When vitamin A is deficient, all of the following occur EXCEPT:
a. new epithelial cells do not differentiate properly.
b. epithelial cells produce a hard protein found in hair and fingernails.
c. epithelial cells produce too much mucus.
d. the likelihood of infection is increased.
Ans: c. epithelial cells produce too much mucus.
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