Disrupts paracrine signaling from subset of cell in pancreas

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A mutation in a gene disrupts paracrine signaling from a subset of cells in the pancreas. Which of the following mutant phenotypes is consistent with the information above?

A. A defect that affects functions all over the body
B. A defect affects only the pancreatic cells that are secreting the molecule
C. A defect affects cells in the pancreas other than the one’s secreting the molecule
D. A defect in the plasmodesmata
E. A defect that will increase muscle mass

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