Inferred network

R(Retina) → AHNa(Anterior hypothalamic nucleus anterior part)
AHNa(Anterior hypothalamic nucleus anterior part) → AHNc(Anterior hypothalamic central part)
AHNc(Anterior hypothalamic central part) → ADP(Anterodorsal preoptic nucleus)
ADP(Anterodorsal preoptic nucleus) → LHA(Lateral hypothalamic area)

Support information about direct projections from Retina to Anterior hypothalamic nucleus anterior part:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
RetinaAnterior hypothalamic nucleus anterior part light/moderatenot knownCholera toxin conjugated to HRP
Case pg352. 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 Med. component of the RHT?in addition, labeled fibres and terms were found lateral to the lateral boundary of the SCN, in the lateroanterior hypothalamic nucleus. Lat component diffuse labeling in the lateroanterior hypothalamic nucleus was evident.
 Levine JD, Weiss ML, Rosenwasser AM, Miselis RR., 1991

Support information about direct projections from Anterior hypothalamic nucleus anterior part to Anterior hypothalamic central part:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Anterior hypothalamic nucleus anterior partAnterior hypothalamic central part existsnot knownPHAL
none provided
 Risold P.Y., Canteras N.S., Swanson L.W., 1994

Support information about direct projections from Anterior hypothalamic central part to Anterodorsal preoptic nucleus:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Anterior hypothalamic central partAnterodorsal preoptic nucleus existsnot knownPHAL
none provided
 Risold P.Y., Canteras N.S., Swanson L.W., 1994

Support information about direct projections from Anterodorsal preoptic nucleus to Lateral hypothalamic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Anterodorsal preoptic nucleusLateral hypothalamic area existsnot knownPHAL
moderate in perifornical region at PVHap level; dense ventral to the fx at the DMH level
 Thompson R.H., Swanson L.W., 2003