CNO via minipump (Science paper, Moser labs)

I often get questions regarding CNO via minipump and here is a nice example where that seems to work.

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  1. ThomasApril 25, 2017 at 7:02 AM

    It seems that the authors did not prepare fresh CNO on a daily basis (which would be difficult with a osmotic minipump), and I'm quite surprised that CNO remained stable for 7 days at body temperature (in a minipump). But definitely interesting method to try if you need to deliver CNO over prolonged period.

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  2. DanaMay 15, 2017 at 6:42 AM

    Has anyone else successfully kept CNO in solution for an extended period of time at body temperature? Does the solvent used (DMSO, DI Water, Saline, Ethanol) affect this?

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