Inferred network

R(Retina) → MPN(Medial preoptic nucleus)
MPN(Medial preoptic nucleus) → DR(Dorsal nucleus raphe)
DR(Dorsal nucleus raphe) → CA1(Field CA1)
CA1(Field CA1) → 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 Dorsal nucleus raphe:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Medial preoptic nucleusDorsal nucleus raphe lightnot knownHRP/WGA
Case table1. Soma notes WGA-HRP inj. Terminal notes not specified..
Chiba T, Murata Y., 1985
Medial preoptic nucleusDorsal nucleus raphe existsnot knownPHAL
ipsilateral. 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 Dorsal nucleus raphe to Field CA1:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Dorsal nucleus rapheField CA1 existsnot knownPHAL
ventral sparse, projection from the caudal pole of DR
Goto M., Swanson L.W., Canteras N.S., 2001

Support information about direct projections from Field CA1 to Lateral hypothalamic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Field CA1Lateral hypothalamic area moderatenot knownPHAL
The LHA receives the strongest field CA1 projection of any hypothalamic component. LHA medial regions receive a moderate projection of varicose fibers and terminal boutons from the rostral end of the LHA to about mid-rostrocaudal levels of the ventromedial nucleus, where the projection becomes considerably denser (Fig. 3D-G).
Cenquizca L.A & Swanson L.W., 2005
Field CA1Lateral hypothalamic area moderatenot knownPHAL
Rostroventrally, a tight group of PHAL-labeled fibers is observed in the ventromedial corner of the LHA anterior region’s ventral zone, and a few labeled fibers are also seen in the intermediate zone (Fig. 3D-F).
Cenquizca L.A & Swanson L.W., 2005
Field CA1Lateral hypothalamic area light/moderatenot knownPHAL
Rostrodorsally, a moderate plexus of varicose fibers with boutons occupies the LHA juxtaparaventricular region and an adjacent medial expanse of the anterior region’s dorsal zone, dorsal to the anterior hypothalamic nucleus (Fig. 3E,F).
Cenquizca L.A & Swanson L.W., 2005
Field CA1Lateral hypothalamic area moderatenot knownPHAL
At the level of the ventromedial nucleus, the terminal field becomes significantly denser (Fig. 3G). Here, the LHA’s juxtadorsomedial region, and dorsal and ventral zones of the juxtaventromedial region, all contain a moderately dense terminal field.
Cenquizca L.A & Swanson L.W., 2005