Inferred network

R(Retina) → AVP(Anteroventral preoptic nucleus)
AVP(Anteroventral preoptic nucleus) → DMH(Dorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamus)
DMH(Dorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamus) → PVHmpd(Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, parvicellular division, medial parvicellular part, dorsal zone)
PVHmpd(Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, parvicellular division, medial parvicellular part, dorsal zone) → 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 Dorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamus:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Anteroventral preoptic nucleusDorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamus lightnot knownPHAL
Case pg233. Soma notes PHA-L inj. Terminal notes not specified..
Simerly RB, Swanson LW., 1988
Anteroventral preoptic nucleusDorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamus existsnot knownPHAL
none provided
Simerly RB, Swanson LW., 1988
Anteroventral preoptic nucleusDorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamus moderatenot knownFluorogold
earlier: Simerly & Swanson JCN 270:209 1988 rat PHAL
Thompson R.H., Swanson L.W., 1998

Support information about direct projections from Dorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamus to Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, parvicellular division, medial parvicellular part, dorsal zone:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Dorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamusParaventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, parvicellular division, medial parvicellular part, dorsal zone existsnot knownautoradiography
none provided
Sawchenko P.E., Swanson L.W., 1983
Dorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamusParaventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, parvicellular division, medial parvicellular part, dorsal zone existsnot knownPHAL
ispilateral; earlier: see Sawchenko & Swanson rat autoradiography; Ter Horst & Luiten BRB 16:231-48 1986 rat PHAL
Thompson R.H., Canteras N.S., Swanson L.W., 1996

Support information about direct projections from Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, parvicellular division, medial parvicellular part, dorsal zone to Lateral hypothalamic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, parvicellular division, medial parvicellular part, dorsal zoneLateral hypothalamic area existsnot knownLucifer Yellow
also contains ENK
Rho J.H., Swanson L.W., 1987