Definition of Sertoli cell

1. Noun. Elongated cells found in the seminiferous tubules of the testis; apparently they nourish the spermatids.

Exact synonyms: Sertoli's Cell
Generic synonyms: Cell

Definition of Sertoli cell

1. Noun. A kind of sustentacular cell which serves as a "nurse" cell of the testes and which is part of a seminiferous tubule. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Sertoli cell

1. Tall columnar cells found in the mammalian testis closely associated with developing spermatocytes and spermatids. Probably provide appropriate microenvironment for sperm differentiation and phagocytose degenerate sperm. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sertoli Cell

Serranus subligarius
Serrasalmus
Serrate
Serratia marcescens
Serratia marcescens nuclease
Serratula
Serratula tinctoria
Serres
Serres' angle
Serres' glands
Sertoli
Sertoli's cell
Sertoli's columns
Server Side Include
Servetus
Servetus' circulation
Servia
Servian
Serzone
Sesame Street
Sesamum
Sesamum indicum
Sesbania exaltata
Sesbania grandiflora
Seseli
Sesotho

Literary usage of Sertoli cell

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Biological Bulletin by Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass.) (1911)
"The dualists generally hold that a differentiated sertoli cell remains functionally active during the life of the individual and does not regenerate more ..."

2. The Cell in Development and Inheritance by Edmund Beecher Wilson (1897)
"Von Ebner ('71) at first regarded the Sertoli-cell as the parent-cell of the group of spermatozoa attached to it, and the same view was afterwards ..."

3. The Cell in Development and Inheritance by Edmund Beecher Wilson (1897)
"Von Ebner ('71) at first regarded the Sertoli-cell as the parent-cell of the group of spermatozoa attached to it, and the same view was afterwards ..."

4. The Cell in Development and Inheritance by Edmund Beecher Wilson (1911)
"Von Ebner ('71) at first regarded the Sertoli-cell as the parent-cell of the group of spermatozoa attached to it, and the same view was afterward especially ..."

5. The Cell in Development and Inheritance by Edmund Beecher Wilson (1900)
"Von Ebner ('71) at first regarded the Sertoli-cell as the parent-cell of the group of spermatozoa attached to it. and the same view was afterward especially ..."

6. The Cell in Development and Inheritance by Edmund Beecher Wilson (1896)
"Von Ebner ('71) at first regarded the Sertoli-cell as the parent-cell of the group of spermatozoa attached to it. and the same view was afterwards ..."

7. The Cell in Development and Inheritance by Edmund Beecher Wilson (1900)
"Von Ebner ('71) at first regarded the Sertoli-cell as the parent-cell of the group of ... Minot's theoretical interpretation of the Sertoli-cell, ..."

8. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"Sertoli-cell tumour of left testis of 12-year-old Alsatian dog showing oedema of ... Sertoli-cell tumour of ectopic testis of lo-year-old wire-haired Fox ..."

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