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Use of breath hydrogen and methane as markers of colonic fermentation in epidemiologic studies: circadian patterns of excretion.

Fermentation in the large bowel has been postulated to play a protective role against colon cancer. Hydrogen and methane are end products of this fermentation process and are absorbed into the bloodstream and excreted via expired air in the breath. Breath levels of hydrogen and, to a lesser extent,...

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Autores principales: Le Marchand, L, Wilkens, L R, Harwood, P, Cooney, R V
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 1992
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1519616/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1486849