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Methanogens, Methane and Gastrointestinal Motility

Anaerobic fermentation of the undigested polysaccharide fraction of carbohydrates produces hydrogen in the intestine which is the substrate for methane production by intestinal methanogens. Hydrogen and methane are excreted in the flatus and in breath giving the opportunity to indirectly measure the...

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Autores principales: Triantafyllou, Konstantinos, Chang, Christopher, Pimentel, Mark
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3895606/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24466443
http://dx.doi.org/10.5056/jnm.2014.20.1.31