Inferred network

R(Retina) → AHNa(Anterior hypothalamic nucleus anterior part)
AHNa(Anterior hypothalamic nucleus anterior part) → LSr.m.v(Lateral septal nucleus rostral (rostroventral) part medial zone ventral region)
LSr.m.v(Lateral septal nucleus rostral (rostroventral) part medial zone ventral region) → VTA(Ventral tegmental area)
VTA(Ventral tegmental area) → 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 Lateral septal nucleus rostral (rostroventral) part medial zone ventral region:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Anterior hypothalamic nucleus anterior partLateral septal nucleus rostral (rostroventral) part medial zone ventral region existsnot knownPHAL
none provided
Risold P.Y., Canteras N.S., Swanson L.W., 1994

Support information about direct projections from Lateral septal nucleus rostral (rostroventral) part medial zone ventral region to Ventral tegmental area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Lateral septal nucleus rostral (rostroventral) part medial zone ventral regionVentral tegmental area lightnot knownPHAL
none provided
Risold P.Y., Swanson L.W., 1997

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