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.
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Sertoli cell
noun Ser·to·li cell \ˈsert-ə-lē-, ser-ˈtō-lē-\
Medical 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
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Variants of SERTOLI CELL
Ser·to·li cell also Ser·to·li's cell \-lēz-\
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