Inferred network

R(Retina) → AVP(Anteroventral preoptic nucleus)
AVP(Anteroventral preoptic nucleus) → LH(Lateral habenula)
LH(Lateral habenula) → DMH(Dorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamus)
DMH(Dorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamus) → 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 habenula:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Anteroventral preoptic nucleusLateral habenula existsnot knownPHAL
Case pg233. Soma notes PHA-L inj. Terminal notes not specified..
Simerly RB, Swanson LW., 1988
Anteroventral preoptic nucleusLateral habenula existsnot knownPHAL
none provided
Simerly RB, Swanson LW., 1988

Support information about direct projections from Lateral habenula to Dorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamus:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Lateral habenulaDorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamus existsnot knownFluorogold
earlier: Herkenham & Nauta JCN 187:19 1979 rat autoradiography; Berk & Finkelstein Neuroscience 6:1601 1981 rat retrograde HRP
Thompson R.H., Swanson L.W., 1998

Support information about direct projections from Dorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamus to Lateral hypothalamic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Dorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamusLateral hypothalamic area existsnot knownPHAL
ispilateral; very dense perifornical terminal field just lateral to DMH that extends rostrally lateral to AHN; earlier: see Luiten & Room BR 190:321 1980 rat retrograde HRP; Ter Horst & Luiten BRB 16:231-48 1986 rat PHAL
Thompson R.H., Canteras N.S., Swanson L.W., 1996