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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.

