Inferred network

R(Retina) → MA(Magnocellular preoptic nucleus)
MA(Magnocellular preoptic nucleus) → NDB(Nucleus of the diagonal band)
NDB(Nucleus of the diagonal band) → LHA(Lateral hypothalamic area)

Support information about direct projections from Retina to Magnocellular preoptic nucleus:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
RetinaMagnocellular preoptic nucleus existsnot 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 terminal label at these more caudal levels continued to be evident in the magnocellular preoptic nucleus as well..
Levine JD, Weiss ML, Rosenwasser AM, Miselis RR., 1991

Support information about direct projections from Magnocellular preoptic nucleus to Nucleus of the diagonal band:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Magnocellular preoptic nucleusNucleus of the diagonal band existsnot knownautoradiography
none provided
Swanson L.W., 1976

Support information about direct projections from Nucleus of the diagonal band to Lateral hypothalamic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Nucleus of the diagonal bandLateral hypothalamic area existsnot knownautoradiography
earlier: Conrad & Pfaff JCN 169:185, 1976, rat, autoradiography
Swanson L.W., Cowan W.M., 1979