Effect of erythromycin on gastric emptying in healthy individuals assessed by radio-opaque markers and plasma acetaminophen levels

Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 734-739

  Park, Hyo Jin ^a   Jung, Jun Keun ^a   Song, Kyung Soon ^a   Lee, Sang In ^a   Itoh, Zen ^b   Park, In Suh ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; Erythromycin; Gastric emptying; Radio opaque marker

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROMYCIN; LACTOBIONIC ACID; PARACETAMOL;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DUODENUM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STOMACH EMPTYING; TEST MEAL;

EID: 0030735214     PISSN: 09441174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02936948     Document Type: Article

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