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loading...| Preferred Name | Sertoli cell | |
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A supporting cell projecting inward from the basement membrane of seminiferous tubules. They surround and nourish the developing male germ cells and secrete androgen binding protein. Their tight junctions with the spermatogonia and spermatocytes provide a blood-testis barrier. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000216 |
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VHOG:0001348 CALOHA:TS-0922 BTO:0001238 FMA:72298 |
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cell |
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Sertoli cell |
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CL:0000216 |
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Sertoli cell |
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| textual definition |
A supporting cell projecting inward from the basement membrane of seminiferous tubules. They surround and nourish the developing male germ cells and secrete androgen binding protein. Their tight junctions with the spermatogonia and spermatocytes provide a blood-testis barrier. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000630 |
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