Inferred network

R(Retina) → AVP(Anteroventral preoptic nucleus)
AVP(Anteroventral preoptic nucleus) → PH(Posterior hypothalamic nucleus)
PH(Posterior hypothalamic nucleus) → LSr(Lateral septal nucleus rostral (rostroventral) part)
LSr(Lateral septal nucleus rostral (rostroventral) 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 Lateral septal nucleus rostral (rostroventral) part:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Posterior hypothalamic nucleusLateral septal nucleus rostral (rostroventral) part existsnot knownFluorogold
ispsilateral; earlier: Vertes et al. JCN 359 1995 rat PHAL
 Risold P.Y., Swanson L.W., 1997
Posterior hypothalamic nucleusLateral septal nucleus rostral (rostroventral) part existsnot knownFluorogold
collateral
 Risold P.Y., Swanson L.W., 1997

Support information about direct projections from Lateral septal nucleus rostral (rostroventral) part to Lateral hypothalamic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Lateral septal nucleus rostral (rostroventral) partLateral hypothalamic area existsnot knownautoradiography
Collator note: LSr is called LSi;based on Fig. 10.
 Swanson L.W., Cowan W.M., 1979