EFFECTS OF THE ESSENTIAL OIL OF Thymus vulgaris L. AGAINST Cryptococcus neoformans
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Effects of Thymol and Carvacrol, Constituents of Thymus vulgaris L. Essential Oil, on the Inflammatory Response
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista de Patologia Tropical
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1980-8178,0301-0406
DOI: 10.5216/rpt.v45i3.43515