preautophagic

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adjective

Present prior to autophagy

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Meanings

adjectivepreautophagic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyPresent prior to autophagy

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

    2016 January 16, “Quality Saving Mechanisms of Mitochondria during Aging in a Fully Time-Dependent Computational Biophysical Model”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From pre- + autophagic.

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APA

preautophagic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preautophagic

MLA

“preautophagic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preautophagic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preautophagic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preautophagic.

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