sertoli cell

Main Entry: Ser·to·li cell
Pronunciation: 'sert-&-lE-, ser-'tO-lE-
Variant: also Ser·to·li's cell /-lEz-/
Function: noun
: any of the elongated striated cells in the seminiferous tubules of the testis to which the spermatids become attached and from which they apparently derivenourishment
Serátoáli /ser-'tO-lE,/ Enrico (1842–1910), Italian physiologist. In 1865 Sertoli identified and described the branched cells in the seminiferoustubules of the human testicle; the cells are now known as Sertoli cells. He went on to study the anatomy of the testicle and spermatogenesis.

Sertoli cell Ser·to·li cell (sər-tō'lē, sěr'tô-lē)
n.
Any of the elongated striated cells in the seminiferous tubules to which spermatids attach during spermiogenesis.