Table 1.

Body and organ weights at 18 weeks of age

	Ager+/+ MRL-lpr	Ager −/− MRL-lpr
	(n = 9)	(n = 9)
Body weighta	41 (38–43)	41 (37–43)
Rt. Kidney**a, b	0.24 (0.23–0.3)	0.2 (0.19–0.22)
Lt. kidney**c	0.24 (0.23–0.29)	0.2 (0.2–0.22)
Spleen***d	0.6 (0.45–0.65)	0.3 (0.25–0.32)
Spleen (%body weight)**d	1.4 (0.99–1.8)	0.77 (0.6–0.84)
Thymusc	0.09 (0.07–0.12)	0.08 (0.05–0.1)
Axially LN**d	0.94 (0.63–1.2)	0.4 (0.25–0.53)
Neck LN***a	1.2 (1–1.4)	0.58 (0.32–0.61)
Abdominal LN***c	2.8 (2.7–3.1)	1.3 (1–1.5)
Total LN***c	4.9 (4.5–5.8)	2.1 (1.7–2.6)

Nine animals in each group were evaluated. Total lymph nodes (LNs) are a combination of peritoneal, cervical, and axillary LNs. The units are expressed in grams.

^aThe MannWhitney U test

^bOne value is missing in Ager ^−/−

^cStudent’s t-test

^dWelch’s t-test.

^*p < 0.05

^**p < 0.01

^***p < 0.001.