Preleptotene
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The phase of meiosis prior to leptotene; an organism in this phase
- 1 Prior to leptotene not-comparable
"Fragments of laminin chains can act as biologically active peptides to perturb the blood–testis barrier (BTB) permeability function by accelerating protein endocytosis (e.g., occludin) at the site, thereby destabilizing the BTB integrity to facilitate the transit of preleptotene spermatocytes."
Example
More examples"Fragments of laminin chains can act as biologically active peptides to perturb the blood–testis barrier (BTB) permeability function by accelerating protein endocytosis (e.g., occludin) at the site, thereby destabilizing the BTB integrity to facilitate the transit of preleptotene spermatocytes."
Etymology
From pre- + leptotene.
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