Decompression sickness risk reduced by native intestinal flora in pigs after H2 dives

Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 89-97

  Kayar, S R ^a   Fahlman, A ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biochemical decompression; Decompression illness; Hydrogen diving; Methanobrevibacter smithii; Methanogens

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN; METHANE;

AIR QUALITY CONTROL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; DECOMPRESSION; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVING; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; EXERCISE TEST; INTESTINE; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ATMOSPHERE EXPOSURE CHAMBERS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; DECOMPRESSION; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVING; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; EXERCISE TEST; HYDROGEN; INTESTINES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; METHANE; SWINE;

EID: 0035383237     PISSN: 10662936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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