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Indomethacin and Aspirin abolish Prostaglandin Release from the Spleen

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The action of these two anti-inflammatory agents provides further support for the suggestion that some of their therapeutic effects depend on the inhibition of the production of prostaglandin.

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FERREIRA, S., MONCADA, S. & VANE, J. Indomethacin and Aspirin abolish Prostaglandin Release from the Spleen. Nature New Biology 231, 237–239 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/newbio231237a0

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