A supporting cell projecting inward from the basement membrane of seminiferous tubules. They surround and nourish the developing male germ cells and secrete androgen binding protein. Their tight junctions with the spermatogonia and spermatocytes provide a blood-testis barrier. [ MESH:D012708 ]
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- seminiferous tubule epithelial cell
- supporting cell
- androgen binding protein secreting cell
- part of some seminiferous tubule of testis
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