Inferred network

R(Retina) → AVP(Anteroventral preoptic nucleus)
AVP(Anteroventral preoptic nucleus) → SUMl(Supramammillary nucleus lateral part)
SUMl(Supramammillary nucleus lateral part) → CEA(Central nucleus of amygdala)
CEA(Central nucleus of amygdala) → 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 Supramammillary nucleus lateral part:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Anteroventral preoptic nucleusSupramammillary 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 Supramammillary nucleus lateral part to Central nucleus of amygdala:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Supramammillary nucleus lateral partCentral nucleus of amygdala lightnot knownfluorescent tracers
Case pg330, fig12, VTA90, table2. Soma notes not specified.. Terminal notes TB or bisbenzimide injs, see fig6E.
 Swanson LW., 1982

Support information about direct projections from Central nucleus of amygdala to Lateral hypothalamic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Central nucleus of amygdalaLateral hypothalamic area lightnot knownHRP/WGA
Case pg427, fig5. Soma notes not specified.. Terminal notes WGA-HRP inj into depressor sites, core of inj site in LHAp/LHAt/VTA/SN.
 Allen GV, Cechetto DF., 1993