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loading...| Preferred Name |
Sertoli cell |
| Definitions |
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. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000216 |
| database_cross_reference |
FMA:72298 BTO:0001238 CALOHA:TS-0922 VHOG:0001348 |
| 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. |
| label |
Sertoli cell |
| part_of | |
| prefixIRI |
CL:0000216 |
| prefLabel |
Sertoli cell |
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| subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000511 |
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