BAMS | Inferred network

Inferred network

R(Retina) → MPN(Medial preoptic nucleus)
MPN(Medial preoptic nucleus) → VTA(Ventral tegmental area)
VTA(Ventral tegmental area) → BSTsc(Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis, anterior division, subcommisural zone)
BSTsc(Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis, anterior division, subcommisural zone) → 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 Ventral tegmental area:

Sending structure	Receiving structure	Strength of projection	Type of connection	Technique	General description	Collator	Associated reference
Medial preoptic nucleus	Ventral tegmental area	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 Ventral tegmental area to Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis, anterior division, subcommisural zone:

Sending structure	Receiving structure	Strength of projection	Type of connection	Technique	General description	Collator	Associated reference
Ventral tegmental area	Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis, anterior division, subcommisural zone	moderate	not known	CTB	CTb-labeled neurons were found in the periventricular and periaqueductal gray matter (Figs. 4J�Q, 7E), midbrain raphe nuclei (Figs. 4M�P, 7E), parabrachial nucleus (Figs. 4R�T, 7F), pre-locus coeruleus nucleus (Figs. 4Q, 7F), NTS (Figs. 4R,S, 7G), and ventrolateral medulla (Fig. 4R). Collator note: Atlas Levels 38-39.		Shin J.W., Geerling J.C. & Loewy A.D., 2008

Support information about direct projections from Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis, anterior division, subcommisural zone to Lateral hypothalamic area:

Sending structure	Receiving structure	Strength of projection	Type of connection	Technique	General description	Collator	Associated reference
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis, anterior division, subcommisural zone	Lateral hypothalamic area	strong	not known	PHAL	None provided.		Dong H-W & Swanson L.W., 2003