About the Authors
- Masahiro Fuwa
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* E-mail: Masahiro.Fuwa@santen.co.jp
Affiliation Global Research and Development, Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Ikoma-shi, Nara, Japan
- Kenji Ueda
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Affiliation Global Research and Development, Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Ikoma-shi, Nara, Japan
- Takahiro Akaishi
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Affiliation Global Research and Development, Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Ikoma-shi, Nara, Japan
- Naoko Yamashita
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Affiliation Global Research and Development, Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Ikoma-shi, Nara, Japan
- Tomoko Kirihara
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Affiliation Global Research and Development, Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Ikoma-shi, Nara, Japan
- Atsushi Shimazaki
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Affiliation Global Research and Development, Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Ikoma-shi, Nara, Japan
- Hidetoshi Mano
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Affiliation Global Research and Development, Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Ikoma-shi, Nara, Japan
- Kouichi Kawazu
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Affiliation Global Research and Development, Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Ikoma-shi, Nara, Japan
Competing Interests
The authors have the following interests: Masahiro Fuwa, Kenji Ueda, Takahiro Akaishi, Naoko Yamashita, Tomoko Kirihara, Atsushi Shimazaki, Hidetoshi Mano and Kouichi Kawazu are employed by Santen Pharmaceutical 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: MF KU TA NY TK AS HM KK. Performed the experiments: KU TA NY. Analyzed the data: MF KU TA NY TK AS KK. Wrote the paper: MF KU TA NY TK AS HM KK.