Table 2

Effect of cholinergic modulation on gastric emptying scintigraphy

% remaining
at 2 hours
t1/2(min)Lag phase (min)Slope (k) (min−1)
Placebo34  (3)80  (3)43  (4)0.016  (0.001)
Atropine73 (4)** 194 (16)** 118 (11)** 0.008 (0.001)**
Bethanechol29 (4)80 (5)42 (5)0.016 (0.002)
  • Results are expressed as mean (SEM). **p<0.01 versus placebo using ANOVA followed by Student’s t test (paired samples; two tailed) with Bonferroni correction factor.