Zhen ci yan jiu = Acupuncture research / [Zhongguo yi xue ke xue yuan Yi xue qing bao yan jiu suo bian ji]
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To observe The effect of electroacupuncture (EA) stimulation of "Zusanli" (ST 36) and "Taichong" (LR 3) on intestinal motor and neurotensin (NT) levels in the plasma, hypothalamus, and gastro-antrum tissues in functional dyspepsia (FD) rats so as to reveal its mechanisms underlying improvement of FD. ⋯ EA intervention can obviously promote gastrointestinal motor in FD rats, which may be related to its function in down-regulating NT levels in the plasma, hypothalamus, gastric antrum and ileum. It suggests an involvement of NT in the brain-gut axis in EA-induced improvement of FD.