Inferred network

R(Retina) → AVP(Anteroventral preoptic nucleus)
AVP(Anteroventral preoptic nucleus) → DR(Dorsal nucleus raphe)
DR(Dorsal nucleus raphe) → 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 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 Dorsal nucleus raphe:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Anteroventral preoptic nucleusDorsal nucleus raphe lightnot knownPHAL
none provided
Thompson R.H., Swanson L.W., 2003

Support information about direct projections from Dorsal nucleus raphe to Ventral tegmental area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Dorsal nucleus rapheVentral tegmental area lightnot knownPHAL
projection from the caudal pole of DR
Goto M., Swanson L.W., Canteras N.S., 2001

Support information about direct projections from Ventral tegmental area to Lateral hypothalamic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Ventral tegmental areaLateral hypothalamic area lightnot knownautoradiography
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 areaLateral hypothalamic area moderatenot knownfluorescent tracers
Case pg369-71. Soma notes high numbers of neurons. Terminal notes FB inj.
Faye-Lund H., 1985
Ventral tegmental areaLateral hypothalamic area moderatenot knownCholera 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