Inferred network

R(Retina) → MPN(Medial preoptic nucleus)
MPN(Medial preoptic nucleus) → SUMl(Supramammillary nucleus lateral part)
SUMl(Supramammillary nucleus lateral part) → NIc(Nucleus incertus compact part)
NIc(Nucleus incertus compact 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 Supramammillary nucleus lateral part:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Medial preoptic nucleusSupramammillary nucleus lateral part existsnot knownPHAL
Collator note: repeats not included from Swanson, Mogenson, Gerfen, & Robinson Brain Res. 295:161-178, 1984
Swanson L.W., Mogenson G.J., Simerly R.B., Wu M., 1987

Support information about direct projections from Supramammillary nucleus lateral part to Nucleus incertus compact part:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Supramammillary nucleus lateral partNucleus incertus compact part light/moderatenot knownCTB
not provided
Goto M., Swanson L.W., Canteras N.S., 2001

Support information about direct projections from Nucleus incertus compact part to Lateral hypothalamic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Nucleus incertus compact partLateral hypothalamic area existsnot knownPHAL
moderate subfornical L-shaped region at level of AHNd in rostral tip dorsolateral to the rostral SO; earlier: see Takagi et al. BR 193:315 1980 rat retrograde HRP; Berk & Finkelstein Neuroscience 6:1601 1981 rat retrograde HRP
Goto M., Swanson L.W., Canteras N.S., 2001