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Descriptor
English
:
Sertoli Cells
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Células de Sertoli
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Células de Sertoli
Tree Number:
A05.360.444.849.789
A11.436.829
Definition
English
:
Supporting
cells
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.
History Note
English
:
68(64)
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
chemistry
classification
cytology
drug effects
enzymology
immunology
metabolism
microbiology
pathology
physiology
parasitology
radiography
radiation effects
radionuclide imaging
secretion
transplantation
ultrastructure
ultrasonography
virology
Record Number:
13087
Unique Identifier:
D012708
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