Odorous urine following asparagus ingestion in man |
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| Authors: | S C Mitchell R H Waring D Land W V Thorpe |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Pharmacology, St. Mary's Hospital Medical School, W2 1PG London, (England);(2) Department of Biochemistry, University of Birmingham, B15 2TT, Birmingham, (England) |
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| Abstract: | Summary The production of odorous urine after the ingestion of asparagus has been shown to occur in 43% of 800 volunteers investigated. This characteristics is reproducible over a 12-month-period and has been shown to remain with individuals for virtually a lifetime. Family studies suggest that the ability to produce the odorous urine is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait. |
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| Keywords: | Asparagus genetic polymorphism urinary odour |
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