BAMS | Inferred network

Inferred network

R(Retina) → MPN(Medial preoptic nucleus)
MPN(Medial preoptic nucleus) → DTN(Dorsal tegmental nucleus)
DTN(Dorsal tegmental nucleus) → MEA(Medial nucleus of the amygdala)
MEA(Medial nucleus of the amygdala) → 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 Dorsal tegmental nucleus:

Sending structure	Receiving structure	Strength of projection	Type of connection	Technique	General description	Collator	Associated reference
Medial preoptic nucleus	Dorsal tegmental nucleus	moderate	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 Dorsal tegmental nucleus to Medial nucleus of the amygdala:

Sending structure	Receiving structure	Strength of projection	Type of connection	Technique	General description	Collator	Associated reference
Dorsal tegmental nucleus	Medial nucleus of the amygdala	exists	not known	PHAL	Case pg370. Soma notes Injections of PHA-L were placed in different partd of DTR in 15 female Wistar rats. Unilateral injections, including both DTN and DLTN, but not involving the locus coerulus		Groenewegen HJ, Van Dijk CA., 1984

Support information about direct projections from Medial nucleus of the amygdala to Lateral hypothalamic area:

Sending structure	Receiving structure	Strength of projection	Type of connection	Technique	General description	Collator	Associated reference
Medial nucleus of the amygdala	Lateral hypothalamic area	light	not known	HRP/WGA	Case pg427, fig5. Soma notes not specified.. Terminal notes WGA-HRP inj into depressor sites, core of inj site in LHAp/LHAt/VTA/SN.		Allen GV, Cechetto DF., 1993