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noun
A kind of sustentacular cell which serves as a "nurse" cell of the testes and which is part of a seminiferous tubule.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
elongated cells found in the seminiferous tubules of the testis; apparently they nourish the spermatids
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Sertoli's cell
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Broader terms: cell
History
Named for Enrico Sertoli, who published the first description of these cells in 1865.
