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Permethrin

Known as: 3-(2,2-Dichloroethenyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropane carboxylic acid, (3-phenoxyphenyl) methyl ester, (3-Phenoxyphenyl)methyl (+-)-cis,trans-3-(2,2-dichloroethenyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate, Cyclopropanecarboxylic Acid, 3-(2,2-Dichloroethenyl)-2,2-Dimethyl-, (3-Phenoxyphenyl)Methyl Ester 
A synthetic pyrethroid and neurotoxin. Permethrin affects the neuronal membrane by blocking the movement of sodium ions from outside to inside the… 
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Transgenerational Actions of Environmental Compounds on Reproductive Disease and Identification of Epigenetic Biomarkers of Ancestral Exposures
Environmental factors during fetal development can induce a permanent epigenetic change in the germ line (sperm) that then… 
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Impact of Prenatal Exposure to Piperonyl Butoxide and Permethrin on 36-Month Neurodevelopment
OBJECTIVE: Recent pesticide-monitoring results suggest that a shift in residential pesticide exposure from organophosphorus… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Hydrolysis of pyrethroids by human and rat tissues: examination of intestinal, liver and serum carboxylesterases.
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Fumigant and Repellent Properties of Essential Oils and Component Compounds Against Permethrin-Resistant Pediculus humanus capitis (Anoplura: Pediculidae) from Argentina
Abstract The repeated use of permethrin and other insecticides for the control of head lice, Pediculus humanus capitis De Geer… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Hydrolytic metabolism of pyrethroids by human and other mammalian carboxylesterases.
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Stress and Combined Exposure to Low Doses of Pyridostigmine Bromide, DEET, and Permethrin Produce Neurochemical and Neuropathological Alterations in Cerebral Cortex, Hippocampus, and Cerebellum
Exposure to a combination of stress and low doses of the chemicals pyridostigmine bromide (PB), DEET, and permethrin in adult… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Factors that influence the prevalence of acaricide resistance and tick-borne diseases.
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Efficacy of permethrin-treated bed nets in the prevention of mortality in young children in an area of high perennial malaria transmission in western Kenya.
A group-randomized controlled trial of insecticide (permethrin)-treated bed nets (ITNs) was conducted in an area of high… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Biological monitoring of pyrethroids in blood and pyrethroid metabolites in urine: applications and limitations.
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Toxicological and molecular characterization of pyrethroid-resistant horn flies, Haematobia irritans: identification of kdr and super-kdr point mutations.
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