Phytomedicine
Volume 16, Issue 6 , Pages 617-622 , June 2009

Adaptogens exert a stress-protective effect by modulation of expression of molecular chaperones

  • Alexander Panossian

      Affiliations

    • SHI Research and Development, Spårvägen 2, SE-432 96 Åskloster, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Georg Wikman

      Affiliations

    • SHI Research and Development, Spårvägen 2, SE-432 96 Åskloster, Sweden
    • These authors contributed equally to this work.
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  • Punit Kaur

      Affiliations

    • Division of Investigative Pathology, Scott and White Memorial Hospital and Clinic and The Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, 1901 South 1st Street, Temple, TX 76508, USA
    • ,
  • Alexzander Asea

      Affiliations

    • Division of Investigative Pathology, Scott and White Memorial Hospital and Clinic and The Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, 1901 South 1st Street, Temple, TX 76508, USA

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Phytomedicine
Volume 16, Issue 6 , Pages 617-622 , June 2009

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