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Fecal Hydrogen Sulfide Production in Ulcerative Colitis by LEVINE, J, ELLIS, C. J, FURNE, J. K, SPRINGFIELD, J, LEVITT, M. D

“…Sulfide, a product of sulfate-reducing bacteria, has been proposed to play an etiologic role in ulcerative colitis. Ulcerative colitis feces have increased…”
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Morning Breath Odor: Influence of Treatments on Sulfur Gases by Suarez, F.L., Furne, J.K., Springfield, J., Levitt, M.D.

“…We assessed the effects of several treatments on the concentrations of oral sulfur-containing gases, compounds thought to be responsible for morning breath…”
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Bismuth subsalicylate markedly decreases hydrogen sulfide release in the human colon by Suarez, Fabrizis L., Furne, Julie K., Springfield, John, Levitt, Michael D.

“…Background & Aims: Hydrogen sulfide is one of the main malodorous compounds in human flatus. This toxic gas also has been implicated in the pathogenesis of…”
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Spontaneous Fluctuations in the Concentrations of Oral Sulfur-containing Gases by Springfield, J., Suarez, F.L., Majerus, G.J., Lenton, P.A., Furne, J.K., Levitt, M.D.

“…Breath hydrogen sulfide (H 2S) and methylmercaptan (CH3SH) concentrations are used as quantitative indicators of halitosis. However, measurements of these…”
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Lactose maldigestion is not an impediment to the intake of 1500 mg calcium daily as dairy products by SUAREZ, F. L, ADSHEAD, J, FURNE, J. K, LEVITT, M. D

“…A National Institutes of Health consensus conference concluded that a daily calcium intake of 1500 mg reduces the severity of osteoporosis. Because dairy…”
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Binding of hydrogen sulfide by bismuth does not prevent dextran sulfate-induced colitis in rats by FURNE, J. K, SUAREZ, F. L, EWING, S. L, SPRINGFIELD, J, LEVITT, M. D

“…Several lines of evidence suggest that ulcerative colitis could be caused by excessive bacterial production of H2S in the colon. A rodent model of colitis…”
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Factors influencing frequency of flatus emission by healthy subjects by FURNE, J. K, LEVITT, M. D

“…The purpose of the present study was to measure the frequency of flatus emission by 25 healthy subjects and to determine if factors commonly thought to…”
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First-pass gastric mucosal metabolism of ethanol is negligible in the rat by SMITH, T, DEMASTER, E. G, FURNE, J. K, SPRINGFIELD, J, LEVITT, M. D

“…Ethanol metabolism by gastric alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) is thought to be an important determinant of peripheral ethanol time-concentration curves (AUCs) in…”
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Competition for hydrogen by human faecal bacteria: evidence for the predominance of methane producing bacteria by Strocchi, A, Furne, J K, Ellis, C J, Levitt, M D

“…Studies of sludge have shown that some species of sulphate reducing bacteria outcompete methane producing bacteria for the common substrate H2. A similar…”
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Physiological measurements of luminal stirring in the dog and human small bowel by LEVITT, M. D, FURNE, J. K, STROCCHI, A, ANDERSON, B. W, LEVITT, D. G

“…The resistance to absorption resulting from poor stirring of luminal contents (RLum) is considered to be equivalent to an unstirred layer of greater than 600…”
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Factors affecting the ability of a high beta-galactosidase yogurt to enhance lactose absorption by Kotz, C M, Furne, J K, Savaiano, D A, Levitt, M D

“…Lactose in yogurt is better absorbed by lactase-deficient subjects than is an equivalent quantity of lactose in milk, presumably because of the microbial…”
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Shaking of the intact rat and intestinal angulation diminish the jejunal unstirred layer by Levitt, M D, Furne, J K, Levitt, D G

“…A sizeable pre-epithelial diffusion barrier (unstirred layer) is present during perfusion of the rat jejunum. In the present study, three rapidly transported…”
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Ashkenazi Jews, Sulfur Gases, and Ulcerative Colitis by Levine, Jimmy, Furne, Julie K, Levitt, Michael D

“…Fecal pathogens have been suspected to cause ulcerative colitis, yet none have been identified. Meanwhile, the 400 species comprising normal colonic flora have…”
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Gas production in humans ingesting a soybean flour derived from beans naturally low in oligosaccharides by Suarez, Fabrizis L, Springfield, John, Furne, Julie K, Lohrmann, Troy T, Kerr, Phillip S, Levitt, Michael D

“…Ingestion of soy products may cause excessive intestinal gas. This gas results from colonic bacterial fermentation of the indigestible oligosaccharides…”
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Paracellular intestinal transport of six-carbon sugars is negligible in the rat by Schwartz, R M, Furne, J K, Levitt, M D

“…Active D-glucose absorption has been theorized to increase convective flow and enhance tight junction permeability such that paracellular transport becomes the…”
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The effect of antibiotics and bismuth on fecal hydrogen sulfide and sulfate-reducing bacteria in the rat by Ohge, Hiroki, Furne, Julie K, Springfield, John, Sueda, Taijiro, Madoff, Robert D, Levitt, Michael D

“…Colonic bacteria produce the highly toxic thiol, hydrogen sulfide. Despite speculation that this compound induces colonic mucosal injury, there is little…”
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Study of constancy of hydrogen-consuming flora of human colon by STROCCHI, A, ELLIS, C. J, FURNE, J. K, LEVITT, M. D

“…The constancy of the hydrogen consuming flora of the human colon was studied in 15 healthy subjects via two measurements obtained 18 to 36 months apart…”
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Use of maltose hydrolysis measurements to characterize the interaction between the aqueous diffusion barrier and the epithelium in the rat jejunum by Levitt, M D, Fine, C, Furne, J K, Levitt, D G

“…Rates of intestinal absorption and surface hydrolysis are determined by the interaction of two barriers: poorly stirred fluid adjacent to the mucosa, and the…”
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Stability of human methanogenic flora over 35 years and a review of insights obtained from breath methane measurements by Levitt, Michael D, Furne, Julie K, Kuskowski, Michael, Ruddy, John

“…Breath methane measurements reflect the in situ activity of the methanogenic colonic flora. Thirty-five years ago we found that 34% of healthy adult subjects…”
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Relationship Between GHb Concentration and Erythrocyte Survival Determined From Breath Carbon Monoxide Concentration by VIRTUE, Mark A, FURNE, Julie K, NUTTALL, Frank Q, LEVITT, Michael D

“…Relationship Between GHb Concentration and Erythrocyte Survival Determined From Breath Carbon Monoxide Concentration Mark A. Virtue , MD , Julie K. Furne , BS…”
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