About the Authors

Kaori Suyama

Affiliation Department of Anatomy and Cellular Biology, Basic Medical Science, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan

Masahiko Watanabe

masahiko@is.icc.u-tokai.ac.jp

Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Surgical Science, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan

Kou Sakabe

Affiliation Department of Anatomy and Cellular Biology, Basic Medical Science, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan

Asako Otomo

Affiliation Department of Molecular Life Science, Basic Medical Science, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan

Yoshinori Okada

Affiliation Tokai University Teaching and Research Support Center, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan

Hayato Terayama

Affiliation Department of Anatomy and Cellular Biology, Basic Medical Science, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan

Takeshi Imai

Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Surgical Science, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan

Joji Mochida

Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Surgical Science, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: K. Suyama K. Sakabe MW. Performed the experiments: K. Suyama YO. Analyzed the data: K. Suyama YO. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AO JM TI HT. Wrote the paper: K. Suyama.