Inferred network

R(Retina) → LPO(Lateral preoptic area)
LPO(Lateral preoptic area) → PMd(Dorsal premammillary nucleus)
PMd(Dorsal premammillary 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 Dorsal premammillary nucleus:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Lateral preoptic areaDorsal premammillary nucleus lightnot knownCTB
In the preoptic region, only scattered labeled cells were observed in the lateral preoptic area and in the undifferentiated part of the medial preoptic area.
Comoli E., Ribeiro-Barbosa E.R. & Canteras N.S., 2000

Support information about direct projections from Dorsal premammillary nucleus to Lateral hypothalamic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Dorsal premammillary nucleusLateral hypothalamic area existsnot knownPHAL
perifornical
Canteras N.S., Swanson L.W., 1992