Inferred network

R(Retina) → LPO(Lateral preoptic area)
LPO(Lateral preoptic area) → VISC(Visceral area)
VISC(Visceral area) → 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 Visceral area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Lateral preoptic areaVisceral area existsnot knownPHAL
label found in layer 5 and 6 of VISC. Collator note: not listing those described in Simerly & Swanson JCN 270:209, 1988, rat, PHAL.
Risold P.Y., Thompson R.H., Swanson L.W., 1997

Support information about direct projections from Visceral area to Lateral hypothalamic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Visceral areaLateral hypothalamic area lightnot knownHRP/WGA
Case pg7, fig6A,6B,7,10C RC10. Soma notes {5}. Terminal notes very large WGA-HRP inj.
Allen GV, Saper CB, Hurley KM, Cechetto DF., 1991