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Oxidative stress is the new stress

Emotional stress may increase anxiety, but in mice, a different kind of stress—oxidative stress—may also contribute to anxious behavior.

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Figure 1: How to recognize an anxious mouse.

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Gingrich, J. Oxidative stress is the new stress. Nat Med 11, 1281–1282 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm1205-1281

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