Low Methane Concentration in the Breath of Japanese

Journal of UOEH

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 397-407

  Morii, Hiroyuki ^a   Oda, Kazuhiro ^b   Suenaga, Yuko ^b   Nakamura, Terumasa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Breath methane; Large intestine; Methanogens

Indexed keywords

METHANE;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; BREATHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EXCRETION; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0345732160     PISSN: 0387821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7888/juoeh.25.397     Document Type: Article

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