About the Authors

Koshiro Inoue

Affiliations Laboratory of Exercise Biochemistry & Neuroendocrinology, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305–8574, Japan, School of Rehabilitation Science, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, Kanazawa, Ishikari-Tobetsu, Hokkaido, 061–0293, Japan

Masahiro Okamoto

Affiliation Laboratory of Exercise Biochemistry & Neuroendocrinology, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305–8574, Japan

Junko Shibato

Affiliations Laboratory of Exercise Biochemistry & Neuroendocrinology, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305–8574, Japan, Department of Anatomy, Showa University School of Medicine, Shinagawa, Hatanodai, Tokyo, 142–8555, Japan

Min Chul Lee

Affiliations Laboratory of Exercise Biochemistry & Neuroendocrinology, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305–8574, Japan, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Tokyo, Japan

Takashi Matsui

Affiliations Laboratory of Exercise Biochemistry & Neuroendocrinology, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305–8574, Japan, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Tokyo, Japan

Randeep Rakwal

Affiliations Department of Anatomy, Showa University School of Medicine, Shinagawa, Hatanodai, Tokyo, 142–8555, Japan, Organization for Educational Initiatives, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, 305–8577, Ibaraki, Japan

Hideaki Soya

hsoya@taiiku.tsukuba.ac.jp

Affiliation Laboratory of Exercise Biochemistry & Neuroendocrinology, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305–8574, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: KI HS. Performed the experiments: KI MO ML TM JS. Analyzed the data: KI JS HS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RR HS. Wrote the paper: KI MO RR HS.