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a companion or Sertoli cell enveloping the cysts of spermatogenic cells in the testis
Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.
follicle cell
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companion cell — a Sertoli or follicle cell enveloping the cysts of spermatogenic cells in the testis … Dictionary of ichthyology
Sertoli cell — a companion or follicle cell enveloping the cysts of spermatogenic cells in the testis … Dictionary of ichthyology
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