title: Acute low-level formaldehyde behavioural and neurochemical toxicity in the rat.
abstract: The purpose of the present study was to determine the effects of low-level formaldehyde exposure upon behavior and neurochemistry in the male rat. Rats were exposed to either air or formaldehyde vapor (5, 10 or 20 parts per million) for 3 hours on 2 consecutive days during which behavioral observations were made. Following the second exposure session the rats were sacrificed and their brains analyzed for norepinephrine, dopamine, 5-hydroxytryptamine and their major metabolites. Formaldehyde exposure resulted in decreased motor activity and neurochemical changes in dopamine and 5-hydroxytryptamine neurons.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001923:Brain Chemistry / Q000187:drug effects*; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism; D005557:Formaldehyde / Q000633:toxicity*; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000187:drug effects*; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D005557:Formaldehyde; D012701:Serotonin; D004298:Dopamine; D009638:Norepinephrine