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Lindane also known as gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane (γ-HCH) gammaxene Gammallin and erroneously known as benzene hexachloride (BHC) is an organochlorine chemical variant of hexachlorocyclohexane that has been used both as an agricultural insecticide and as a pharmaceutical treatment for lice and scabies.Lindane is a neurotoxin that interferes with GABA neurotransmitter function by interacting with the GABAA receptor-chloride channel complex at the picrotoxin binding site.
