Use of breath hydrogen and methane as markers of colonic fermentation in epidemiologic studies: circadian patterns of excretion.
Open Access
- 1 November 1992
- journal article
- Published by Environmental Health Perspectives in Environmental Health Perspectives
- Vol. 98, 199-202
- https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.9298199
Abstract
Fermentation in the large bowel has been postulated to play a protective role against colon cancer. Hydrogen and methane are end products of this fermentation process and are absorbed into the bloodstream and excreted via expired air in the breath. Breath ...Keywords
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