About the Authors
- Makiko Miyamoto
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Affiliations Department of Anesthesiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Kandasurugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan, Department of Physiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Kandasurugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Yoshiyuki Tsuboi
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Affiliations Department of Physiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Kandasurugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan, Division of Functional Morphology, Dental Research Center, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Kandasurugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Kuniya Honda
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Affiliations Department of Physiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Kandasurugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Kandasurugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Masayuki Kobayashi
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Affiliation Department of Pharmacology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Kandasurugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Kogo Takamiya
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Affiliation Department of Medical Sciences, Section of Integrative Physiology Faculty of medicine, Graduate School of Medicine University of Miyazaki, Kihara, Kiyotake-cho, Miyazaki-shi, Miyazaki, Japan
- Richard L. Huganir
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Affiliation Department of Neuroscience, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Masahiro Kondo
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Affiliations Department of Physiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Kandasurugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan, Division of Functional Morphology, Dental Research Center, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Kandasurugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Masamichi Shinoda
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Affiliations Department of Physiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Kandasurugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan, Division of Functional Morphology, Dental Research Center, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Kandasurugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Barry J. Sessle
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Affiliation Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Ayano Katagiri
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Affiliation Department of Physiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Kandasurugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Daiju Kita
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Affiliation Department of Physiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Kandasurugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Ikuko Suzuki
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Affiliation Department of Physiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Kandasurugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Yoshiyuki Oi
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Affiliation Department of Anesthesiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Kandasurugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Koichi Iwata
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* E-mail: iwata-k@dent.nihon-u.ac.jp
Affiliations Department of Physiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Kandasurugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan, Division of Functional Morphology, Dental Research Center, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Kandasurugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: KI. Performed the experiments: MM YT KH M. Kobayashi M. Kondo MS DK AK IS. Analyzed the data: MM YT KH M. Kobayashi M. Kondo MS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: KH. Wrote the paper: MM KI. Contributed to discussion and reviewed/edited the manuscript: KT RLH BJS YO.