About the Authors
- Morito Takano
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Affiliations Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, Department of Physiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Keigo Hikishima
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Affiliations Department of Physiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, Central Institute for Experimental Animals, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
- Kanehiro Fujiyoshi
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Affiliation National Hospital Organization Murayama Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
- Shinsuke Shibata
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Affiliation Department of Physiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Akimasa Yasuda
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Affiliation Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Tsunehiko Konomi
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Affiliations Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, Department of Physiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Akiko Hayashi
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Affiliation Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science, Tokyo, Japan
- Hiroko Baba
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Affiliation Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science, Tokyo, Japan
- Koichi Honke
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Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Kochi University Medical School, Nankoku, Kochi, Japan
- Yoshiaki Toyama
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Affiliation Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Hideyuki Okano
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Affiliation Department of Physiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Masaya Nakamura
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* E-mail: masa@a8.keio.jp
Affiliation Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Competing Interests
The authors received funding from a commercial source (General Insurance Association of Japan), but this does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: MT K. Hikishima KF HO MN. Performed the experiments: MT K. Hikishima SS AY. Analyzed the data: MT K. Hikishima KF TK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AH HB K. Honke YT HO MN. Wrote the paper: MT K. Hikishima KF HO MN.