Fig. 1.
Cyclooxygenase mechanism of action and aspirin mechanism of action. COX, cyclooxygenase; PGH2, prostaglandin H2; PGl2, prostaglandin I2; PGD2, prostaglandin D2; PGE2, prostaglandin E2; PGF2, prostaglandin.
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