title: Long-term effects of toluene inhalation on rat behavior.
abstract: The effect of inhalation exposure to toluene (3700 mg/m3, 1000 ppm, 21 h/day, 5 days/week, during 4 weeks) on male Sprague-Dawley rats was tested. A wide range of test situations was used, including an operant test with baseline performance and extinction, motor coordination, and exploratory activity. All tests were made 11 to 35 days after the end of the exposure. The results indicate that toluene exposure causes a long-lasting impairment on the extinction process and reduction in the variability of the baseline response in the operant behavior situation. Toluene also had an effect on the water regulation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, University of Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Forkman
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ljungberg
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nylén
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ståhle
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Höglund
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ungerstedt
mesh_terms: D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D003216:Conditioning, Operant / Q000187:drug effects*; D004327:Drinking Behavior / Q000187:drug effects; D005106:Exploratory Behavior / Q000187:drug effects*; D005108:Extinction, Psychological / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000187:drug effects*; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012016:Reference Values; D013997:Time Factors; D014050:Toluene / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000633:toxicity*; D014868:Water Deprivation; D015431:Weight Loss
chemical_list: D014050:Toluene