Abstract
1 A breathalyser has been used to measure blood alcohol levels at short intervals to produce an absorption curve which we have shown is reproducible.
2 Changes in the rate of absorption which reflect changes in gastric emptying times produced by metoclopromide and propantheline have been demonstrated.
3 The breathalyser technique described appears to offer a simple method of studying the effects of drugs on the rate of gastric emptying.
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