prelesion

pre- +‎ lesion

prelesion (not comparable)

1. Before the occurrence of a lesion.
   • 2014 September 4, L Latini et al., “Cannabinoid CB2 receptor (CB2R) stimulation delays rubrospinal mitochondrial-dependent degeneration and improves functional recovery after spinal cord hemisection by ERK1/2 inactivation”, in Cell Death & Disease‎, volume 5, DOI:10.1038/cddis.2014.364:

     Caspase-3 activity differed between 7 and 21 days post SCH (Figure 3c), falling to prelesion values at the last time point.

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