About the Authors
- Kazuyuki Wakabayashi
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* E-mail: wakaba@sci.osaka-cu.ac.jp
Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan
- Kouichi Soga
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Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan
- Takayuki Hoson
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Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan
- Toshihisa Kotake
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Affiliation Division of Life Science, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, Sakura-ku, Saitama, Japan
- Takashi Yamazaki
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Current address: Teikyo University, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Affiliation Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Sengen, Tsukuba, Japan
- Akira Higashibata
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Affiliation Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Sengen, Tsukuba, Japan
- Noriaki Ishioka
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Affiliation Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Sengen, Tsukuba, Japan
- Toru Shimazu
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Affiliation Japan Space Forum, Kandasurugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Keiji Fukui
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Affiliation Japan Space Forum, Kandasurugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Ikuko Osada
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Affiliation Japan Manned Space Systems Corp., Kawaguchi, Tsuchiura, Japan
- Haruo Kasahara
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Affiliation Japan Manned Space Systems Corp., Kawaguchi, Tsuchiura, Japan
- Motoshi Kamada
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Affiliation Advanced Engineering Services Co., Ltd., Takezono, Tsukuba, Japan
Competing Interests
The experimental cost for this study was was funded by JAXA. The Japan Manned Space Systems Corp. and Advanced Engineering Services Co. Ltd are JAXA-associated companies. Toru Shimazu and Keiji Fukui are employed by the Japan Space Forum, Ikuko Osada, and Haruo Kasahara by Japan Manned Space Systems Corp, and Motoshi Kamada by Advanced Engineering Services Co., Ltd. There are no patents, products in development, or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: KW. Performed the experiments: KW KS TK TY AH NI TS KF IO HK MK. Analyzed the data: KW KS TH TK MK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TH. Wrote the paper: KW TH.