Sertoli cell

Ser·to·li cell

noun \ˈsert-ə-lē-, ser-ˈtō-lē-\

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.

Variants of SERTOLI CELL

Ser·to·li cell also Ser·to·li's cell \-lēz-\