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Sertoli cells are found in:

A $Pancreas and secrete cholecystokinin$
B $Ovaries and secrete progesterone$
C $Adrenal cortex and secrete adrenaline$
D $Seminiferous tubules and provide nutrition to germ cells$

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Sertoli cells (nurse cells) are located within the seminiferous tubules of the testes. Their primary function is to support and provide nourishment to the developing sperm cells (germ cells) during spermatogenesis.

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Sertoli cells are found in:

A

Pancreas and secrete cholecystokinin

B

Ovaries and secrete progesterone

C

Adrenal cortex and secrete adrenaline

D

Seminiferous tubules and provide nutrition to germ cells

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