Pyrethroid (Na+ channel modulator)

Layer 2 — Chemistryin the agrochemistry subtree

Permethrin/cypermethrin 1970s: synthetic pyrethrins target voltage-gated Na+ channels in insect axons; knockdown effect; lower mammalian toxicity than organophosphates.

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