRP inj. Terminal notes not specified..		Chiba T, Murata Y., 1985

Support information about direct projections from Nucleus accumbens to Parastrial nucleus:

Sending structure	Receiving structure	Strength of projection	Type of connection	Technique	General description	Collator	Associated reference
Nucleus accumbens	Parastrial nucleus	moderate	not known	autoradiography	[?] fibers are beginning to spread medially and dorsally from the main path into the adjacent lateral preoptic region and bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, both of which are marked by generally diffuse and light labeling. Collator note: the PS is label		Nauta W.J., Smith G.P., Faull R.L. & Domesick V.B., 1978

Support information about direct projections from Parastrial nucleus to Lateral hypothalamic area:

Sending structure	Receiving structure	Strength of projection	Type of connection	Technique	General description	Collator	Associated reference
Parastrial nucleus	Lateral hypothalamic area	exists	not known	PHAL	light generally in perifornical region; dense in perifornical region lateral to DMH		Thompson R.H., Swanson L.W., 2003