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Meaning of Sertoli cell | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Examples

“In 2009, researchers reported7 deactivating an ovarian gene called Foxl2 in adult female mice; they found that the granulosa cells that support the development of eggs transformed into Sertoli cells, which support sperm development.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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