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Pyrethroid (type II, ɑ-CN-pyrethroids).
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Open state voltage-gated sodium channel blocker. (Ectoparasiticides – Blockers/Modulators of Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels, Arthropodicidal Drugs).
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Mehlhorn, H. (2015). Alphamethrin (Alpha-Cypermethrin, A-Cypermethrin). In: Mehlhorn, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Parasitology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27769-6_119-2
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