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Seq-ing the cortex one neuron at a time

The most complete single-neuron transcriptome database of the mouse visual cortex was performed using a large collection of reporter mouse lines. Results highlight the unmatched neuronal diversity of the cerebral cortex.

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Figure 1: Single-neuron RNA-seq analysis of the adult mouse visual cortex.

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Chen, HH., Arlotta, P. Seq-ing the cortex one neuron at a time. Nat Neurosci 19, 179–181 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nn.4230

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