A Sertoli cell (a kind of sustentacular cell) is a 'nurse' cell of the testes that is part of a seminiferous tubule.
It is activated by follicle-stimulating hormone and has FSH-receptor on its membranes.It is specifically located in the convoluted seminiferous tubules (since this is the only place in the testes where the spermatozoa is produced).
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