Nishiura, Hiroshi http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0941-8537
Tsuzuki, Shinya
Yuan, Baoyin
Yamaguchi, Takayuki
Asai, Yusuke
Funding for this research was provided by:
Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development
Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (16KT0130, 16K15356 and 17H04701)
Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (JPMJCR1413)
Japan Science and Technology Agency (RISTEX program for Science of Science, Technology and Innovation Policy)
China Scholarship Council
Article History
Received: 7 July 2017
Accepted: 20 July 2017
First Online: 26 July 2017
Authors’ information
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