Preprint Article Version 1 This version is not peer-reviewed Version 1 : Received: 16 September 2024 / Approved: 17 September 2024 / Online: 17 September 2024 (11:42:15 CEST) Nagumanova, A.; Seeholzer, L. R.; Di Benedetto, B. Cortical Organotypic Brain Slice Cultures to Examine Sex- and Age-Dependent Astrocyte-Mediated Synaptic Phagocytosis. Preprints 2024, 2024091318. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202409.1318.v1 Nagumanova, A.; Seeholzer, L. R.; Di Benedetto, B.