Inferred network

R(Retina) → MPN(Medial preoptic nucleus)
MPN(Medial preoptic nucleus) → PA(Posterior nucleus of the amygdala)
PA(Posterior nucleus of the amygdala) → AVPV(Anteroventral periventricular nucleus)
AVPV(Anteroventral periventricular nucleus) → 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 Posterior nucleus of the amygdala:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Medial preoptic nucleusPosterior nucleus of the amygdala lightnot knownHRP/WGA
Case table1. Soma notes not specified.. Terminal notes WGA-HRP inj.
Chiba T, Murata Y., 1985
Medial preoptic nucleusPosterior nucleus of the amygdala lightnot knownHRP/WGA
Case table1. Soma notes WGA-HRP inj. Terminal notes not specified..
Chiba T, Murata Y., 1985

Support information about direct projections from Posterior nucleus of the amygdala to Anteroventral periventricular nucleus:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Posterior nucleus of the amygdalaAnteroventral periventricular nucleus very strongnot knownPHAL
ipsilateral
Canteras N.S., Simerly R.B., Swanson L.W., 1992

Support information about direct projections from Anteroventral periventricular nucleus to Lateral hypothalamic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Anteroventral periventricular nucleusLateral hypothalamic area existsnot knownPHAL
perifornical
Simerly RB, Swanson LW., 1988
Anteroventral periventricular nucleusLateral hypothalamic area existsnot knownPHAL
light perifornical; earlier: Simerly & Swanson 270:209 1988 male rat PHAL same material but described more thoroughtly and illustrated here; Gu & Simerly JCN 384:142 1997 female rat PHAL. Collator note: same male rat described briefly but not illustrate
Thompson R.H., Swanson L.W., 2003