Sertoli cell
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noun \ˌsər-ˈtō-lē-\Definition of SERTOLI CELL
: one of the elongated striated cells lining the seminiferous tubules that support and apparently nourish the spermatids
Origin of SERTOLI CELL
Enrico Sertoli †1910 Italian histologist
First Known Use: 1888
Ser·to·li cell
noun \ˈsert-ə-lē-, ser-ˈtō-lē-\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of SERTOLI CELL
: any of the elongated striated cells in the seminiferous tubules of the testis to which the spermatids become attached and from which they apparently derive nourishment
Biographical Note for SERTOLI CELL
Ser·to·li \ser-ˈtō-lē\ Enrico (1842–1910), Italian physiologist. In 1865 Sertoli identified and described the branched cells in the seminiferous tubules of the human testicle; the cells are now known as Sertoli cells. He went on to study the anatomy of the testicle and spermatogenesis.
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