Children with vitamin A deficiency commonly experience chronic diarrhea and respiratory disease because vitamin A is important for production of immune cells, maintenance of the intestinal tract lining, and the _____

a. synthesis of antibodies
b. synthesis of osteoclasts
c. reformation of osteoblasts
d. formation of free radicles


a

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