About the Authors
- Toni N. Welsh
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Affiliations Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton Heights, New South Wales, Australia, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia, Mothers and Babies Research Centre, New Lambton Heights, New South Wales, Australia
- Jonathan J. Hirst
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Affiliations School of Biomedical Science and Pharmacy, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia, Mothers and Babies Research Centre, New Lambton Heights, New South Wales, Australia, Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, New South Wales, Australia
- Hannah Palliser
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Affiliations School of Biomedical Science and Pharmacy, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia, Mothers and Babies Research Centre, New Lambton Heights, New South Wales, Australia, Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, New South Wales, Australia
- Tamas Zakar
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* E-mail: Tamas.Zakar@newcastle.edu.au
Affiliations Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton Heights, New South Wales, Australia, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia, Mothers and Babies Research Centre, New Lambton Heights, New South Wales, Australia, Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, New South Wales, Australia
Competing Interests
The authors confirm that co-author Tamas Zakar is a PLOS ONE Editorial Board Member. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE Editorial policies and criteria.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: TZ JH. Performed the experiments: TW HP TZ. Analyzed the data: TZ TW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TZ JH. Wrote the paper: TZ. Edited and proofread the manuscript drafts: JH HP.