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Knock, Nox—ROS there?

The development of small-molecule probes for use in neural stem cells demonstrates the importance of endogenous ROS signaling in regulating in vivo phenotypes.

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Figure 1: Probing redox signaling in the brain.

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Carroll, K. Knock, Nox—ROS there?. Nat Chem Biol 7, 71–72 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchembio.515

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