Inferred network

R(Retina) → AVP(Anteroventral preoptic nucleus)
AVP(Anteroventral preoptic nucleus) → AVPV(Anteroventral periventricular nucleus)
AVPV(Anteroventral periventricular nucleus) → BSTdm(Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division dorsomedial nucleus)
BSTdm(Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division dorsomedial 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 Anteroventral periventricular nucleus:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Anteroventral preoptic nucleusAnteroventral periventricular nucleus moderatenot knownPHAL
none provided
Thompson R.H., Swanson L.W., 2003

Support information about direct projections from Anteroventral periventricular nucleus to Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division dorsomedial nucleus:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Anteroventral periventricular nucleusBed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division dorsomedial nucleus moderatenot knownPHAL
earlier: Gu & Simerly JCN 384:142 1997 female rat PHAL. Collator note: same male rat described briefly but not illustrated in Simerly & Swanson 270:209, 1988.
Thompson R.H., Swanson L.W., 2003

Support information about direct projections from Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division dorsomedial nucleus to Lateral hypothalamic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division dorsomedial nucleusLateral hypothalamic area strongnot knownPHAL
Dong H. & Swanson L.W., 2005
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division dorsomedial nucleusLateral hypothalamic area moderatenot knownPHAL
most are fibers of passage, but a few boutons, and terminals in the region dorsal to the SO
Dong H. & Swanson L.W., 2005
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division dorsomedial nucleusLateral hypothalamic area moderatenot knownPHAL
Dong H. & Swanson L.W., 2005
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division dorsomedial nucleusLateral hypothalamic area moderatenot knownPHAL
Several terminal fields in LHA
Dong H. & Swanson L.W., 2005
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division dorsomedial nucleusLateral hypothalamic area light/moderatenot knownPHAL
many boutons of passage
Dong H. & Swanson L.W., 2005
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division dorsomedial nucleusLateral hypothalamic area moderatenot knownPHAL
many boutons of passage
Dong H. & Swanson L.W., 2005
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division dorsomedial nucleusLateral hypothalamic area strongnot knownPHAL
perifornical region
Dong H. & Swanson L.W., 2005
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division dorsomedial nucleusLateral hypothalamic area very strongnot knownPHAL
perifornical region
Dong H. & Swanson L.W., 2005
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division dorsomedial nucleusLateral hypothalamic area very strongnot knownPHAL
Dong H. & Swanson L.W., 2005
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division dorsomedial nucleusLateral hypothalamic area moderatenot knownPHAL
4 terminals in perifornical, but far lateral contain only 8
Dong H. & Swanson L.W., 2005
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division dorsomedial nucleusLateral hypothalamic area light/moderatenot knownPHAL
Dong H. & Swanson L.W., 2005
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division dorsomedial nucleusLateral hypothalamic area moderatenot knownPHAL
many boutons of passage
Dong H. & Swanson L.W., 2005
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division dorsomedial nucleusLateral hypothalamic area moderatenot knownPHAL
Dong H. & Swanson L.W., 2005