Is [ Prevalence of goiter and iodine deficiency in Saxony less than previously assumed . A study 6 years after discontinuation of general iodization of table salt ]?
Whilst goitre and iodine deficiency are still endemic in Saxony, both have been improving despite the abolition of general table salt iodization.
These data suggest that degradation of filamin in SMCs cultured in honeycombs induces structural weakness of β-non-muscle actin filaments, thereby permitting SMCs in honeycombs to achieve contractility.