Chemical Coordination and Regulation Question 33

33. Sertoli cells are regulated by the pituitary hormone known as

(a) $GH$

(b) Prolactin

(c) $LH$

(d) $FSH$

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Answer : d

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(d) During spermatogenetic developments spermatids get nourished by nurse or sertoli cells. The function of sertoli cells and hence the spermatogenesis is under the direct influence of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) secreted by adenohypophysis of pituitary gland.