prestarvationとは 意味・読み方・使い方

形容詞

prestarvation ‎(not comparable)

1. Prior to starvation.
   • 2015 October 15, “How and When Do Insects Rely on Endogenous Protein and Lipid Resources during Lethal Bouts of Starvation? A New Application for 13 C-Breath testing”, in PLOS ONE^[1], DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0140053:

     All insects increased their reliance on lipid oxidation, but while some species (grasshoppers, cockroaches, かつ beetle larvae) were still relying extensively on lipids at the time of death, other species (crickets かつ moth larvae) allowed rates of lipid oxidation to return to prestarvation levels.