Inferred network

R(Retina) → AVP(Anteroventral preoptic nucleus)
AVP(Anteroventral preoptic nucleus) → BSTmg(Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division magnocellular nucleus)
BSTmg(Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division magnocellular nucleus) → ACB(Nucleus accumbens)
ACB(Nucleus accumbens) → 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 magnocellular nucleus:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Anteroventral preoptic nucleusBed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division magnocellular 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 magnocellular nucleus to Nucleus accumbens:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division magnocellular nucleusNucleus accumbens lightnot knownPHAL
a distinct terminal field in dorsomedial shell of ACB
Dong H. & Swanson L.W., 2005
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division magnocellular nucleusNucleus accumbens lightnot knownPHAL
Dong H. & Swanson L.W., 2005
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division magnocellular nucleusNucleus accumbens moderatenot knownPHAL
caudal septal region
Dong H. & Swanson L.W., 2005

Support information about direct projections from Nucleus accumbens to Lateral hypothalamic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Nucleus accumbensLateral hypothalamic area existsnot knownPHAL
central region, at the level of the AHN; earlier: see Mogenson et al. J. Neurosci. 3:189, 1983, rat, autoradiography and electrophysiology. Collator note: predominantly from the shell region of ACB.
Risold P.Y., Thompson R.H., Swanson L.W., 1997
Nucleus accumbensLateral hypothalamic area existsnot knownautoradiography/electrophysiology
at about atlas level 27
Mogenson GJ, Swanson LW, Wu M., 1983
Nucleus accumbensLateral hypothalamic area strongnot knownautoradiography
Collator note: strong terminal field in the lateral LHA, between the fornix and the cerebral peduncle. See Fig. 1D-E, Swanson Atlas Levels 28-31.
Nauta W.J., Smith G.P., Faull R.L. & Domesick V.B., 1978