Inferred network

R(Retina) → AVP(Anteroventral preoptic nucleus)
AVP(Anteroventral preoptic nucleus) → PH(Posterior hypothalamic nucleus)
PH(Posterior hypothalamic nucleus) → PVHpv(Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, parvicellular division, periventricular part)
PVHpv(Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, parvicellular division, periventricular part) → 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 Posterior hypothalamic nucleus:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Anteroventral preoptic nucleusPosterior hypothalamic nucleus lightnot knownPHAL
Case pg233. Soma notes PHA-L inj. Terminal notes not specified..
Simerly RB, Swanson LW., 1988
Anteroventral preoptic nucleusPosterior hypothalamic nucleus existsnot knownPHAL
none provided
Simerly RB, Swanson LW., 1988
Anteroventral preoptic nucleusPosterior hypothalamic nucleus strongnot knownPHAL
dense especially rostroventrally; 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 Posterior hypothalamic nucleus to Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, parvicellular division, periventricular part:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Posterior hypothalamic nucleusParaventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, parvicellular division, periventricular part existsnot knownautoradiography
none provided
Sawchenko P.E., Swanson L.W., 1983

Support information about direct projections from Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, parvicellular division, periventricular part to Lateral hypothalamic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, parvicellular division, periventricular partLateral hypothalamic area existsnot knownautoradiography
rostral tip of PVHpv; experiment R183; perifornical region at Atlas level 25
Swanson L.W., 1976