Inferred network

R(Retina) → AVP(Anteroventral preoptic nucleus)
AVP(Anteroventral preoptic nucleus) → BSTif(Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis posterior division interfascicular nucleus)
BSTif(Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis posterior division interfascicular nucleus) → BMAa(Basomedial nucleus of the amygdala anterior part)
BMAa(Basomedial nucleus of the amygdala anterior 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 posterior division interfascicular nucleus:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Anteroventral preoptic nucleusBed nuclei of the stria terminalis posterior division interfascicular nucleus existsnot knownPHAL
light ventrally
 Thompson R.H., Swanson L.W., 2003

Support information about direct projections from Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis posterior division interfascicular nucleus to Basomedial nucleus of the amygdala anterior part:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis posterior division interfascicular nucleusBasomedial nucleus of the amygdala anterior part moderatenot knownPHAL
No description provided.
 Dong H.W., Swanson L.W., 2004

Support information about direct projections from Basomedial nucleus of the amygdala anterior part to Lateral hypothalamic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Basomedial nucleus of the amygdala anterior partLateral hypothalamic area existsnot knownPHAL
moderate far lateral from rostral to caudal; earlier: Ono et al. Neurosci. Res. 2:221 1985 rat retrograde tracing
 Petrovich GD, Risold PY, Swanson LW, 1996