Inferred network

R(Retina) → AVP(Anteroventral preoptic nucleus)
AVP(Anteroventral preoptic nucleus) → SUBv(Subiculum ventral part)
SUBv(Subiculum ventral part) → VMHvl(Ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus ventrolateral part)
VMHvl(Ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus ventrolateral 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 Ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus ventrolateral part:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Subiculum ventral partVentromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus ventrolateral part lightnot knownPHAL
earlier: Swanson & Cowan Science 189:303-304, 1975, rat, autoradiography
Canteras NS, Swanson LW., 1992

Support information about direct projections from Ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus ventrolateral part to Lateral hypothalamic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus ventrolateral partLateral hypothalamic area existsnot knownautoradiography
earlier: Szentagothai et al. 1962, rat VMH as a whole, Nauta method; Millhouse BR 55:71, 1973, rat, Golgi method
Saper C.B., Swanson L.W., Cowan W.M., 1976
Ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus ventrolateral partLateral hypothalamic area existsnot knownPHAL
perifornical between AHN and RE
Canteras N.S., Simerly R.B., Swanson L.W., 1994