Evaluation of toxicological and behavioral symptoms on deltamethrin treated albino rats

Abstract

Deltamethrin, a type-II synthetic pyrethroid with potential insecticidal property is extensively used as used as an ectoparasiticide in crop protection and public health programme.1 Extensive studies on animals revealed that deltamethrin are particularly toxic to neurons, acting directly on the axon by interference with sodium channel gating mechanism that underlines the generation and conduction of nerve impulses.2