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Inferred network

R(Retina) → AVP(Anteroventral preoptic nucleus)
AVP(Anteroventral preoptic nucleus) → MPNl(Medial preoptic nucleus lateral part)
MPNl(Medial preoptic nucleus lateral part) → VTA(Ventral tegmental area)
VTA(Ventral tegmental area) → LHA(Lateral hypothalamic area)

Support information about direct projections from Retina to Anteroventral preoptic nucleus:

Sending structure	Receiving structure	Strength of projection	Type of connection	Technique	General description	Collator	Associated reference
Retina	Anteroventral preoptic nucleus	exists	not known	Cholera 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 structure	Strength of projection	Type of connection	Technique	General description	Associated reference
Anteroventral preoptic nucleus	Medial preoptic nucleus lateral part	light	not known	PHAL	Case pg233. Soma notes PHA-L inj. Terminal notes not specified..	Simerly RB, Swanson LW., 1988
Anteroventral preoptic nucleus	Medial preoptic nucleus lateral part	exists	not known	PHAL	none provided	Simerly RB, Swanson LW., 1988
Anteroventral preoptic nucleus	Medial preoptic nucleus lateral part	light	not known	PHAL	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 Ventral tegmental area:

Sending structure	Receiving structure	Strength of projection	Type of connection	Technique	General description	Collator	Associated reference
Medial preoptic nucleus lateral part	Ventral tegmental area	exists	not known	autoradiography	after excluding projections described in Simerly, Swanson, & Gorski Brain Res. 324: 185-189, 1984		Simerly RB, Swanson LW., 1986
Medial preoptic nucleus lateral part	Ventral tegmental area	exists	not known	PHAL	Collator note: the MPN projection has a light contralateral representation, which was not described in detail.		Simerly RB, Swanson LW., 1988

Support information about direct projections from Ventral tegmental area to Lateral hypothalamic area:

Sending structure	Receiving structure	Strength of projection	Type of connection	Technique	General description	Associated reference
Ventral tegmental area	Lateral hypothalamic area	light	not known	autoradiography	Case pg198, fig3. Soma notes 3H proline/3H leucine inj. Terminal notes uncertain whether any AVT fibres actually terminated in the lateral hypothalamic region.	Beckstead RM, Domesick VB, Nauta WJ., 1979
Ventral tegmental area	Lateral hypothalamic area	moderate	not known	fluorescent tracers	Case pg369-71. Soma notes high numbers of neurons. Terminal notes FB inj.	Faye-Lund H., 1985
Ventral tegmental area	Lateral hypothalamic area	moderate	not known	Cholera toxin conjugated to HRP	Case pg615, fig6. Soma notes not specified.. Terminal notes CT inj into VTA, with minor inclusion of medial SN.	Groenewegen HJ, Berendse HW., 1990