"Sertoli cell" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Sertoli cells [plural]
Etymology: Named for Enrico Sertoli, who published the first description of these cells in 1865. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Sertoli cell (plural Sertoli cells)
  1. (anatomy) A kind of sustentacular cell which serves as a "nurse" cell of the testes and which is part of a seminiferous tubule. Wikipedia link: Enrico Sertoli, Sertoli cell Categories (topical): Anatomy

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