Decompression sickness risk in rats by microbial removal of dissolved gas

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 275, Issue 3 44-3, 1998, Pages

  Kayar, Susan R ^a   Miller, Terry L ^b   Wolin, Meyer J ^b   Aukhert, Eugenia O ^a   Axley, Milton J ^a,c   Kiesow, Lutz A ^a,d  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

^c Medlmmune   (United States)

^d LEGACY RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Biochemical decompression; Hydrogen diving; Hydrogen metabolism; Hyperbaria; Methane; Methanogens

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN; METHANE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; COLON FLORA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVING; HYPERBARISM; MALE; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0031658998     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1998.275.3.r677     Document Type: Article

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