| Name: | Sertoli cell |
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| Synonyms: | Sertoli cells |
| 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. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009133] |
| Name: | present |
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| Synonyms: | present in organism |
| Definition: | A quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's existence. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0000467] |