Influence of urease activity of the oral cavity and oropharynx on 13C-urea breath test

Japanese Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 101, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1302-1308

  Sano, Nozomu ^b   Ohara, Shuichi ^b   Koike, Tomoyuki ^b   Sekine, Hitoshi ^b   Imatani, Akira ^b   Kitagawa, Yasushi ^b   Dairaku, Naohiro ^b   Iijima, Katsunori ^b   Kato, Katsuaki ^b   Shimosegawa, Tooru ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON 13; UREA; UREASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GARGLE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MOUTH CAVITY; MOUTH DISEASE; MOUTH MUCOSA; OROPHARYNX; UREA BREATH TEST;

ADULT; BREATH TESTS; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; MOUTH; OROPHARYNX; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; UREA; UREASE;

EID: 19944400420     PISSN: 04466586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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