Angioplasty or stent placement in the proximal common iliac artery: is protection of the contralateral side necessary?
The data reported herein suggest that protection of the contralateral common iliac artery during angioplasty or stent placement in a proximal common iliac artery is not mandatory.
Fe deficiency induces rapid reduction of the levels of photosynthetic pigments due to a decrease in chlorophyll synthesis. Chlorophyll is important not only as a light-harvesting pigment, but also has a structural role, particularly in the pigment-rich LHCI subunits. The reduced level of chlorophyll molecules inhibits the formation of large PSI-LHCI supercomplexes, further decreasing the photosynthetic efficiency.