The 2nd Gulf Andrology Conference
Riyadh Military Hospital, Ministry of Defense
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 3-4, 2012
Lectures: Current and Future Treatments for Azoospermia
19. In the testis, somatic cells
are metabolically
“quiet” compared to
rapidly dividing germ
cells!
Analogy: A pile of bricks
along a desert road-
indicates something is
being built.!
20. The Metabolomic Signature of a Testicle
Phosphocholine (PC)!
Glycerophosphocholine (GPC)! Total Choline!
Choline!
Normal/Fertile !
Aaronson et al. !
Creatine! Hum Reprod. 2010!
Alanine! Lactate!
Azoospermic Men
with Sertoli Cell
Only !