Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules are incredibly important to ensure that the appropriate type of T cell is activated in response to invasion by a foreign pathogen.  There are two classes of MHC molecules: MHC Class I, which present intracellular antigens to CD8 T Cells, and MHC Class II, which present extracellular antigens to CD4 cells.

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