About the Authors
- Emi Kawakami
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Affiliation Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
- Nobuhiko Kawai
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Affiliation Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
- Nao Kinouchi
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Affiliation Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
- Hiroyo Mori
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Affiliation Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
- Yutaka Ohsawa
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Affiliation Department of Neurology, Kawasaki Medical School, Okayama, Japan
- Naozumi Ishimaru
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Affiliation Department of Oral Molecular Pathology, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
- Yoshihide Sunada
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Affiliation Department of Neurology, Kawasaki Medical School, Okayama, Japan
- Sumihare Noji
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Affiliation Department of Life Systems, Institute of Technology and Science, The University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan
- Eiji Tanaka
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* E-mail: etanaka@tokushima-u.ac.jp
Affiliation Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: EK N. Kinouchi SN ET. Performed the experiments: EK N. Kawai N. Kinouchi HM NI YS. Analyzed the data: EK N. Kawai HM YO SN ET. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SN. Wrote the paper: EK SN ET.