title: Route of passage of cypermethrin across the surface of sheep skin.
abstract: 14C cypermethrin applied topically to the dorsal surface of sheep moved radially across the skin within the stratum corneum of the epidermis at a rate which exceeded 11 cm h-1. This spread was accompanied by some dermal infiltration which was most marked at the site of application.
mesh_terms: D000287:Administration, Topical; D000818:Animals; D001345:Autoradiography; D005260:Female; D007306:Insecticides / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000378:metabolism*; D011722:Pyrethrins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000378:metabolism*; D012756:Sheep / Q000378:metabolism*; D012867:Skin / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D007306:Insecticides; D011722:Pyrethrins; C017160:cypermethrin