About the Authors
- Ikuko Suzuki
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Affiliation Department of Physiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, Japan
- Yoshiyuki Tsuboi
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Affiliation Department of Physiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, Japan
- Masamichi Shinoda
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Affiliation Department of Physiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, Japan
- Kazuo Shibuta
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Affiliation Department of Physiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, Japan
- Kuniya Honda
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Affiliations Department of Physiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, Japan, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, Japan
- Ayano Katagiri
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Affiliation Department of Physiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, Japan
- Masaaki Kiyomoto
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Affiliation Department of Physiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, Japan
- Barry J. Sessle
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Affiliation Department of Oral Physiology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Shingo Matsuura
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Affiliation Department of Endodontics, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, Japan
- Kinuyo Ohara
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Affiliation Department of Endodontics, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, Japan
- Kentaro Urata
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Affiliation Department of Prosthodontics, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, Japan
- Koichi Iwata
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* E-mail: iwata-k@dent.nihon-u.ac.jp
Affiliations Department of Physiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, Japan, Division of Functional Morphology, Dental Research Center, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan, Division of Applied System Neuroscience Advanced Medical Research Center, Nihon University Graduate School of Medical Science, Tokyo, Japan
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: KI. Performed the experiments: IS YT MS KS KH AK MK BJS SM KO KU KI. Analyzed the data: IS YT MS KS KH AK MK BJS SM KO KU KI. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MS BJS. Wrote the paper: KI MS BJS. Read and approved the final manuscript: IS YT MS KS KH AK MK BJS SM KO KU KI. Provided data interpretation: IS YT MS KS KH AK MK BJS SM KO KU KI. Helped finalize the manuscript: IS YT MS KS KH AK MK BJS SM KO KU KI. Conceptualized the hypothesis: KI. Supervised the experiments: KI. Directed the data analysis: KI. Finalized the manuscript: KI.