Arthropod Nav opener
Arthropod sodium channel prolonged opener
- Repetitive firing → paralysis of the parasite
- Kills lice, mites and other arthropods on contact
- Mammalian sodium channels are far less sensitive — the basis of safety
- Holds arthropod sodium channels open — paralysis
- Mammalian channels are far less sensitive
Drugs with this mechanism (1)
- Permethrin — Pyrethroid scabicide and pediculicide; prolongs arthropod sodium channel opening.
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