Meiosis, Germ Cells, and Fertilization

Four ways Sertoli cells influencing other cells
1. stimulate the PGCs entering
meiosis and produce sperm.
2. secrete anti-Müllerian hormone
causing the Müllerian duct to
regress
3. stimulate endothelial and smooth
muscle cells migrate into the
developing gonad
4. induce other somatic cells to
become Leydig cells, which secrete
the male sex hormone testosterone
for developing Wolffian duct system,
and male sexual identity