Which one of the following pairs of the kinds of cells and their secretion are correctly matched?

\begin{matrix} (a) O x y n t i c c e l l s & - & A s e c r e t i o n w i t h p H b e t w e e n 2.0 a n d 3.0 \end{matrix}

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\begin{matrix} (b) A l p h a c e l l s o f i s l e t s & - & S e c r e t i o n t h a t d e c r e a s e s o f L a n g e r h a n s & b l o o d s u g a r l e v e l \end{matrix}

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\begin{matrix} (c) K u p f f e r^{'} s c e l l s & - & A d i g e s t i v e e n z y m e t h a t h y d r o l y s e s n u c l e i c a c i d s \end{matrix}

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\begin{matrix} (d) S e b a c e o u s g l a n d s & - & A s e c r e t i o n t h a t e v a p o r a t e s f o r c o o l i n g \end{matrix}

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The correct option is A $\begin{matrix} (a) O x y n t i c c e l l s & - & A s e c r e t i o n w i t h p H b e t w e e n 2.0 a n d 3.0 \end{matrix}$
Oxyntic cells occur in the wall of the stomach.These secrete hydrochloric acid that forms part of the gastric juice and helps in the maintaining pH between 2 to 3.
Alpha cells of islets of Langerhans produce glucagon that increases the blood sugar level.
Kupffer cells are specialized macrophages located in the liver, lining the walls of the sinusoids that form part of the mononuclear phagocyte system.
Sebaceous gland a small gland in the skin which secretes a lubricating oily matter (sebum) into the hair follicles to lubricate the skin and hair.

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