title: Aspirin and prostaglandins: some recent developments.
abstract: The results of experiments designed to test the validity of the hypothesis that the anti-inflammatory and anti-rheumatic actions of aspirin are due to the inhibition of prostaglandin synthetase activity are reviewed.
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics; D000818:Animals; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D001241:Aspirin / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors; D006801:Humans; D012216:Rheumatic Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology; D012459:Salicylates / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors; D012459:Salicylates; D001241:Aspirin