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Alcoholic monoterpenes found in essential oil of aromatic spices reduce allergic inflammation by the modulation of inflammatory cytokines

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Pages 1773-1777 | Received 19 Sep 2017, Accepted 25 Jan 2018, Published online: 02 Feb 2018

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