Modulation of Cytokine Production and Transcription Factors Activities in Human Jurkat T Cells by Thymol and Carvacrol

Nasser Gholijani ¹, Marjan Gharagozloo ^2,3, Fathollah Kalantar ⁴, Amin Ramezani ^5,6, Zahra Amirghofran ^4,7 *

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