Differentiation of mouth versus gut as site of origin of odoriferous breath gases after garlic ingestion

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 276, Issue 2 39-2, 1999, Pages

  Suarez, F ^a   Springfield, J ^a   Furne, J ^a   Levitt, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Allyl mercaptan; Allyl methyl sulfide; Halitosis; Methanethiol; Sulfur containing gases

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYL SULFIDE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; METHANETHIOL; THIOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GARLIC; GAS ANALYSIS; HALITOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIVER METABOLISM; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE METABOLISM;

EID: 0032942877     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1999.276.2.g425     Document Type: Article

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