About the Authors

Mikihiko Arikawa

marikawa@kochi-u.ac.jp

Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Control, Kochi Medical School, Nankoku, Kochi, Japan

Yoshihiko Kakinuma

Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Control, Kochi Medical School, Nankoku, Kochi, Japan

Takemi Handa

Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Control, Kochi Medical School, Nankoku, Kochi, Japan

Fumiyasu Yamasaki

Affiliation Department of Clinical Laboratory, Kochi Medical School, Nankoku, Kochi, Japan

Takayuki Sato

Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Control, Kochi Medical School, Nankoku, Kochi, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MA. Performed the experiments: MA. Analyzed the data: MA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MA YK TH FY. Wrote the paper: MA YK TS. Discussed the results and commented on the manuscript: MA YK TH FY TS.