Inferred network

R(Retina) → MA(Magnocellular preoptic nucleus)
MA(Magnocellular preoptic nucleus) → VTA(Ventral tegmental area)
VTA(Ventral tegmental area) → 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 Ventral tegmental area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Magnocellular preoptic nucleusVentral tegmental area existsnot knownautoradiography
none provided
Swanson L.W., 1976

Support information about direct projections from Ventral tegmental area to Lateral hypothalamic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Ventral tegmental areaLateral hypothalamic area lightnot knownautoradiography
Case pg198, fig3. Soma notes 3H proline/3H leucine inj. Terminal notes uncertain whether any AVT fibres actually terminated in the lateral hypothalamic region.
Beckstead RM, Domesick VB, Nauta WJ., 1979
Ventral tegmental areaLateral hypothalamic area moderatenot knownfluorescent tracers
Case pg369-71. Soma notes high numbers of neurons. Terminal notes FB inj.
Faye-Lund H., 1985
Ventral tegmental areaLateral hypothalamic area moderatenot knownCholera toxin conjugated to HRP
Case pg615, fig6. Soma notes not specified.. Terminal notes CT inj into VTA, with minor inclusion of medial SN.
Groenewegen HJ, Berendse HW., 1990