BAMS | Inferred network

Inferred network

R(Retina) → MPN(Medial preoptic nucleus)
MPN(Medial preoptic nucleus) → DR(Dorsal nucleus raphe)
DR(Dorsal nucleus raphe) → BMAp(Basomedial nucleus of the amygdala posterior part)
BMAp(Basomedial nucleus of the amygdala posterior part) → 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 nucleus raphe:

Sending structure	Receiving structure	Strength of projection	Type of connection	Technique	General description	Collator	Associated reference
Medial preoptic nucleus	Dorsal nucleus raphe	light	not known	HRP/WGA	Case table1. Soma notes WGA-HRP inj. Terminal notes not specified..		Chiba T, Murata Y., 1985
Medial preoptic nucleus	Dorsal nucleus raphe	exists	not known	PHAL	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 Basomedial nucleus of the amygdala posterior part:

Sending structure	Receiving structure	Strength of projection	Type of connection	Technique	General description	Collator	Associated reference
Dorsal nucleus raphe	Basomedial nucleus of the amygdala posterior part	strong	not known	PHAL	projection from the caudal pole of DR		Goto M., Swanson L.W., Canteras N.S., 2001

Support information about direct projections from Basomedial nucleus of the amygdala posterior part to Lateral hypothalamic area:

Sending structure	Receiving structure	Strength of projection	Type of connection	Technique	General description	Collator	Associated reference
Basomedial nucleus of the amygdala posterior part	Lateral hypothalamic area	light	not known	PHAL	none provided		Petrovich GD, Risold PY, Swanson LW, 1996