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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Oct 14.
Published in final edited form as: J Nat Sci. 2016;2(9):e218.

Figure 1. Calpain Activation in Situations of Stress Leads to Organ Dysfunction.

Figure 1

Situations of stress lead to increased calcium ion release causing over-activation of calpain. Calpain then acts to promote cellular apoptosis and degrade cytoskeletal structure resulting in organ dysfunction.