Table 5.

Classification of the most common rodenticides.

Name	Pesticide Class	Chemical Structure	Mode of Action
Chlorophacinone	Organochlorine		Anticoagulant agent depressing hepatic synthesis of prothrombin and clotting factors VII, IX, and X, inducing internal hemorrhage.
Diphacinone	Pyrethroid		Inhibition of vitamin K epoxide reductase complex 1, which is an essential enzyme for activating.
Bromadiolone	Pyrethroid		Anticoagulant agent depressing hepatic synthesis of prothrombin and clotting factors VII, IX, and X, inducing internal hemorrhage.
Difethialone	Pyrethroid		Anticoagulant agent depressing hepatic synthesis of prothrombin and clotting factors VII, IX, and X, inducing internal hemorrhage.
Strychnine	Pyrethroid		Inhibition of glycine neurotransmitters, as glycine and acetylcholine.