Inferred network

R(Retina) → AVP(Anteroventral preoptic nucleus)
AVP(Anteroventral preoptic nucleus) → AVPV(Anteroventral periventricular nucleus)
AVPV(Anteroventral periventricular nucleus) → CEAm(Central nucleus of amygdala medial part)
CEAm(Central nucleus of amygdala medial 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 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 Central nucleus of amygdala medial part:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Anteroventral periventricular nucleusCentral nucleus of amygdala medial part lightnot knownPHAL
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 Central nucleus of amygdala medial part to Lateral hypothalamic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Central nucleus of amygdala medial partLateral hypothalamic area existsnot knownPHAL
moderately dense in dorsoslateral region at level of the DMHa, atlas level 29
 Petrovich G.D., Canteras N.S., Swanson L.W., 2001
Central nucleus of amygdala medial partLateral hypothalamic area existsnot knownPHAL
dense in region of the parasubthalamic nucleus, atlas level 33
 Petrovich G.D., Canteras N.S., Swanson L.W., 2001