Inferred network

R(Retina) → AVP(Anteroventral preoptic nucleus)
AVP(Anteroventral preoptic nucleus) → AVPV(Anteroventral periventricular nucleus)
AVPV(Anteroventral periventricular nucleus) → AHNc(Anterior hypothalamic central part)
AHNc(Anterior hypothalamic central 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 Anterior hypothalamic central part:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Anteroventral periventricular nucleusAnterior hypothalamic central part lightnot 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 Anterior hypothalamic central part to Lateral hypothalamic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Anterior hypothalamic central partLateral hypothalamic area existsnot knownautoradiography
Collator note: Conrad & Pfaff JCN 169:221-262, 1976; their injection sites were much larger, and spread more into adjacent cell groups. Thus, subdivision analysis was not possible, and some false positive results were possible. Projections not reported in
 Saper C.B., Swanson L.W., Cowan W.M., 1978
Anterior hypothalamic central partLateral hypothalamic area existsnot knownPHAL
rostromedial terminal field, dorsomedial terminal field between AHN and RE, ventral to fx at tuberal levels, perifornical lateral to DMH
 Risold P.Y., Canteras N.S., Swanson L.W., 1994