Tanaka, Rie https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0719-0348
Gunsmaa, Gerelmaa
Motohashi, Shinobu
Yamazaki, Katsuya
Ichikawa, Masao
Funding for this research was provided by:
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JP20K18871)
Article History
Received: 5 December 2025
Accepted: 5 March 2026
First Online: 3 April 2026
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Institute of Medicine at the University of Tsukuba (no. 1886). All participants were informed of the study protocol and provided written consent to participate.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.