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A drug that is a either a receptor antagonist or
that resembles a normal human metabolite and interferes
with its function in the body, usually by competing for the
metabolite’s usual receptors or enzymes. |
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One of several fungi that are often found in soil
and infect the skin, nails, or hair of humans. |
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| The main sterol in fungal membranes. |
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A very large, diverse group of eukaryotic microorganisms
that require an external carbon source and that form
a plant structure known as a thallus. Fungi consist of yeasts
and molds. |
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Multicellular fungi characterized by long, branching
filaments called hyphae, which entwine to form a complex
branched structure known as a mycelium. |
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| The general term for any fungal infection. |
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Substances in the cell membranes of fungi to which
polyene antifungal drugs bind. |
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| Single-celled fungi that reproduce by budding |
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