Inferred network

R(Retina) → AVP(Anteroventral preoptic nucleus)
AVP(Anteroventral preoptic nucleus) → ZI(Zona incerta)
ZI(Zona incerta) → RSPagl(Retrosplenial area lateral agranular part)
RSPagl(Retrosplenial area lateral agranular 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 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 Retrosplenial area lateral agranular part:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Zona incertaRetrosplenial area lateral agranular part lightnot knownFluorogold
Collator note: few labeled cells in ZI. See Fig. 6E, Swanson Atlas Level 27.
Risold P.Y., Thompson R.H., Swanson L.W., 1997

Support information about direct projections from Retrosplenial area lateral agranular part to Lateral hypothalamic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Retrosplenial area lateral agranular partLateral hypothalamic area existsnot knownPHAL
rostrally; sparse. Collator note: only those not listed in Risold & Swanson PNAS 92:3898-3902, 1995 are listed; the current paper illustrates the projections only listed in the Risold et al paper.
Risold P.Y., Thompson R.H., Swanson L.W., 1997
Retrosplenial area lateral agranular partLateral hypothalamic area lightnot knownPHAL
a few PHAL-labeled axons and fluorogold-labeled cells in the lateral preoptic and 16 lateral hypothalamic areas Fig. 5D and Fig. 6D. Collator note: Swanson Atlas Level 25.
Risold P.Y., Thompson R.H., Swanson L.W., 1997