About the Authors
- Jun-Ya Kaimori
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Affiliations Department of Advanced Technology for Transplantation, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan, Department of Geriatrics and Nephrology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
- Satomi Iwai
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Affiliation Laboratory of Small Animal Surgery I, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Aomori, Japan
- Masaki Hatanaka
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Affiliation Department of Geriatrics and Nephrology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
- Takumi Teratani
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Affiliation Center for Development of Advanced Medical Technology, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
- Yoshitsugu Obi
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Affiliation Department of Geriatrics and Nephrology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
- Hidetoshi Tsuda
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Affiliation Department of Advanced Technology for Transplantation, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
- Yoshitaka Isaka
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* E-mail: isaka@kid.med.osaka-u.ac.jp
Affiliation Department of Geriatrics and Nephrology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
- Takashi Yokawa
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Affiliation BioView, Tokyo, Japan
- Kagayaki Kuroda
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Affiliation Tokai University School of Information Science and Technology Department of Human and Information Science, Kanagawa, Japan
- Naotsugu Ichimaru
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Affiliation Department of Advanced Technology for Transplantation, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
- Masayoshi Okumi
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Affiliation Department of Specific Organ Regulation(Urology), Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
- Koji Yazawa
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Affiliation Department of Specific Organ Regulation(Urology), Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
- Hiromi Rakugi
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Affiliation Department of Geriatrics and Nephrology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
- Norio Nonomura
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Affiliation Department of Specific Organ Regulation(Urology), Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
- Shiro Takahara
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Affiliation Department of Advanced Technology for Transplantation, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
- Eiji Kobayashi
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Affiliation Center for Development of Advanced Medical Technology, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
Competing Interests
Takashi Yokawa, Ph.D., belongs to a private company, BioView, Inc. However, BioView, Inc has nothing to do with this paper’s competing interest. 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: HR NN ST EK YI. Performed the experiments: JYK SI MH TT HT. Analyzed the data: JYK YO KK TY. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MO KY NI. Wrote the paper: JYK YI EK.