About the Authors
- Kazumi Osada
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* E-mail: osadak@hoku-iryo-u.ac.jp
Affiliation Division of Physiology, Department of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, Ishikari-Tobetsu, Hokkaido, Japan
- Kenzo Kurihara
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Affiliation Aomori University, Kobata, Aomori, Japan
- Hiroshi Izumi
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Affiliation Division of Physiology, Department of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, Ishikari-Tobetsu, Hokkaido, Japan
- Makoto Kashiwayanagi
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Affiliation Department of Sensory Physiology, Asahikawa Medical College, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: KO KK MK. Performed the experiments: KO MK. Analyzed the data: KO MK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: KO KK HI MK. Wrote the paper: KO.