1 Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nephrology, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Kochi, Japan. Electronic address: horinott@yahoo.co.jp.
2 Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nephrology, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Kochi, Japan.
3 Department of Dermatology, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Kochi, Japan.
4 Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Kochi, Japan.
5 Department of Otolaryngology, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Kochi, Japan.
6 Laboratory of Anatomy, Department of Basic Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.