Inferred network

R(Retina) → AVP(Anteroventral preoptic nucleus)
AVP(Anteroventral preoptic nucleus) → LPO(Lateral preoptic area)
LPO(Lateral preoptic area) → NDB(Nucleus of the diagonal band)
NDB(Nucleus of the diagonal band) → 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 Lateral preoptic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Anteroventral preoptic nucleusLateral preoptic area lightnot knownPHAL
none provided
Thompson R.H., Swanson L.W., 2003

Support information about direct projections from Lateral preoptic area to Nucleus of the diagonal band:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Lateral preoptic areaNucleus of the diagonal band lightnot knownPHAL
Case pg233-4. Soma notes PHA-L inj. Terminal notes MS/NDB complex.
Simerly RB, Swanson LW., 1988
Lateral preoptic areaNucleus of the diagonal band existsnot knownautoradiography
earlier: Valverde 1965; cat, Nauta methods; Troiano & Siegel Exp. Neurol. 49:161, 1975, cat, autoradiography
Swanson L.W., 1976
Lateral preoptic areaNucleus of the diagonal band existsnot knownPHAL
earlier: Valverde 1965; cat, Nauta method; Swanson JCN 167:227-56, 1976, rat, autoradiography
Simerly RB, Swanson LW., 1988

Support information about direct projections from Nucleus of the diagonal band to Lateral hypothalamic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Nucleus of the diagonal bandLateral hypothalamic area existsnot knownautoradiography
earlier: Conrad & Pfaff JCN 169:185, 1976, rat, autoradiography
Swanson L.W., Cowan W.M., 1979