Article Information
- Received July 14, 2009
- Accepted July 27, 2009
- First published September 9, 2009.
- Version of record published September 9, 2009.
Author Information
- Akiko Okada-Ogawa1,2,
- Ikuko Suzuki3,
- Barry J. Sessle5,6,
- Chen-Yu Chiang5,
- Michael W. Salter5,6,7,
- Jonathan O. Dostrovsky5,6,
- Yoshiyuki Tsuboi3,4,
- Masahiro Kondo3,4,
- Junichi Kitagawa3,4,
- Azusa Kobayashi1,2,
- Noboru Noma1,2,
- Yoshiki Imamura1,2, and
- Koichi Iwata3,4,8
- 1Department of Oral Diagnosis,
- 2Division of Oral Health Science, Dental Research Center,
- 3Department of Physiology, and
- 4Division of Functional Morphology, Dental Research Center, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8310, Japan,
- 5Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1G6, Canada,
- 6Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada,
- 7Program in Neuroscience and Mental Health, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8, Canada, and
- 8Division of Applied System Neuroscience, Advanced Medical Research Center, Nihon University Graduate School of Medical Science, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan
- Correspondence should be addressed to Dr. Koichi Iwata, Department of Physiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, 1-8-13 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8310, Japan. iwata-k{at}dent.nihon-u.ac.jp
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Disclosures
- Received July 14, 2009.
- Accepted July 27, 2009.
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This study was supported in part by Sato and Uemura Funds from Nihon University School of Dentistry and a grant from the Dental Research Center, Nihon University School of Dentistry; a Nihon University multidisciplinary research grant to K.I.; grants from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology to promote the multidisciplinary research project “Translational Research Network on Orofacial Neurological Disorders” at Nihon University School of Dentistry and “Kakenhi #18890204” to A.O.; and Nihon University School of Dentistry and the Japan–Canada Joint Health Research Program 167458, National Institutes of Health Grant DE04786, and Canadian Institutes of Health Research Grants MOP-43095 and MOP-82831. We also thank Prof. C. S. Langham for correcting English usage.
- Correspondence should be addressed to Dr. Koichi Iwata, Department of Physiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, 1-8-13 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8310, Japan. iwata-k{at}dent.nihon-u.ac.jp
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