preautophagic

English

Etymology

pre- +‎ autophagic

Adjective

preautophagic (not comparable)

  1. (biology) Present prior to autophagy
    • 2016 January 16, “Quality Saving Mechanisms of Mitochondria during Aging in a Fully Time-Dependent Computational Biophysical Model”, in PLOS ONE‎, →DOI:
      As preautophagic mitochondria reduce their membrane potential and OPA1 levels, these results suggest that fission events induce recycling processes.
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