Funding for this research was provided by:
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (17H05919)
Gunma University Tenure-Track Program
Hiroshi and Aya Irisawa Memorial Promotion Award for Young Physiologists
Article History
Received: 11 October 2017
Accepted: 13 November 2017
First Online: 21 November 2017
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The authors declare no competing financial interests.
: This study was performed in accordance with the guidelines and protocols approved by the Animal Care and Experimentation Committee, Gunma University, based on the EU Directive 2010/63/EU on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes. All efforts were made to minimize the suffering and number of animals used.