Which type of capillary is required to allow the liver to perform its function of producing plasma proteins?
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C: Plasma proteins are very large molecules, which are too big to pass out of (or into) capillaries. Sinusoidal capillaries have gaps between the endothelial cells of their walls which are large enough to allow proteins to enter the blood.
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