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**Foreign organisms are internalised
 
**Foreign organisms are internalised
 
** Within the dendritic cells, antigen is digested to peptides
 
** Within the dendritic cells, antigen is digested to peptides
** Some of the peptides formed bind to the cell’s [[Adaptive Immune System - WikiBlood#Structure and Function of MHC Class I|MHC]] molecules
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** 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'''
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* The CTl killing mechanism is initiated by direct CTL-target cell contact.   
 
* The CTl killing mechanism is initiated by direct CTL-target cell contact.   
* The cells involved bind by antigen/[[Adaptive Immune System - WikiBlood#Structure and Function of MHC Class I|MHC]] class I-TcR interaction.
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* The cells involved bind by antigen/[[MHC]] class I-TcR interaction.
 
** This results in the CTL's intracellular granules becoming localised to the area of contact.  
 
** This results in the CTL's intracellular granules becoming localised to the area of contact.  
 
*** These granules contain most of the molecules responsible for cytotoxicity.  
 
*** These granules contain most of the molecules responsible for cytotoxicity.  
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[[Lymphocytes#Cytotoxic CD8+|Lymphocytes]]
 
[[Lymphocytes#Cytotoxic CD8+|Lymphocytes]]
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[[Adaptive Immune System - WikiBlood#Structure and Function of MHC Class I|Major Histocompatability Complex (MHC) molecule]]
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[[MHC|Major Histocompatability Complex (MHC) molecule]]
    
[[Category:Lymphocytes|G]]
 
[[Category:Lymphocytes|G]]
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