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Toxicology and Industrial Health
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Behavioral Toxicity of Nitrous Oxide in Rats Following Prenatal Exposure

Phyllis J. Mullenix

Forsyth Dental Center Boston, Massachusetts

Paul A. Moore

School of Dentistry University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Melissa S. Tassinari

Forsyth Dental Center Boston, Massachusetts

Nitrous oxide (N20) exposure has been associated with neurotoxic ity, especially peripheral neuropathy, in both humans and animals. The effects of this anesthetic gas on the central nervous system (CNS) and spontaneous behavior, however, have yet to be delin eated. Timed-pregnant Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed to 75% N2O/25% 02 on gestational days 14 and 15 or day 15 only for eight hours per day. The offspring were tested at one and five months of age; their spontaneous behavior in a novel environment was recorded in the residential maze and using time-lapse photography. The results indicated that in utero exposure to N20 permanently altered the spontaneous motor output of the CNS. This effect was most prominent in 5 month old animals, and females were affected more than males. Exposures on gestational days 14 and 15 pro duced an effect that was not only greater but also qualitatively dif ferent than that produced by exposure on day 15 only. The two- day exposure induced hyperactivity in both sexes, whereas the one- day exposure induced hyperactivity in the males and slight hypoac tivity in the females. These behavioral changes were not accompanied by physical abnormalities but nonetheless were last ing effects in need of further consideration.

Key Words: 2. Key words: prenatal N2O • spontaneous behavior • time-lapse photographic analysis.

Toxicology and Industrial Health, Vol. 2, No. 3, 273-287 (1986)
DOI: 10.1177/074823378600200306
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