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Astrocytes perform multifarious roles in the formation, regulation, and function of synapses in the brain ... deletion of astrocytic Nlgn1-3 at P1 does not alter CA1 pyramidal neuron membrane ...

Conditional deletion of astrocytic Nlgn1-3 at P1 does not alter the number or size of inhibitory synapses ... pyramidal neuron membrane properties. (A) Summary graph of membrane capacitance from CA1 ...