A study of breath methane excretion
Anaerobic bacterial metabolism in the colon produces hydrogen, methane, volatile fatty acids and carbon dioxide. Hydrogen and methane are excreted in flatus and the expired breath. Investigations in this Thesis attempted to identify factors which may influence methane excretion in man and explain wh...
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University of Edinburgh
1981
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.666290 |