About the Authors
- Daisuke Kami
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Affiliations Department of Reproductive Biology, National Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan, Laboratory for Medical Engineering, Division of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Yokohama National University, Yokohama, Japan
- Ichiro Shiojima
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Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan
- Hatsune Makino
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Affiliation Department of Reproductive Biology, National Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
- Kenji Matsumoto
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Affiliation Department of Allergy and Immunology, National Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
- Yoriko Takahashi
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Affiliation Department of Reproductive Biology, National Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
- Ryuga Ishii
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Affiliation Department of Reproductive Biology, National Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
- Atsuhiko T. Naito
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Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan
- Masashi Toyoda
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Affiliation Department of Reproductive Biology, National Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
- Hirohisa Saito
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Affiliation Department of Allergy and Immunology, National Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
- Masatoshi Watanabe
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Affiliation Laboratory for Medical Engineering, Division of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Yokohama National University, Yokohama, Japan
- Issei Komuro
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Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan
- Akihiro Umezawa
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* E-mail: umezawa@1985.jukuin.keio.ac.jp
Affiliation Department of Reproductive Biology, National Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: AU DK. Performed the experiments: DK HM RI KM. Analyzed the data: AU AN DK YT RI MT MW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: IK AN IS HS. Wrote the paper: AU DK.