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2 unusual facts about Sertoli cell


Sertoli cell

Sertoli cells are called so because of their eponym Enrico Sertoli, an Italian physiologist who discovered them while studying medicine in the University of Pavia, Italy.

During male development, the gene SRY activates SOX9, which then activates and forms a feedforward loop with FGF9.



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