Inferred network

R(Retina) → AVP(Anteroventral preoptic nucleus)
AVP(Anteroventral preoptic nucleus) → AHN(Anterior hypothalamic nucleus)
AHN(Anterior hypothalamic nucleus) → PMd(Dorsal premammillary nucleus)
PMd(Dorsal premammillary 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 Anterior hypothalamic nucleus:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Anteroventral preoptic nucleusAnterior hypothalamic nucleus lightnot knownPHAL
none provided
 Thompson R.H., Swanson L.W., 2003

Support information about direct projections from Anterior hypothalamic nucleus to Dorsal premammillary nucleus:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Anterior hypothalamic nucleusDorsal premammillary nucleus existsnot knownautoradiography
ipsilateral
 Saper C.B., Swanson L.W., Cowan W.M., 1976
Anterior hypothalamic nucleusDorsal premammillary nucleus existsnot knownPHAL
none provided
 Simerly RB, Swanson LW., 1988

Support information about direct projections from Dorsal premammillary nucleus to Lateral hypothalamic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Dorsal premammillary nucleusLateral hypothalamic area existsnot knownPHAL
perifornical
 Canteras N.S., Swanson L.W., 1992