About the Authors
- Munekazu Naito
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Contributed equally to this work with: Munekazu Naito, Shuichi Hirai
Affiliation Department of Anatomy, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
- Shuichi Hirai
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Contributed equally to this work with: Munekazu Naito, Shuichi Hirai
* E-mail: shinamon611@gmail.com
Affiliation Department of Anatomy, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
- Makoto Mihara
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Affiliation Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Hayato Terayama
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Affiliation Department of Anatomy, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
- Naoyuki Hatayama
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Affiliation Department of Anatomy, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
- Shogo Hayashi
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Affiliation Medicinal Education Center, School of Medicine, Aichi Medical University, Aichi, Japan
- Masayuki Matsushita
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Affiliation Molecular and Cellular Physiology, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
- Masahiro Itoh
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Affiliation Department of Anatomy, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: M. Naito S. Hirai M. Matsushita. Performed the experiments: M. Naito S. Hirai HT M. Matsushita. Analyzed the data: M. Naito S. Hirai HT M. Matsushita M. Mihara NH S. Hayashi MI. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MN S. Hirai S. Hayashi M. Matsushita MI. Wrote the paper: MN S. Hirai. Discussed the results and commented on the manuscript: MN S. Hirai M. Mihara HT NH S. Hayashi M. Matsushita MI.