preleptotene

Etymology

From pre- + leptotene.

preleptotene means prior to leptotene. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

adj

Prior to leptotene“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.”

noun

The phase of meiosis prior to leptotene; an organism in this phase