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Emeritus Professor David R Fraser

Professor David R Fraser Emeritus Professor in Animal Science
> Faculty of Veterinary Science
R.M.C. Gunn (B19)
University of Sydney,
New South Wales, Australia 2006
Phone: +61 2 9351 2139
Fax:+61 2 9351 2114
Email:davidf@vetsci.usyd.edu.au
Qualifications BVSc PhD (Camb).
Research Rickets in Mongolia
Rickets in Bangladesh
Evolutionary Biology
Intestional Absorption
Leadership in Veterinary Science
Selected Publications

1. Fraser DR, Kodicek E. (1970) Unique biosynthesis by kidney of a biologically active vitamin D metabolite. Nature, 228, 764-766.

2. Lawson DEM, Fraser DR, Kodicek E, Morris HR, Williams DH. (1971) Identification of 1,25- dihydroxycholecalciferol: a new kidney hormone controlling calcium metabolism. Nature, 230, 228-230.

3. Fraser DR, Kodicek E. (1973) Regulation of 25-hydroxycholecalciferol-1-hydroxylase activity in kidney by parathyroid hormone. Nature, New. Biol. 241, 163-166.

4. Fraser DR. (1980) Regulation of the metabolism of vitamin D. Physiol. Rev. 60, 551-613.

5.Clements MR, Johnson L, Fraser DR. (1987) A new mechanism for induced vitamin D deficiency in calcium deprivation. Nature, 324, 62-65.

6. Prentice A, Laskey MA, Shaw J, Cole TJ, Fraser DR. (1990) Bone mineral content of Gambian and British children aged 0-36 months. Bone and Mineral, 10, 211-224.

7. Prentice A, Shaw J, Laskey A, Cole TJ, Fraser DR. (1991) Bone mineral content of British and rural Gambian women aged 18-80+ years. Bone and Mineral, 12, 201-214.

8. Du X, Greenfield H, Fraser DR, Ge KY, Trube A, Wang Y. (2001) Vitamin D deficiency and associated factors among female adolescents in Beijing, China. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 74: 494-500

9. Zhu K, Greenfield H, Du X, Fraser DR. (2001) Improvement of bone health in childhood and adolescence. Nutr. Res. Rev. 14: 119-151.

10. Du X, Greenfield H, Fraser DR, Ge KY, Liu W, He W. (2002) Milk Consumption and bone mineral content in Chinese adolescent girls. Bone 30: 521-528

11. Du X, Greenfield H, Fraser DR, Ge KY, Zheng W, Huang L, Liu Z. (2003) Low body weight and its association with bone health and pubertal maturation. Eur.J.Clin.Nutr. 57 : 693-700