Placenta
Volume 29, Issue 9 , Pages 798-801 , September 2008

GAPDH, 18S rRNA and YWHAZ are Suitable Endogenous Reference Genes for Relative Gene Expression Studies in Placental Tissues from Human Idiopathic Fetal Growth Restriction

  • P. Murthi

      Affiliations

    • Pregnancy Research Centre, Department of Perinatal Medicine, The Royal Women's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Royal Women's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Pregnancy Research Centre, Department of Perinatal Medicine, The Royal Women's Hospital, 132 Grattan Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia. Tel.: +61 03 93442966; fax: +61 03 93472472.
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  • E. Fitzpatrick

      Affiliations

    • Pregnancy Research Centre, Department of Perinatal Medicine, The Royal Women's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Royal Women's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia
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  • A.J. Borg

      Affiliations

    • Pregnancy Research Centre, Department of Perinatal Medicine, The Royal Women's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia
    • ,
  • S. Donath

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, The Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
    • Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, The Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
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  • S.P. Brennecke

      Affiliations

    • Pregnancy Research Centre, Department of Perinatal Medicine, The Royal Women's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Royal Women's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia
    • ,
  • B. Kalionis

      Affiliations

    • Pregnancy Research Centre, Department of Perinatal Medicine, The Royal Women's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Royal Women's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia

,Accepted 20 June 2008.

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PII: S0143-4004(08)00198-7

doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2008.06.007

Placenta
Volume 29, Issue 9 , Pages 798-801 , September 2008

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