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Release of Additional Factors in Anaphylaxis and its Antagonism by Anti-inflammatory Drugs

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Among the active substances released during anaphylaxis in guinea-pig lung is a hitherto unidentified substance which has a contracting effect on rabbit aorta. The release of this compound is antagonized by anti-inflammatory agents.

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PIPER, P., VANE, J. Release of Additional Factors in Anaphylaxis and its Antagonism by Anti-inflammatory Drugs. Nature 223, 29–35 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/223029a0

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