Table 2. Organ Weights.
Organ | WT (n = 3) | HET (n = 3) | KO (n = 3) | p-value*** |
Spleen (mg) | 39.4* | 33.3 | 9.30 | 0.0015 |
0.53(±0.03)% ** | 0.46(±0.06)% | 0.21(±0.03)% | ||
Liver (g) | 0.320 | 0.279 | 0.144 | 0.0367 |
4.0(±0.15)% | 3.9(±0.07)% | 3.4(±0.29)% | ||
Kidney (g) | 0.120 | 0.110 | 0.059 | NS |
1.5(±0.03)% | 1.5(±0.06)% | 1.4(±0.06)% | ||
Adrenal (mg) | 2.27 | 1.67 | 2.97 | NS |
0.03(0.003)% | 0.02(±0.006)% | 0.06(±0.029)% | ||
Thymus (mg) | 60.0 | 55.0 | 25.1 | 0.0495 |
0.77(±0.05)% | 0.77(±0.03)% | 0.58(±0.10)% | ||
Heart | 0.063 | 0.056 | 0.034 | NS |
0.79(±0.02)% | 0.78(±0.06)% | 0.80(±0.03)% | ||
Brain | 0.390 | 0.371 | 0.356 | 0.0003 |
5.0(±0.31)% | 5.2(±0.28)% | 8.5(±0.65)% |
Organ weights are given as average *absolute weight or **absolute weight/organ weight as a % of body weight (±SEM).
***p-value using student's t-test comparing WT+HET vs. KO; NS-p>0.05.