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  4. Which of these hormones targets sertoli cells for the production of androgen binding protein and favours spermiogenesis?

Q. Which of these hormones targets sertoli cells for the production of androgen binding protein and favours spermiogenesis?

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Solution:

Spermatogenesis starts at the age of puberty due to a significant increase in the secretion of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH). This, if you recall, is a hypothalamic hormone. The increased levels of GnRH then acts at the anterior pituitary gland and stimulates secretion of two gonadotropins - luteinising hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH). LH acts at the Leydig cells and stimulates synthesis and secretion of androgens. Androgens, in turn, stimulate the process of spermatogenesis. FSH acts on the Sertoli cells and stimulates the secretion of some factors like androgen binding proteins which help in the process of spermiogenesis.