Inferred network

R(Retina) → AVP(Anteroventral preoptic nucleus)
AVP(Anteroventral preoptic nucleus) → SUBv(Subiculum ventral part)
SUBv(Subiculum ventral part) → MPNl(Medial preoptic nucleus lateral part)
MPNl(Medial preoptic nucleus lateral 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 Subiculum ventral part:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Anteroventral preoptic nucleusSubiculum ventral part existsnot knownPHAL
Case pg233. Soma notes PHA-L inj. Terminal notes not specified..
 Simerly RB, Swanson LW., 1988
Anteroventral preoptic nucleusSubiculum ventral part existsnot knownPHAL
none provided
 Simerly RB, Swanson LW., 1988

Support information about direct projections from Subiculum ventral part to Medial preoptic nucleus lateral part:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Subiculum ventral partMedial preoptic nucleus lateral part existsnot knownPHAL
none provided
 Canteras NS, Swanson LW., 1992

Support information about direct projections from Medial preoptic nucleus lateral part to Lateral hypothalamic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Medial preoptic nucleus lateral partLateral hypothalamic area existsnot knownautoradiography
ipsilateral, neurons tend to be anterior and then ventral, after excluding projections described in Simerly, Swanson, & Gorski Brain Res. 324: 185-189, 1984
Simerly RB, Swanson LW., 1986
Medial preoptic nucleus lateral partLateral hypothalamic area existsnot knownPHAL
Collator note: the MPN projection has a light contralateral representation, which was not described in detail.
 Simerly RB, Swanson LW., 1988