preautophagic

English

Etymology

From 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^[1], →DOI:

     As preautophagic mitochondria reduce their membrane potential and OPA1 levels, these results suggest that fission events induce recycling processes.