Therapeutic targets for candidiasis

Drugs of the Future

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 627-630

  Sorbera, L A ^a   Aravamudan, J ^a   Rosa, E ^a  

^a THOMSON REUTERS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,3 BETA GLUCAN SYNTHASE; ABAFUNGIN; AN 2718; ANIDULAFUNGIN; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CASPOFUNGIN; CLOTRIMAZOLE; ISAVUCONAZONIUM; LEUCINE TRANSFER RNA LIGASE; METHYLTRANSFERASE; MICAFUNGIN; POSACONAZOLE; STEROL 14ALPHA DEMETHYLASE; STEROL 24 C METHYLTRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VORICONAZOLE;

CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; DRUG TARGETING; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

EID: 80052911964     PISSN: 03778282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1358/dof.2011.36.8.1686467     Document Type: Review

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