Inferred network

R(Retina) → AVP(Anteroventral preoptic nucleus)
AVP(Anteroventral preoptic nucleus) → MPNl(Medial preoptic nucleus lateral part)
MPNl(Medial preoptic nucleus lateral part) → BSTpr(Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis posterior division principal nucleus)
BSTpr(Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis posterior division principal 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 Medial preoptic nucleus lateral part:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Anteroventral preoptic nucleusMedial preoptic nucleus lateral part lightnot knownPHAL
Case pg233. Soma notes PHA-L inj. Terminal notes not specified..
Simerly RB, Swanson LW., 1988
Anteroventral preoptic nucleusMedial preoptic nucleus lateral part existsnot knownPHAL
none provided
Simerly RB, Swanson LW., 1988
Anteroventral preoptic nucleusMedial preoptic nucleus lateral part lightnot knownPHAL
earlier: Simerly & Swanson JCN 270:209 1988 rat PHAL same material only examined and described more accurately here
Thompson R.H., Swanson L.W., 2003

Support information about direct projections from Medial preoptic nucleus lateral part to Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis posterior division principal nucleus:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Medial preoptic nucleus lateral partBed nuclei of the stria terminalis posterior division principal nucleus lightnot knownPHAL
Collator note: the MPN projection has a light contralateral representation, which was not described in detail.
Simerly RB, Swanson LW., 1988
Medial preoptic nucleus lateral partBed nuclei of the stria terminalis posterior division principal nucleus moderatenot knownPHAL
Collator note: Atlas Levels 22-23, Swanson Atlas 1998, compare with Figure 6.
Simerly RB, Swanson LW., 1988

Support information about direct projections from Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis posterior division principal nucleus to Lateral hypothalamic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis posterior division principal nucleusLateral hypothalamic area existsnot knownautoradiography
Collator note: Experiment RH33, Fig. 17.
Swanson L.W., Cowan W.M., 1979
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis posterior division principal nucleusLateral hypothalamic area moderatenot knownPHAL
No description provided.
Dong H.W., Swanson L.W., 2004
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis posterior division principal nucleusLateral hypothalamic area strongnot knownPHAL
No description provided.
Dong H.W., Swanson L.W., 2004
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis posterior division principal nucleusLateral hypothalamic area strongnot knownPHAL
No description provided.
Dong H.W., Swanson L.W., 2004
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis posterior division principal nucleusLateral hypothalamic area very strongnot knownPHAL
No description provided.
Dong H.W., Swanson L.W., 2004