Inferred network

R(Retina) → AVP(Anteroventral preoptic nucleus)
AVP(Anteroventral preoptic nucleus) → LH(Lateral habenula)
LH(Lateral habenula) → NIc(Nucleus incertus compact part)
NIc(Nucleus incertus compact 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 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 Nucleus incertus compact part:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Lateral habenulaNucleus incertus compact part strongnot knownCTB
in medial part of lateral habenula
 Goto M., Swanson L.W., Canteras N.S., 2001

Support information about direct projections from Nucleus incertus compact part to Lateral hypothalamic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Nucleus incertus compact partLateral hypothalamic area existsnot knownPHAL
moderate subfornical L-shaped region at level of AHNd in rostral tip dorsolateral to the rostral SO; earlier: see Takagi et al. BR 193:315 1980 rat retrograde HRP; Berk & Finkelstein Neuroscience 6:1601 1981 rat retrograde HRP
 Goto M., Swanson L.W., Canteras N.S., 2001