About the Authors
- Masaki Kinehara
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Affiliation Laboratory of Stem Cell Cultures, Department of Disease Bioresources Research, National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan
- Suguru Kawamura
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Affiliation Laboratory of Stem Cell Cultures, Department of Disease Bioresources Research, National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan
- Daiki Tateyama
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Affiliation Laboratory of Stem Cell Cultures, Department of Disease Bioresources Research, National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan
- Mika Suga
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Affiliation Laboratory of Stem Cell Cultures, Department of Disease Bioresources Research, National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan
- Hiroko Matsumura
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Affiliation Laboratory of Stem Cell Cultures, Department of Disease Bioresources Research, National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan
- Sumiyo Mimura
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Affiliation Laboratory of Stem Cell Cultures, Department of Disease Bioresources Research, National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan
- Noriko Hirayama
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Affiliation Laboratory of Cell Cultures, Department of Disease Bioresources Research, National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan
- Mitsuhi Hirata
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Affiliation Laboratory of Stem Cell Cultures, Department of Disease Bioresources Research, National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan
- Kozue Uchio-Yamada
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Affiliation Laboratory of Animal Models for Human Diseases, Department of Disease Bioresources Research, National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan
- Arihiro Kohara
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Affiliation Laboratory of Cell Cultures, Department of Disease Bioresources Research, National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan
- Kana Yanagihara
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Affiliation Laboratory of Stem Cell Cultures, Department of Disease Bioresources Research, National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan
- Miho K. Furue
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* E-mail: mkfurue@nibio.go.jp
Affiliation Laboratory of Stem Cell Cultures, Department of Disease Bioresources Research, National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan
Competing Interests
The authors have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts: One of the authors, (MKF) has declared a financial interest in a company, Cell Science & Technology Institute Corporation (Sendai, Japan) whose product, a basal medium ESF was used in this study. However, the licensing fee is less than $10,000 per year. 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: MK MKF. Performed the experiments: MK SK DT MS HM SM NH MH KUY AK KY. Analyzed the data: MK. Wrote the paper: MK MKF.