Targeted Nanoparticle Delivery of Doxorubicin Into Placental Tissues to Treat Ectopic Pregnancies

Tu'uhevaha J Kaitu'u-Lino; Scott Pattison; Louie Ye; Laura Tuohey; Pavel Sluka; Jennifer MacDiarmid; Himanshu Brahmbhatt; Terrence Johns; Andrew W Horne; Jeremy Brown; Stephen Tong

Journal article

Targeted Nanoparticle Delivery of Doxorubicin Into Placental Tissues to Treat Ectopic Pregnancies

Tu'uhevaha J Kaitu'u-Lino, Scott Pattison, Louie Ye, Laura Tuohey, Pavel Sluka, Jennifer MacDiarmid, Himanshu Brahmbhatt, Terrence Johns, Andrew W Horne, Jeremy Brown, Stephen Tong

ENDOCRINOLOGY | ENDOCRINE SOC | Published : 2013

DOI: 10.1210/en.2012-1832

University of Melbourne Researchers

Tu'uhevaha Lino Author Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Women's Hospital/Mercy

Susan Walker Author Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Women's Hospital/Mercy

Stephen Tong Author Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Women's Hospital/Mercy

Louie Ye Author Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Women's Hospital/Mercy

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AUSTRALIAN BASED BIOMEDICAL FELLOWSHIP

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CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD - CLINICAL

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Grants

Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia

Awarded by Medical Research Council

Funding Acknowledgements

This study was financially supported by The National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (Project Grant No. 606611; Salary support No. 490970, No. 490995); Helen MacPherson Trust; Strategic Grants Scheme Monash University; and The Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.