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→Antigen Presentation by Dendritic Cells
*Langerhans cells sample the tissue fluid by endocytosis
*Langerhans cells sample the tissue fluid by endocytosis
**Foreign organisms are internalised
**Foreign organisms are internalised
** Within the dendritic cells, antigen is digested to peptides
** Some of the peptides formed bind to the cell’s MHC molecules
*The Langerhans cells leave the epithelium and travel via the afferent lymph. They are now called '''Veiled Cells'''
*The Langerhans cells leave the epithelium and travel via the afferent lymph. They are now called '''Veiled Cells'''