Sertoli, Enrico


Sertoli,

Enrico, Italian histologist, 1842-1910. Sertoli cell tumor - a testicular tumor. Synonym(s): androblastomaSertoli cells - elongated cells in the seminiferous tubules to which spermatids are attached during spermiogenesis. Synonym(s): nurse cellsSertoli columnsSertoli-cell-only syndrome - the absence from the seminiferous tubules of the testes of germinal epithelium, Sertoli cells alone being present. Synonym(s): Del Castillo syndrome