Nature, Published online: 20 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10512-9
Combined single-cell transcriptomic and chromatin accessibility sequencing analysis of mouse primary visual cortex across postnatal development reveals that the glucocorticoid receptor drives astrocyte maturation to limit neuronal plasticity.Astrocyte glucocorticoid receptor signalling restricts neuronal plasticity
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