Methane and the gastrointestinal tract

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2135-2143

  Sahakian, Ara B ^a   Jee, Sam Ryong ^a   Pimentel, Mark ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal motility; Intestinal gas; Methane; Methanogenic flora

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN SULFIDE; METHANE;

ANAEROBIC FERMENTATION; BIOGENESIS; BLOATING; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CONSTIPATION; FLATULENCE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GASTROINTESTINAL PAIN; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT FUNCTION; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION;

GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; METHANE;

EID: 77954423033     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-009-1012-0     Document Type: Review

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