215.The cells labeled with the asterisks in the center of the transmission
electron micrograph below function in which of the following processes?
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(Reproduced with permission, from McKenzie, Klein, Am. J. Anat. 164: 175–186, 1982.)
a. Immune defense mechanisms
b. Mucus secretion
c. Heparin and histamine secretion and release
d. Endocrine secretion
e. Regulation of the flora of the small bowel