Inferred network

R(Retina) → MPN(Medial preoptic nucleus)
MPN(Medial preoptic nucleus) → PO(Posterior complex of the thalamus)
PO(Posterior complex of the thalamus) → PL(Prelimbic area)
PL(Prelimbic area) → 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 complex of the thalamus:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Medial preoptic nucleusPosterior complex of the thalamus lightnot knownHRP/WGA
Case table1. Soma notes WGA-HRP inj. Terminal notes not specified..
Chiba T, Murata Y., 1985
Medial preoptic nucleusPosterior complex of the thalamus moderatenot knownHRP/WGA
Case table1. Soma notes not specified.. Terminal notes WGA-HRP inj.
Chiba T, Murata Y., 1985

Support information about direct projections from Posterior complex of the thalamus to Prelimbic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Posterior complex of the thalamusPrelimbic area moderatenot knownfluorescent tracers
Case pg346, fig9. Soma notes Lateroposterior, laterodorsal & posterior nuclear group displayed a large number of labeled neurons, only in their medial parrt, adjacent to external border of CL, wherever location of inj site was in MFC. Terminal notes In case 42, zone 0 of DY inj centered in PL area but might extend to ventral part of ACd area.
Conde F, Audinat E, Maire-Lepoivre E, Crepel F., 1990
Posterior complex of the thalamusPrelimbic area moderatenot knownfluorescent tracers
Case pg346, fig9. Soma notes Lateroposterior, laterodorsal & posterior nuclear group displayed a large number of labeled neurons, only in their medial parrt, adjacent to external border of CL, wherever location of inj site was in MFC. Terminal notes In case 43, TB inj centered in rostral & ventral part of PL area but might have involved dorsal part of infralimbic area.
Conde F, Audinat E, Maire-Lepoivre E, Crepel F., 1990

Support information about direct projections from Prelimbic area to Lateral hypothalamic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Prelimbic areaLateral hypothalamic area existsnot knownautoradiography
Case pg56, fig2. Soma notes 3H A.A. inj.. Terminal notes not specified..
Beckstead RM., 1979
Prelimbic areaLateral hypothalamic area lightnot knownPHAL
Case pg216, fig4. Soma notes PHA-L inj, {3,4,5,6} caudal/central PL. Terminal notes perifornical area.
Sesack SR, Deutch AY, Roth RH, Bunney BS., 1989
Prelimbic areaLateral hypothalamic area moderatenot knownPHAL
Collator note: injection with PHAL shown in Fig. 4A, in PL, which corresponds to Swanson Atlas Level 9. The injection covers the entire PL with possible extension into the ventral ACd.
Fisk G.A. & Wyss J.M., 2000
Prelimbic areaLateral hypothalamic area light/moderatenot knownradioactive aminoacids
Collator note: continuous terminal field from the external capsule to the fornix, and ventrally up to the optic tract, covering amygdalar nuclei and LHA in this level. See Fig. 2D, Swanson Atlas Levels 26-27.
Beckstead RM., 1979