Inferred network

R(Retina) → LPO(Lateral preoptic area)
LPO(Lateral preoptic area) → MPN(Medial preoptic nucleus)
MPN(Medial preoptic nucleus) → 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 preoptic nucleus:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Lateral preoptic areaMedial preoptic nucleus existsnot knownTrue Blue/SITS/WGA
ipsilateral, after excluding projections described in Simerly, Swanson, & Gorski Brain Res. 324: 185-189, 1984
Simerly RB, Swanson LW., 1986

Support information about direct projections from Medial preoptic nucleus to Lateral hypothalamic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Medial preoptic nucleusLateral hypothalamic area moderatenot knownHRP/WGA
Case table1. Soma notes WGA-HRP inj. Terminal notes lateral hypothalamic nucleus.
Chiba T, Murata Y., 1985
Medial preoptic nucleusLateral hypothalamic area existsnot knownautoradiography
none provided
Swanson L.W., 1976
Medial preoptic nucleusLateral hypothalamic area existsnot knownPHAL
earlier: Swanson JCN 167:227, 1976. Collator note: repeats not included from Swanson, Mogenson, Gerfen, & Robinson Brain Res. 295:161-178, 1984
Swanson L.W., Mogenson G.J., Simerly R.B., Wu M., 1987