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All animal experiments were approved by the Salk Institute Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC). Rats and mice were typically housed with a standard 12h:12h light:dark cycle i… [+66386 chars]
Astrocyte CCN1 stabilizes neural circuits in the adult brain - Nature
Neural circuits in adult mouse visual cortex are stabilized by astrocytes, which secrete CCN1, resulting in reduced plasticity and increased maturation of multiple cell types.
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