About the Authors
- Hiroaki Kanouchi
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* E-mail: kano@agri.kagoshima-u.ac.jp
Affiliation Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, Korimoto, Kagoshima, Japan
- Toshiaki Kakimoto
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Affiliation Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, Korimoto, Kagoshima, Japan
- Hideya Nakano
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Affiliation Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, Korimoto, Kagoshima, Japan
- Masahiro Suzuki
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Affiliation Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, Korimoto, Kagoshima, Japan
- Yuji Nakai
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Affiliation Institute for Food Sciences, Hirosaki University, Yanagawa, Aomori, Japan
- Kazuhiro Shiozaki
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Affiliation Faculty of Fisheries, Kagoshima University, Shimoarata, Kagoshima, Japan
- Kohei Akikoka
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Affiliation Department of Veterinary Histopathology, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, Korimoto, Kagoshima, Japan
- Konosuke Otomaru
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Affiliation Veterinary Clinical Center, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, Korimoto, Kagoshima, Japan
- Masanobu Nagano
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Affiliation Sakamoto Kurozu, Inc., Uenosono-cho, Kagoshima, Japan
- Mitsuharu Matsumoto
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Affiliation Department of Veterinary Anatomy, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, Korimoto, Kagoshima, Japan
Competing Interests
The authors have received materials from Sakamoto Kurozu, Inc. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. Sakamoto Kurozu, Inc. wasn't rerated to analyses and evaluations excepting the production and analyses of chemical compositions of concentrated Kurozu and Kurozu Moromi.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: HK. Performed the experiments: HK TK HN KS KA KO MM. Analyzed the data: HK YN MS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MN. Wrote the paper: HK YN.