Mantecón-Tagarro, Carmela Julia https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2717-3799
Weide, Guido
Kawakami, Yasuo
Maas, Huub https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2304-2735
Funding for this research was provided by:
JSPS Kakenhi (21KK0175)
JST SPRING (JPMJSP2128)
Article History
Received: 1 March 2026
Accepted: 19 July 2026
First Online: 5 August 2026
Declarations
Conflict of interest: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
Ethical approval and consent to participate: The current study had been approved by the Department of Anatomy and Neurosciences at VU University Medical Center (VUmc), Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Biobank Review Committee (CTB); reference number 2017.098 (A2017.457)), and by the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Ethics Committee (METC number: 2023.0711).
Informed consent: All donors provided written informed consent during their lifetime by indicating in their wish to participate in the body donation program of the VUmc.
Consent to publish: The authors affirm that the publication of the images in the figures was consented.