Inferred network

R(Retina) → AVP(Anteroventral preoptic nucleus)
AVP(Anteroventral preoptic nucleus) → BSTdm(Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division dorsomedial nucleus)
BSTdm(Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division dorsomedial nucleus) → AVPV(Anteroventral periventricular nucleus)
AVPV(Anteroventral periventricular nucleus) → LHA(Lateral hypothalamic area)

Support information about direct projections from Retina to Anteroventral preoptic nucleus:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
RetinaAnteroventral preoptic nucleus existsnot knownCholera toxin conjugated to HRP
Case pg351, fig5a-e. 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 Terminal label evident throughout the anteroventral preoptic nucleus..
Levine JD, Weiss ML, Rosenwasser AM, Miselis RR., 1991

Support information about direct projections from Anteroventral preoptic nucleus to Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division dorsomedial nucleus:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Anteroventral preoptic nucleusBed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division dorsomedial nucleus lightnot knownPHAL
none provided
Thompson R.H., Swanson L.W., 2003

Support information about direct projections from Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division dorsomedial nucleus to Anteroventral periventricular nucleus:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division dorsomedial nucleusAnteroventral periventricular nucleus lightnot knownPHAL
fibers invade in the nucleus
Dong H. & Swanson L.W., 2005
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division dorsomedial nucleusAnteroventral periventricular nucleus lightnot knownPHAL
Dong H. & Swanson L.W., 2005
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division dorsomedial nucleusAnteroventral periventricular nucleus lightnot knownPHAL
Dong H. & Swanson L.W., 2005

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