Inferred network

R(Retina) → LPO(Lateral preoptic area)
LPO(Lateral preoptic area) → MEA(Medial nucleus of the amygdala)
MEA(Medial nucleus of the amygdala) → LHA(Lateral hypothalamic area)

Support information about direct projections from Retina to Lateral preoptic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
RetinaLateral preoptic area existsnot knownCholera toxin conjugated to HRP
Case pg351, fig5a-f. 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 In addition label evident in ventral part of the lateral preoptic area.
Levine JD, Weiss ML, Rosenwasser AM, Miselis RR., 1991

Support information about direct projections from Lateral preoptic area to Medial nucleus of the amygdala:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Lateral preoptic areaMedial nucleus of the amygdala existsnot knownautoradiography
p. 251: this may be from the LHA in experiment R164; earlier: Sprenkel, JCN 211, 1926, opossum, normal silver; Nauta Brain 81:319, 1958, cat, Nauta method; Wakefield & Hall Cell Tiss. Res. 151:499, 1974, cat, Nauta methods
Swanson L.W., 1976

Support information about direct projections from Medial nucleus of the amygdala to Lateral hypothalamic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Medial nucleus of the amygdalaLateral hypothalamic area lightnot knownHRP/WGA
Case pg427, fig5. Soma notes not specified.. Terminal notes WGA-HRP inj into depressor sites, core of inj site in LHAp/LHAt/VTA/SN.
Allen GV, Cechetto DF., 1993