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PROF DAVID K. GARDNER



Contact Details

Organization: Zoology
Position: HEAD OF DEPARTMENT
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Homepage: www.zoology.
Work: +61 3 8344 6259
Fax: +61 3 8344 7854
Room: G018
Level: Ground
Building: Zoology Building
Campus: Parkville

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Key Words Country of Expertise
Reproductive Biology IVF, embryology, oocyte, sperm, mammalian embryology, human assisted conception United States of America

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor of Science (Honours) University of York 12-Jul-1984
Doctor of Biology University of York 02-Dec-1987

Memberships

Membership Type Membership Body Description Start Date End Date
Member Agricultural and Food Research Council Traveling Fellowship (UK) 01-Jan-1988
Member American Society for Reproductive Medicine Member 01-Jan-1997
Member Australian Society for Reproductive Biology Member 01-Jan-1989
Member Society for the Study of Fertility (UK) Member 01-Jan-1984
Member European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology Member 01-Jan-1997
Member Society for the Study of Reproduction (USA) Member 01-Jan-1993
Member International Embryo Transfer Society Member 01-Jan-1994

Other Awards

Award Type Awarding Body Comments Date Awarded
Other (Award) ARC Fellowship 01-Jan-1994
Prize University of York K. M. Stott Prize for Excellence in Scientific Research 01-Jan-1985
Scholarship Science and Engineering Research Council Science and Engineering Research Council Scholarship 01-Jan-1984
Prize University of York K. M. Stott Prize for Excellence in Scientific Research 01-Jan-1986
Other (Award) Australian Society for Reproductive Biology Junior Scientist Award 01-Jan-1991
Prize American Society for Reproductive Medicine SART Prize Paper 01-Jan-1997
Other (Award) University of Zhongshan, China Visiting Professor 01-Jan-2002
Other (Award) , American Fertility Association Robert Edwards Scientific Achievement Award 01-Jan-2005
Other (Award) University of Western Ontario, Canada Earl Plunkett Lecturer 01-Jan-2006

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Grants and Contracts

Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.

Grants

Title Role Funding Source Scheme Award Date
Metabolic Profiling of Human Embryonic Stem Cells. Chief Investigator AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL Linkage Projects 01/01/2009

Contracts

Title Role Funding Source Award Date
VITROLIFE COLLABORATION WITH DAVID GARDNER FOR THE PRODUCTION OF CULTURE MEDIA AND SOLUTIONS FOR HUMAN ASSISTED CONCEPTION / IVF Chief Investigator VITROLIFE SWEDEN AB 01/08/2007

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2009

Publications in 2008

Book Chapters

  • Blastocyst transfer
    Year: 2008
    Book: Infertility and Assisted Reproduction
    Publisher: Cambridge University Press(Cambridge)
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Journal Articles

  • Can proteomics help to shape the future of human assisted conception?
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Reproductive BioMedicine Online
    Volume: 17
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 497-501
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  • Dissection of culture media for embryos: the most important and less important components and characteristics
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Reproduction, Fertility and Development
    Volume: 20
    Page numbers: 9-18
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Publications in 2007

Books

  • In Vitro Fertilization: A Practical Approach
    Year: 2007
    Publisher: Informa Healthcare(New York)
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Book Chapters

  • Embryo culture systems
    Year: 2007
    Book: In Vitro Fertilization: A Practical Approach
    Publisher: Informa Healthcare(New York)
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  • Human embryonic development in vitro
    Year: 2007
    Book: In-vitro maturation of human oocytes. Basic science to clinical application
    Publisher: Informa Healthcare(New York)
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  • Morphological assessment of the human blastocyst
    Year: 2007
    Book: Analysis of the Human Embryo
    Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd(New York)
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Journal Articles

  • 1,2-propanediol and the type of cryopreservation procedure adversely affect mouse oocyte physiology
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Human Reproduction
    Volume: 22
    Page numbers: 250-259
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  • Analysis of oocyte physiology to improve cryopreservation procedures
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Theriogenology
    Volume: 67
    Page numbers: 64-72
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  • Embryo culture medium – which is best?
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Best Practice and Research in Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology
    Volume: 21
    Page numbers: 83-100
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  • Embryology in the era of proteomics
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Theriogenology
    Volume: 68
    Issue: Suppl 1
    Page numbers: S125-S130
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  • Maintenance of the meiotic spindle during vitrification in human and mouse oocytes
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Reproductive BioMedicine Online
    Volume: 15
    Page numbers: 692-700
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  • Noninvasive metabolic assessment of single cells
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Methods in Molecular Medicine
    Volume: 132
    Page numbers: 1-9
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  • Oxidative metabolism of pyruvate is required for meiotic maturation of murine oocytes in vivo
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Biology of Reproduction
    Volume: 77
    Page numbers: 2-8
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  • Reduced oxygen concentration improves the developmental competence of mouse oocytes following in vitro maturation
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Molecular Reproduction and Development
    Volume: 74
    Page numbers: 893-903
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Publications in 2006

Journal Articles

  • Analysis of protein expression (secretome) by human and mouse preimplantation embryos
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Fertility and Sterility
    Volume: 86
    Page numbers: 678-685
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  • Calcium-free vitrification reduces cryoprotectant-induced zona pellucida hardening and increases fertilization rates in mouse oocytes
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Reproduction
    Volume: 131
    Page numbers: 53-61
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  • Choosing between day 3 and day 5 embryo transfers
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Volume: 49
    Page numbers: 85-92
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  • Effects of oxygen tension on the establishment, and lactate dehydrogenase activity of murine embryonic stem cells
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Cloning and Stem Cells
    Volume: 8
    Page numbers: 117-122
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  • Improved felid embryo development by group culture is maintained with heterospecific companions
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Theriogenology
    Volume: 66
    Page numbers: 82-92
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  • Metabolic regulation of in vitro-produced bovine embryos. II. Effects of phenazine ethosulfate, sodium azide and 2,4-dinitrophenol during post-compaction development on glucose metabolism and lipid accumulation
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Reproduction, Fertility and Development
    Volume: 18
    Page numbers: 597-607
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  • Metabolism, protein content, and in vitro embryonic development of goat cumulus-oocyte complexes matured with physiological concentrations of glucose and L-lactate
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Molecular Reproduction and Development
    Volume: 73
    Page numbers: 256-266
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  • Proteomic analysis of individual human embryos to identify novel biomarkers of development and viability
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Fertility and Sterility
    Volume: 85
    Page numbers: 101-107
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  • The CryoLoop facilitates re-vitrification of embryos at four successive stages of development without impairing embryo growth
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Human Reproduction
    Volume: 21
    Page numbers: 2978-2984
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  • Vitrification of mouse pronuclear oocytes with no direct liquid nitrogen contact
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Reproductive BioMedicine Online
    Volume: 12
    Page numbers: 66-69
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Publications in 2005

Journal Articles

  • Ex-vivo early embryo development and effects on gene expression and imprinting
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Reproduction, Fertility and Development
    Volume: 17
    Page numbers: 361-370
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  • A proteomic analysis of mammalian preimplantation embryonic development
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Reproduction
    Volume: 130
    Page numbers: 899-905
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  • Cryosystem assessment by glucose uptake of blastocysts
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Reproductive BioMedicine Online
    Volume: 11
    Page numbers: 601-607
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  • Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor stimulates mouse blastocyst inner cell mass development only when media lack human serum albumin
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Reproductive BioMedicine Online
    Volume: 10
    Page numbers: 511-518
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  • Heterogeneity and oxidation status of commercial human albumin preparations in clinical use
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Critical Care Medicine
    Volume: 33
    Page numbers: 1638-1641
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  • Metabolic markers of developmental competence for in vitro-matured mouse oocytes
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Reproduction
    Volume: 130
    Page numbers: 475-483
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  • Mitochondrial malate-aspartate shuttle regulates mouse embryo nutrient consumption
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Journal of Biological Chemistry
    Volume: 280
    Page numbers: 18361-18367
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  • Noninvasive methods to assess embryo quality
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Current Opinion in Obstetrics & Gynaecology
    Volume: 17
    Page numbers: 283-288
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  • Quality control in human in vitro fertilization
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Seminars in Reproductive Medicine
    Volume: 23
    Page numbers: 319-324
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  • Understanding cellular disruptions during early embryo development that perturb viability and fetal development
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Reproduction, Fertility and Development
    Volume: 17
    Page numbers: 371-378
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Publications in 2004

Books

  • A Laboratory Guide to the Mammalian Embryo
    Year: 2004
    Publisher: Oxford University Press(Oxford)
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  • Textbook of Assisted Reproductive Techniques: Laboratory and Clinical Perspectives
    Year: 2004
    Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd(London)
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Book Chapters

  • Analysis of intracellular ions: pH and calcium. In vitro fertilization and embryo recovery
    Year: 2004
    Book: A Laboratory Guide to the Mammalian Embryo
    Publisher: Oxford University Press(Oxford)
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  • Assessment of embryo development and viability. In vitro fertilization and embryo recovery
    Year: 2004
    Book: A Laboratory Guide to the Mammalian Embryo
    Publisher: Oxford University Press(Oxford)
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  • Assessment of embryo viability
    Year: 2004
    Book: Textbook of Assisted Reproductive Technology: Laboratory and Clinical Perspectives
    Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd(London)
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  • Culture of the mammalian preimplantation embryo. In vitro fertilization and embryo recovery
    Year: 2004
    Book: A Laboratory Guide to the Mammalian Embryo
    Publisher: Oxford University Press(Oxford)
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  • Embryo culture
    Year: 2004
    Book: Textbook of Assisted Reproductive Technology: Laboratory and Clinical Perspectives
    Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd(London)
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  • Nutrient uptake and metabolite production and enzyme activity and regulation. In vitro fertilization and embryo recovery
    Year: 2004
    Book: A Laboratory Guide to the Mammalian Embryo
    Publisher: Oxford University Press(Oxford)
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  • Preparation of gametes, in vitro maturation. In vitro fertilization and embryo recovery
    Year: 2004
    Book: A Laboratory Guide to the Mammalian Embryo
    Publisher: Oxford University Press(Oxford)
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Journal Articles

  • Extent of nuclear DNA damage in ejaculated spermatozoa impacts on blastocyst development after in vitro fertilization
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Fertility and Sterility
    Volume: 82
    Page numbers: 378-383
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  • Oestradiol, cyclodextrin-encapsulated 17β-oestradiol and the oestradiol solubilizer 2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin all impair preimplantation mouse embryo development
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Reproductive BioMedicine Online
    Volume: 9
    Page numbers: 280-286
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  • Single blastocyst transfer: a prospective randomized trial
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Fertility and Sterility
    Volume: 81
    Page numbers: 551-555
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Publications in 2003

Book Chapters

  • requirements during preimplantation development and the formulation of culture media
    Year: 2003
    Book: An Atlas of Human Blastocysts
    Publisher: Parthenon Publishing Group
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Journal Articles

  • Ammonium induces aberrant blastocyst differentiation, metabolism, pH regulation, gene expression and subsequently alters fetal development in the mouse
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Biology of Reproduction
    Volume: 69
    Page numbers: 1109-1117
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  • Assessment of embryo viability: the ability to select a single embryo for transfer – A review
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Placenta
    Volume: 24
    Page numbers: S5-S12
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  • Blastocyst transfer
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Volume: 46
    Page numbers: 231-238
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  • Changing the start temperature and cooling rate in a slow freezing protocol increases human blastocyst viability
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Fertility and Sterility
    Volume: 79
    Page numbers: 407-410
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  • Cryo-survival and development of bovine blastocysts are enhanced by culture with recombinant albumin and hyaluronan
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Molecular Reproduction and Development
    Volume: 64
    Page numbers: 70-78
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  • Infertility therapy-associated multiple pregnancies (births): an ongoing epidemic
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Reproductive BioMedicine Online
    Volume: 7
    Page numbers: 515-542
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  • Recombinant human albumin supports hamster in-vitro fertilization
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Human Reproduction
    Volume: 18
    Page numbers: 113-116
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  • Towards a single embryo transfer
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Reproductive BioMedicine Online
    Volume: 6
    Page numbers: 470-481
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  • Use of G1.2/G2.2 media for commercial bovine embryo culture: equivalent development and pregnancy rates compared to co-culture
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Theriogenology
    Volume: 60
    Page numbers: 407-419
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Publications in 2002

Book Chapters

  • Culture media for the human embryo
    Year: 2002
    Book: Biotechnology of Human Reproduction
    Publisher: Parthenon Publishing Group
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  • Development of viable mammalian embryos in vitro: Evolution of sequential media
    Year: 2002
    Book: Principles of Cloning
    Publisher: Academic Press(San Diego)
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  • Embryo metabolism
    Year: 2002
    Book: Reproduccion Humana
    Publisher: McGraw-Hill Interamericana(Madrid)
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Journal Articles

  • Addition of ascorbate during cryopreservation stimulates subsequent embryo development
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Human Reproduction
    Volume: 17
    Page numbers: 2686-2693
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  • Physiology and culture of the human blastocyst
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Journal of Reproductive Immunology
    Volume: 55
    Page numbers: 85-100
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  • Vitrification of human blastocysts using the cryoloop method: successful clinical application and birth of offspring
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics
    Volume: 19
    Page numbers: 304-306
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Publications in 2001

Books

  • ART and the Human Blastocyst
    Year: 2001
    Publisher: Springer-Verlag, Journals(New York)
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  • Textbook of Assisted Reproductive Techniques: Laboratory and Clinical Perspectives
    Year: 2001
    Publisher: Martin Dunitz(London)
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Book Chapters

  • Culture systems and blastocyst development
    Year: 2001
    Book: ART and the Human Blastocyst
    Publisher: Springer Verlag(New York)
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  • Embryo culture
    Year: 2001
    Book: Textbook of Assisted Reproductive Technology: Laboratory and Clinical Perspectives
    Publisher: Martin Dunitz(London)
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  • Embryo homeostasis
    Year: 2001
    Book: ART and the Human Blastocyst
    Publisher: Springer Verlag(New York)
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Journal Articles

  • Assessment of metabolism of equine morulae and blastocysts
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Molecular Reproduction and Development
    Volume: 59
    Page numbers: 33-37
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  • Blastocyst versus day 2 or 3 transfer
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Seminars in Reproductive Medicine
    Volume: 19
    Page numbers: 259-268
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  • Effect of essential amino acids on mouse embryo viability and ammonium production
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics
    Volume: 18
    Page numbers: 519-525
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  • Embryo transfer: techniques and variables affecting success
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Fertility and Sterility
    Volume: 76
    Page numbers: 863-870
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  • Extended embryo culture in human assisted reproduction treatments
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Human Reproduction
    Volume: 16
    Page numbers: 902-908
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  • Improving implantation rates in in vitro fertilization
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Infertility and Reproductive Medicine Clinics of North America
    Volume: 12
    Page numbers: 403-426
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  • Inhibiting 3-phosphoglycerate kinase by EDTA stimulates the development of the cleavage stage mouse embryo
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Molecular Reproduction and Development
    Volume: 60
    Page numbers: 233-240
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  • Noninvasive assessment of human nutrient consumption as a measure of developmental potential
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Fertility and Sterility
    Volume: 76
    Page numbers: 1175-1180
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  • Substrate utilization in porcine embryos cultured in NCSU23 and G1.2/G2.2 sequential culture media
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Molecular Reproduction and Development
    Volume: 58
    Page numbers: 269-275
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  • Vitrification of mouse oocytes using a nylon loop
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Molecular Reproduction and Development
    Volume: 58
    Page numbers: 342-347
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