Michael S. Neal

ORCID: 0000-0002-4670-018X · 3 papers in corpus
other 2025
Non-Targeted Analysis Workflow of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals in Ovarian Follicular Fluid: Identification of Parabens by Diagnostic Fragmentation Evidence and Additional Contaminants via Mass Spectral Library Matching
ACS measurement science au ·doi:10.1021/acsmeasuresciau.5c00082

Ubiquitously distributed in the environment, food supply, and consumer products, endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are exogenous substances that disrupt hormonal activities in the endocrine system. Increasing evidence suggests that wome…

review 2025
The ART of Embryo Selection: A Review of Methods to Rank the Most Competent Embryo(s) for Transfer to Optimize IVF Success
Biomedicines ·doi:10.3390/biomedicines13112766

Within the field of assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs), embryologists regularly face the critical task of identifying embryos with the highest likelihood of implantation and survival. To help aid and standardize this practice, many e…

observational 2011
Neurotrophins (BDNF and NGF) in follicular fluid of women with different infertility diagnoses
Reproductive BioMedicine Online ·doi:10.1016/j.rbmo.2011.11.011

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and nerve growth factor (NGF) are intra-ovarian signalling peptides that are important in follicle development and oocyte maturation. In the ovary, neurotrophin expression is regulated by gonadotroph…