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Inhibition of Prostaglandin Synthesis as a Mechanism of Action for Aspirin-like Drugs

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Experiments with guinea-pig lung suggest that some of the therapeutic effects of sodium salicylate and aspirin-like drugs are due to inhibition of the synthesis of prostaglandins.

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VANE, J. Inhibition of Prostaglandin Synthesis as a Mechanism of Action for Aspirin-like Drugs. Nature New Biology 231, 232–235 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/newbio231232a0

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