Inflammatory Aetiology of Human Myometrial Activation Tested Using Directed Graphs

Andrew M Bisits; Roger Smith; Sam Mesiano; George Yeo; Kenneth Kwek; David MacIntyre; Eng C Chan

doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.0010019

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Inflammatory Aetiology of Human Myometrial Activation Tested Using Directed Graphs

Andrew M Bisits,

Affiliation Mothers and Babies Research Centre, Hunter Medical Research Institute, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, Australia
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Roger Smith ,

*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: Roger.Smith@newcastle.edu.au

Affiliation Mothers and Babies Research Centre, Hunter Medical Research Institute, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, Australia
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Sam Mesiano,

Affiliation Departments of Reproductive Biology and Ob/Gyn, Case School of Medicine, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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George Yeo,

Affiliation KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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Kenneth Kwek,

Affiliation KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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David MacIntyre,

Affiliation Mothers and Babies Research Centre, Hunter Medical Research Institute, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, Australia
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Eng C Chan

Affiliation Mothers and Babies Research Centre, Hunter Medical Research Institute, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, Australia
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Inflammatory Aetiology of Human Myometrial Activation Tested Using Directed Graphs

Andrew M Bisits,
Roger Smith,
Sam Mesiano,
George Yeo,
Kenneth Kwek,
David MacIntyre,
Eng C Chan

Published: July 22, 2005
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.0010019

About the Authors

Andrew M Bisits

Affiliation Mothers and Babies Research Centre, Hunter Medical Research Institute, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, Australia

Roger Smith

*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: Roger.Smith@newcastle.edu.au

Affiliation Mothers and Babies Research Centre, Hunter Medical Research Institute, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, Australia

Sam Mesiano

Affiliation Departments of Reproductive Biology and Ob/Gyn, Case School of Medicine, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America

George Yeo

Affiliation KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore, Singapore

Kenneth Kwek

Affiliation KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore, Singapore

David MacIntyre

Affiliation Mothers and Babies Research Centre, Hunter Medical Research Institute, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, Australia

Eng C Chan

Affiliation Mothers and Babies Research Centre, Hunter Medical Research Institute, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, Australia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

AMB and ECC conceived, designed, and performed the experiments. AMB, DM, and ECC analyzed the data. AMB, SM, GY, KK, and ECC contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools. RS, AMB, and ECC wrote the paper.

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