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Which Condition Is Characterized by Damaged or Destroyed Pancreatic Beta-Cells

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Which condition is characterized by damaged or destroyed pancreatic beta-cells, creating a lack of insulin?


Definitions:

Macrophages

A type of white blood cell within tissues that engulfs and digests cellular debris, foreign substances, microbes, and cancer cells.

Dendritic Cells

A set of immune cells present in many tissues that capture antigens and present them to T cells.

Anemia

a condition in which there is a deficiency of red cells or hemoglobin in the blood, resulting in pallor and weariness.

Phagocytosis

The cellular process of engulfing solid particles by the cell membrane to form an internal phagosome.

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