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Inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis as a mechanism of action for aspirin-like drugs.

VANE, Sir John Robert (1927 – 2004) Wikipedia

Publication Details

Nature New Biology, 231, 231-235. 1971 CE.

In 1982 Vane shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Sune Bergström and Bengt Samuelsson for "their discoveries concerning prostaglandins and related biologically active substances."

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ENDOCRINOLOGY NOBEL PRIZES › Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine PHARMACOLOGY › PHARMACEUTICALS PHARMACOLOGY › PHARMACEUTICALS › Botanic Sources of Single Component Drugs › Willow Tree Bark (Salycilic Acid; Aspirin)PHARMACOLOGY › PHARMACEUTICALS › Acetaminophen

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