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If for some reason our goblet cells are non-functional, this will adversely effect

A

production of somatostain

B

secretion of sebum from sebaceous glands

C

maturation of sperms

D

smooth movement of food down the intestine.

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Goblet cells are something like a wineglass that present in the columnar of the mammalian intestine and secrete mucin, a mucoprrotein that forms mucus when in solutions If Goblet cells become non-functional, this will adversely affect smooth movement of food down the intestine due to the absence of mucin.
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