Why aren't bosons included in atomic mass estimates?

Subject: Why aren't bosons included in atomic mass estimates?

Date: Wed Nov 10 17:42:11 1999
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I heard that weak force (W and Z bosons) is 80 times heavier than protons. 
Why doesn't it affect the mass of an atom? Or does it?

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