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) → MEAad(Medial nucleus of the amygdala anterodorsal part)
MEAad(Medial nucleus of the amygdala anterodorsal part) → 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 Medial nucleus of the amygdala anterodorsal part:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division dorsomedial nucleusMedial nucleus of the amygdala anterodorsal part lightnot knownPHAL
Dong H. & Swanson L.W., 2005

Support information about direct projections from Medial nucleus of the amygdala anterodorsal part to Lateral hypothalamic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Medial nucleus of the amygdala anterodorsal partLateral hypothalamic area existsnot knownPHAL
light, dorsolateral at Atlas level 29
Petrovich G.D., Canteras N.S., Swanson L.W., 2001
Medial nucleus of the amygdala anterodorsal partLateral hypothalamic area existsnot knownPHAL
perifornical between AHN and RE; far lateral adjacent to the SUT] [earlier: see Caffe et al. JCN 261:237 1987 rat
Canteras N.S., Simerly R.B., Swanson L.W., 1995