Multiple choice

Which of the following can be EXCLUDED from the function of Sertoli cells?

  1. Metabolic support of developing spermatozoa.

  2. Synthesis of inhibin and antimullerian hormone.

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

  4. Maintenance of the blood–testis barrier.

  5. Aromatisation of androgen precursors to estrogen.
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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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