The calcium carbonate breath test, a noninvasive test of stimulated gastric acid secretion: Preliminary communication

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 266-272

  Clough, Michael R I ^a   Axon, Anthony T R ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breath tests; Calcium carbonate; Carbon 13; Gastric acid secretion; Stable isotope

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBON 13; CARBON DIOXIDE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; CARBON; OMEPRAZOLE;

ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH ACID; STOMACH ACID SECRETION; TEST MEAL; DIAGNOSTIC USE; DOSE RESPONSE; PROCEDURES; SECRETION (PROCESS); STOMACH PH;

BREATH TESTS; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GASTRIC ACID; GASTRIC ACIDITY DETERMINATION; HUMANS; OMEPRAZOLE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS;

EID: 62349091766     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e328321837e     Document Type: Article

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