Multiple choice

Which among the following can be excluded from the function of Sertoli cells?

  1. Aromatisation of androgen precursors to estrogen

  2. Maintenance of the blood-testis barrier

  3. Maintenance of the position of primordial germ cells against the basement membrane

  4. Synthesis of inhibin andantimullerian hormone

  5. Metabolic support of developing spermatozoa

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Explanation

Primordial germ cells are maintained against the basement membrane of the seminiferous tubules; Sertoli cells do not appear to have a role in this process.

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