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Inferred network

R(Retina) → AVP(Anteroventral preoptic nucleus)
AVP(Anteroventral preoptic nucleus) → LSr(Lateral septal nucleus rostral (rostroventral) part)
LSr(Lateral septal nucleus rostral (rostroventral) part) → VTA(Ventral tegmental area)
VTA(Ventral tegmental area) → LHA(Lateral hypothalamic area)

Support information about direct projections from Retina to Anteroventral preoptic nucleus:

Sending structure	Receiving structure	Strength of projection	Type of connection	Technique	General description	Collator	Associated reference
Retina	Anteroventral preoptic nucleus	exists	not known	Cholera 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 septal nucleus rostral (rostroventral) part:

Sending structure	Receiving structure	Strength of projection	Type of connection	Technique	General description	Collator	Associated reference
Anteroventral preoptic nucleus	Lateral septal nucleus rostral (rostroventral) part	exists	not known	PHAL	none provided		Simerly RB, Swanson LW., 1988

Support information about direct projections from Lateral septal nucleus rostral (rostroventral) part to Ventral tegmental area:

Sending structure	Receiving structure	Strength of projection	Type of connection	Technique	General description	Collator	Associated reference
Lateral septal nucleus rostral (rostroventral) part	Ventral tegmental area	exists	not known	autoradiography	Collator note: LSr is called LSi;based on Fig. 10.		Swanson L.W., Cowan W.M., 1979

Support information about direct projections from Ventral tegmental area to Lateral hypothalamic area:

Sending structure	Receiving structure	Strength of projection	Type of connection	Technique	General description	Associated reference
Ventral tegmental area	Lateral hypothalamic area	light	not known	autoradiography	Case pg198, fig3. Soma notes 3H proline/3H leucine inj. Terminal notes uncertain whether any AVT fibres actually terminated in the lateral hypothalamic region.	Beckstead RM, Domesick VB, Nauta WJ., 1979
Ventral tegmental area	Lateral hypothalamic area	moderate	not known	fluorescent tracers	Case pg369-71. Soma notes high numbers of neurons. Terminal notes FB inj.	Faye-Lund H., 1985
Ventral tegmental area	Lateral hypothalamic area	moderate	not known	Cholera toxin conjugated to HRP	Case pg615, fig6. Soma notes not specified.. Terminal notes CT inj into VTA, with minor inclusion of medial SN.	Groenewegen HJ, Berendse HW., 1990