Inferred network

R(Retina) → AVP(Anteroventral preoptic nucleus)
AVP(Anteroventral preoptic nucleus) → MPNc(Medial preoptic nucleus central part)
MPNc(Medial preoptic nucleus central part) → AVPV(Anteroventral periventricular nucleus)
AVPV(Anteroventral periventricular 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 Anteroventral periventricular nucleus:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Medial preoptic nucleus central partAnteroventral periventricular nucleus existsnot knownPHAL
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 Anteroventral periventricular nucleus to Lateral hypothalamic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Anteroventral periventricular nucleusLateral hypothalamic area existsnot knownPHAL
perifornical
 Simerly RB, Swanson LW., 1988
Anteroventral periventricular nucleusLateral hypothalamic area existsnot knownPHAL
light perifornical; earlier: Simerly & Swanson 270:209 1988 male rat PHAL same material but described more thoroughtly and illustrated here; Gu & Simerly JCN 384:142 1997 female rat PHAL. Collator note: same male rat described briefly but not illustrate
 Thompson R.H., Swanson L.W., 2003