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Abstract
1. Slices of rabbit spleen generate rabbit aorta contracting substance (RCS) and a prostaglandin of the E series when they are vibrated or stirred.2. The release of both substances is increased by arachidonic acid and inhibited by aspirin-like drugs.3. When the spleen effluent containing RCS and prostaglandin E is incubated for a further 3 min, the prostaglandin concentration increases and the RCS concentration declines.4. RCS may therefore be an unstable intermediate in the biosynthesis of prostaglandins.Entities:
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Year: 1972 PMID: 5041506 PMCID: PMC1666248 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1972.tb09574.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br J Pharmacol ISSN: 0007-1188 Impact factor: 8.739