Production, metabolism, and excretion of hydrogen in the large intestine.

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Published in Gastroenterology on April 01, 1992

Authors

S U Christl1, P R Murgatroyd, G R Gibson, J H Cummings

Author Affiliations

1: Medical Research Council, Dunn Clinical Nutrition Centre, Cambridge, England.

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