About the Authors
- Md. Shamim Hossain
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Affiliation Department of Integrative Physiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
- Masataka Ifuku
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Affiliation Department of Integrative Physiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
- Sachiko Take
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Affiliation Department of Integrative Physiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
- Jun Kawamura
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Affiliation Central Research Institute, Marudai Food Co. Ltd., Osaka, Japan
- Kiyotaka Miake
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Affiliation Central Research Institute, Marudai Food Co. Ltd., Osaka, Japan
- Toshihiko Katafuchi
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* E-mail: kataf@physiol.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Affiliation Department of Integrative Physiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Competing Interests
The authors, including two who belong to the Central Research Institute, Marudai Food Co, Ltd. have declared that no competing interests exist. 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: MSH TK. Performed the experiments: MSH MI ST. Analyzed the data: MSH MI ST TK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JK KM. Wrote the manuscript: MSH TK.