Methane, a gas produced by enteric bacteria, slows intestinal transit and augments small intestinal contractile activity - Pimentel, Mark; Lin, Henry C.; Enayati, Pedram; van den Burg, Brian; Lee, Hyo-Rang; Chen, Jin H.; Park, Sandy; Kong, Yuthana; Conklin, Jeffrey (American journal of physiology: Gastrointestinal and liver physiology, 2006)
Keywords: Animals; Breath Tests; Dogs; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Gastrointestinal Motility - drug effects; Gastrointestinal Motility - physiology; Guinea Pigs; Infusions, Parenteral; Intestine, Small - drug effects; Intestine, Small - microbiology; Intestine, Small - physiology; Lactulose - metabolism; Methane - administration & dosage; Muscle Contraction - drug effects; Muscle Contraction - physiology; Muscle, Smooth - drug effects; Muscle, Smooth - physiology