# Sertoli cell

> English word · Noun

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

## Etymology
Named for Enrico Sertoli, who published the first description of these cells in 1865.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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