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. 2015 Jun 22;35(3):e00214. doi: 10.1042/BSR20140170

Figure 7. Model.

Figure 7

Schematic representation highlighting the toxicity of cadmium in cardiomyocytes. The cardiotoxicity of cadmium induces ER stress and promotes apoptosis in cardiomyocytes in a metabolic manner, by either disrupting the glucose metabolism or inhibiting mitochondrial respiratory gene expressions through AKT/mTOR pathway.