Inferred network

R(Retina) → AVP(Anteroventral preoptic nucleus)
AVP(Anteroventral preoptic nucleus) → MPNc(Medial preoptic nucleus central part)
MPNc(Medial preoptic nucleus central part) → BSTtr(Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis posterior division transverse nucleus)
BSTtr(Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis posterior division transverse 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 central part:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Anteroventral preoptic nucleusMedial preoptic nucleus central part lightnot knownPHAL
none provided
Thompson R.H., Swanson L.W., 2003

Support information about direct projections from Medial preoptic nucleus central part to Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis posterior division transverse nucleus:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Medial preoptic nucleus central partBed nuclei of the stria terminalis posterior division transverse nucleus lightnot knownPHAL
Collator note: Atlas Levels 21-22, Swanson Atlas 1998, compare with Figure 7.
Simerly RB, Swanson LW., 1988

Support information about direct projections from Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis posterior division transverse nucleus to Lateral hypothalamic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis posterior division transverse nucleusLateral hypothalamic area light/moderatenot knownPHAL
Several BSTtr axons also generate a nearby terminal plexus in a dorsomedial region of the lateral hypothalamic area between the fornix and anterior parvicellular part of the paraventricular nucleus (Fig. 6G–J).
Dong H.W., Swanson L.W., 2004
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis posterior division transverse nucleusLateral hypothalamic area strongnot knownPHAL
Descending BSTtr axons in the ventral pathway generate a few branches and boutons in the retrochiasmatic area (Fig. 6J–L) before arching dorsomedially to provide a dense, vertical terminal field in a restricted zone of the lateral hypothalamic area between the fornix and tuberal nucleus at the level of the ventromedial nucleus (Fig. 6N–R).
Dong H.W., Swanson L.W., 2004
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis posterior division transverse nucleusLateral hypothalamic area moderatenot knownPHAL
[...] many PHAL–labeled BSTtr axons that course through the BSTif, BST ventral nucleus, and caudal substantia innominata enter rostromedial regions of the lateral hypothalamic area (Fig. 6I,J), where they display some branching and boutons.
Dong H.W., Swanson L.W., 2004
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis posterior division transverse nucleusLateral hypothalamic area strongnot knownPHAL
At the level of the dorsomedial nucleus many axons in the medial forebrain bundle turn medially and generate a rich terminal field in a restricted suprafornical region of the lateral hypothalamic area between the zona incerta and fornix that extends medially into the anterior part of the dorsomedial nucleus (Figs. 6O–P, 7D'').
Dong H.W., Swanson L.W., 2004