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Butyl hydroxy toluene reduced gastric erosion due to acetylsalicylic acid in the rat, but not the antiinflammatory, anti-pyretic and analgesic activity. By itself, BHT exhibited activity only in the test on analgesia.
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van Kolfschoten, A.A., Hagelen, F. & van Noordwijk, J. Butyl hydroxy toluene antagonizes the gastric toxicity but not the pharmacological activity of acetylsalicylic acid in rats. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Arch. Pharmacol. 325, 283–285 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00495956
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