Inferred network

R(Retina) → MPN(Medial preoptic nucleus)
MPN(Medial preoptic nucleus) → VMH(Ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus)
VMH(Ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus) → PVHpv(Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, parvicellular division, periventricular part)
PVHpv(Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, parvicellular division, periventricular part) → LHA(Lateral hypothalamic area)

Support information about direct projections from Retina to Medial preoptic nucleus:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
RetinaMedial preoptic nucleus light/moderatenot knownCholera 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 Ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Medial preoptic nucleusVentromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus moderatenot knownHRP/WGA
Case table1. Soma notes WGA-HRP inj. Terminal notes not specified..
Chiba T, Murata Y., 1985
Medial preoptic nucleusVentromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus existsnot knownautoradiography
none provided
Swanson L.W., 1976

Support information about direct projections from Ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus to Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, parvicellular division, periventricular part:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamusParaventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, parvicellular division, periventricular part existsnot knownautoradiography
none provided
Sawchenko P.E., Swanson L.W., 1983

Support information about direct projections from Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, parvicellular division, periventricular part to Lateral hypothalamic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, parvicellular division, periventricular partLateral hypothalamic area existsnot knownautoradiography
rostral tip of PVHpv; experiment R183; perifornical region at Atlas level 25
Swanson L.W., 1976