Table 1

Macroscopic phenotype of the diethylnitrosamine liver tumour model in the different knockout mouse strains in comparison with wild-type animals

D6−/− Rag1−/− Igh6−/− MHCII−/−
Immunological phenotypeMacrophage increaseLack of T and B cellsLack of B cellsLack of CD4 T cells and dendritic cells
Number of tumours=+==
Size of tumours=+++(+)
Overall tumour burden=+++=