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Comparison of the anti-inflammatory activities of several aspirin-like drugs with the inhibition of prostaglandin synthetase which they produce supports this as their mechanism of action.
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FLOWER, R., GRYGLEWSKI, R., HERBACZŃSKA-CEDRO, K. et al. Effects of Anti-inflammatory Drugs on Prostaglandin Biosynthesis. Nature New Biology 238, 104–106 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/newbio238104a0
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