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Special Focus: Antifungal drug discovery – Editorial

Targeting the Fungal Calcium–Calcineurin Signaling Network in Overcoming Drug Resistance

Xiuyun Lia School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Wenhuaxi Road, Jinan, 250012, ChinaView further author information
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Shujuan Sunb Department of Pharmacy, Qianfoshan Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jingshi Road, Jinan, 250014, China Tel.: +86 531 892 68365 Fax: +86 531 829 [email protected]View further author information
Pages 1379-1381 | Received 06 May 2016, Accepted 06 Jun 2016, Published online: 27 Jul 2016

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