BAMS | Inferred network

Inferred network

R(Retina) → MPN(Medial preoptic nucleus)
MPN(Medial preoptic nucleus) → PCG(Pontine central gray)
PCG(Pontine central gray) → DMH(Dorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamus)
DMH(Dorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamus) → 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 Pontine central gray:

Sending structure	Receiving structure	Strength of projection	Type of connection	Technique	General description	Collator	Associated reference
Medial preoptic nucleus	Pontine central gray	moderate	not known	HRP/WGA	Case table1. Soma notes WGA-HRP inj. Terminal notes abbreviation undefined: PVG & CG.		Chiba T, Murata Y., 1985

Support information about direct projections from Pontine central gray to Dorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamus:

Sending structure	Receiving structure	Strength of projection	Type of connection	Technique	General description	Collator	Associated reference
Pontine central gray	Dorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamus	exists	not known	Fluorogold	none provided		Thompson R.H., Swanson L.W., 1998

Support information about direct projections from Dorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamus to Lateral hypothalamic area:

Sending structure	Receiving structure	Strength of projection	Type of connection	Technique	General description	Collator	Associated reference
Dorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamus	Lateral hypothalamic area	exists	not known	PHAL	ispilateral; very dense perifornical terminal field just lateral to DMH that extends rostrally lateral to AHN; earlier: see Luiten & Room BR 190:321 1980 rat retrograde HRP; Ter Horst & Luiten BRB 16:231-48 1986 rat PHAL		Thompson R.H., Canteras N.S., Swanson L.W., 1996