Esfenvalerate is one of the four isomers of the pyrethroid insecticide fenvalerate[1].
Esfenvalerate (0.1, 1, 7.5 or 15 mg/kg/day; gavage; from gestation day (GD) 13 to 19) shows clinical signs of neurotoxicity with 15 mg/kg/day[1].
[1]. Anne-Marie Saillenfait, et al. The Pyrethroid Insecticides Permethrin and Esfenvalerate Do Not Disrupt Testicular Steroidogenesis in the Rat Fetus. Toxicology. 2018 Dec 1;410:116-124.
















