Inferred network

R(Retina) → AVP(Anteroventral preoptic nucleus)
AVP(Anteroventral preoptic nucleus) → ZI(Zona incerta)
ZI(Zona incerta) → PVHmpd(Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, parvicellular division, medial parvicellular part, dorsal zone)
PVHmpd(Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, parvicellular division, medial parvicellular part, dorsal zone) → 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 Zona incerta:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Anteroventral preoptic nucleusZona incerta existsnot knownPHAL
light rostromedially
 Thompson R.H., Swanson L.W., 2003

Support information about direct projections from Zona incerta to Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, parvicellular division, medial parvicellular part, dorsal zone:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Zona incertaParaventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, parvicellular division, medial parvicellular part, dorsal zone existsnot knownautoradiography
none provided
 Sawchenko P.E., Swanson L.W., 1983

Support information about direct projections from Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, parvicellular division, medial parvicellular part, dorsal zone to Lateral hypothalamic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, parvicellular division, medial parvicellular part, dorsal zoneLateral hypothalamic area existsnot knownLucifer Yellow
also contains ENK
 Rho J.H., Swanson L.W., 1987