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Major mitochondrial effects of aldosterone, through its mineralocorticoid receptor (MR), in the tobacco–exposed heart. Tobacco–elevated aldosterone increases oxidative stress and impairs calcium homeostasis via the MR, causing mitochondrial dysfunction in cardiomyocytes. SOD: Superoxide dismutase. See text for more details and for all other acronym descriptions. Adapted from 48
