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TDMS Study 05002-06 Pathology Tables

NTP Experiment-Test: 05002-06                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58
       Facility:  Southern Research Institute
       Chemical CAS #:  96-48-0
       Lock Date:  None
       Cage Range:  All
       Reasons For Removal:    All
       Removal Date Range:     All
       Treatment Groups:       Include All
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05002-06                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
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                                           | 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 6| 5| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 9| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 7| 9| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|             
                                           | 0| 7| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 3| 2| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|             
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                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   B6C3F1 MICE FEMALE                      | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|             
    VEHICLE                                | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|             
    CONTROL                                | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
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 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
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   Esophagus                               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Gallbladder                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                                 2                        |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Cecum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Edema                                |                                                                          |             
      Hyperplasia, Lymphoid                |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Colon                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Rectum                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Duodenum               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Ileum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia, Lymphoid                |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Jejunum                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Eosinophilic Focus                   |                                                                          |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                | 1                             2        1  1     2        1               |             
      Mineralization                       |             3                                                            |             
      Hepatocyte, Vacuolization Cytoplasmic|                4           3                                   2         |             
      Kupffer Cell, Hyperplasia            |                            2                                             |             
      Kupffer Cell, Pigmentation           |       3                                                                  |             
      Lobules, Necrosis                    |             4                                                            |             
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   Mesentery                               |                                     +           +                 +      |             
      Accessory Spleen                     |                                                                   X      |             
      Fat, Inflammation, Granulomatous     |                                     4                                    |             
      Fat, Necrosis                        |                                     4           4                        |             
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   Pancreas                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Cyst                                 |                                                                          |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |          1                                   4  3                        |             
      Necrosis                             |                                              4  4                        |             
      Pigmentation                         |                                              4                           |             
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   Salivary Glands                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                               3                    2                    2|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Stomach                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
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   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Diverticulum                         |                                  3                                       |             
      Mucosa, Hyperplasia                  | 1  3     3              2        1     1        1              2         |             
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   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Erosion                              |                                                                          |             
      Mineralization                       |                      2                                                   |             
      Ulcer                                |                   3                                                      |             
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 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
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   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05002-06                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
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                                           | 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 6| 5| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 9| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 7| 9| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|             
                                           | 0| 7| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 3| 2| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|             
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                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   B6C3F1 MICE FEMALE                      | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|             
    VEHICLE                                | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|             
    CONTROL                                | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
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 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM - cont              |                                                                          |             
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 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
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   Adrenal Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Adrenal Gland, Cortex                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Accessory Adrenal Cortical Nodule    |                                                 X                        |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                2                                                         |             
      Spindle Cell, Hyperplasia            | 2  2  3  3  3     2  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2     2  2  2  2|             
      Zona Fasciculata, Hyperplasia, Focal |                                                                          |             
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   Adrenal Gland, Medulla                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          |                               1  2                       2               |             
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   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          |                2                                2           2            |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                                                          |             
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   Parathyroid Gland                       | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
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   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Pars Distalis, Angiectasis           |          3  2                                                        2   |             
      Pars Distalis, Hyperplasia           |          2  3     2              2     2                          1  2   |             
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   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Cyst                                 |                                                                X         |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |    2     3                                                               |             
      Follicular Cell, Hyperplasia         |    3                 1           2                    1                  |             
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 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
    None                                   |                                                                          |             
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 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
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   Ovary                                   | +  +  +  +  +  I  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +|             
      Cyst                                 |          X                       X                          X        X  X|             
      Hemorrhage                           |                                  4                    2                  |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                   3                                                      |             
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   Uterus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Exudate                              |                            X           X                                 |             
      Hemorrhage                           | 2                                                                    2   |             
      Hydrometra                           |                                                                      3   |             
      Hyperplasia, Cystic                  | 3  3  2  3  2  3     4  4  2  2  3  3  3  4  3  4  3  4  3  4  3  4  3  4|             
      Metaplasia, Squamous                 |                                                                          |             
      Serosa, Cyst                         |                                                                          |             
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   Vagina                                  |                +                                                         |             
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 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
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   Bone Marrow                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Myelofibrosis                        | 1  1  2  2  1  1  2  3  3  2     1  1  3  2  1  2  1  1     1  1  1  2  2|             
      Proliferation                        |                            2                                             |             
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   Lymph Node                              | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05002-06                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
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                                           | 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 6| 5| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 9| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 7| 9| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|             
                                           | 0| 7| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 3| 2| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|             
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                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   B6C3F1 MICE FEMALE                      | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|             
    VEHICLE                                | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|             
    CONTROL                                | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
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 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM - cont               |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
      Iliac, Hyperplasia, Lymphoid         |                                                                          |             
      Iliac, Infiltration Cellular,        |                                                                          |             
          Polymorphonuclear                |                                                                          |             
      Renal, Hyperplasia, Lymphoid         |                                                                          |             
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   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
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   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hemorrhage                           |       3                                                                  |             
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   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Developmental Malformation           |                                                                          |             
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |    3                             3                                       |             
      Hyperplasia, Lymphoid                |                      2        2                                          |             
      Lymphoid Follicle, Depletion Cellular|                   2        3                                             |             
      Red Pulp, Depletion Cellular         |                   2        3                                             |             
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   Thymus                                  | +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Epithelial Cell, Hyperplasia         |                                                                          |             
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 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
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   Mammary Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia, Cystic                  |    3  1     2  2  1              1                    1           1      |             
      Infiltration Cellular, Histiocyte    |                      4                                                   |             
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   Skin                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Acanthosis                           |                                                                          |             
      Fibrosis                             |                                     2                                    |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                     2                                    |             
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 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |             
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   Bone                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
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   Skeletal Muscle                         |                                                                          |             
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 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
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   Brain                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Compression                          |    X           X                                                         |             
      Hemorrhage                           |                   2                                                      |             
      Infiltration Cellular, Histiocyte    |                2                                                         |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                                                          |             
      Mineralization                       | 2  1     1  2     2  2  2        2  2     2        1     1  1  2  1  1  2|             
      Necrosis                             |                   3                                                      |             
      Pigmentation                         |                2                                                         |             
      Vacuolization Cytoplasmic            |    3                                                                     |             
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   Spinal Cord                             |                                                                          |             
      Degeneration                         |                                                                          |             
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 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |             
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   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05002-06                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
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                                           | 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 6| 5| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 9| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 7| 9| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|             
                                           | 0| 7| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 3| 2| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|             
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                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   B6C3F1 MICE FEMALE                      | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|             
    VEHICLE                                | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|             
    CONTROL                                | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
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 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM - cont                 |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
      Congestion                           |                                                                          |             
      Hemorrhage                           |                                                                          |             
      Infiltration Cellular, Histiocyte    |          2        3        4                                             |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |          3                                2     2     2                  |             
      Mineralization                       |                                                                          |             
      Alveolar Epithelium, Hyperplasia     |                                              2                           |             
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   Nose                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Exudate                              |                            X     X                                       |             
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   Trachea                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
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 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |             
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   Harderian Gland                         |                   +        +                                             |             
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 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
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   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Casts Protein                        | 1  1                       1        1                 1                  |             
      Cyst                                 |                                                                          |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                | 2  1     2           2        2           2  2  2     2  2     2        2|             
      Metaplasia, Osseous                  |    2                                                        2            |             
      Mineralization                       |                            1                                             |             
      Renal Tubule, Atrophy                |                      2           2                          2            |             
      Renal Tubule, Dilatation             |    2                                                                     |             
      Renal Tubule, Necrosis               |                            2                                             |             
      Renal Tubule, Regeneration           |                1     2                                                   |             
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   Urinary Bladder                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Inflammation, Chronic                | 2  2  2  3  2  1  2  1                 2  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  2  2     3|             
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05002-06                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
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                                           | 5| 6| 6| 7| 7| 5| 7| 6| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 8| 1| 1| 3| 3| 8| 3| 5| 3| 1| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 8| 3| 3| 3| 0| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|            |
                                           | 4| 7| 1| 1| 1| 6| 1| 5| 1| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 9| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   B6C3F1 MICE FEMALE                      | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|      A     |
    VEHICLE                                | 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      L     |
    CONTROL                                | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Esophagus                               | +  +  I  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Gallbladder                             | +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +|  47        |
      Inflammation, Chronic                |    2  1                                                                  |      3  1.7|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Cecum                  | +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +|  48        |
      Edema                                | 2  2                                                                     |      2  2.0|
      Hyperplasia, Lymphoid                |          3                                                               |      1  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Colon                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Rectum                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Duodenum               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Ileum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +|  48        |
      Hyperplasia, Lymphoid                |                                                                         3|      1  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Jejunum                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Eosinophilic Focus                   |                                  X                                       |      1     |
      Inflammation, Chronic                | 2     1           2  2           2     2                    1        2   |     14  1.6|
      Mineralization                       |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Hepatocyte, Vacuolization Cytoplasmic|       2                    1  2                       2                 3|      8  2.4|
      Kupffer Cell, Hyperplasia            |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Kupffer Cell, Pigmentation           |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Lobules, Necrosis                    |                                                                          |      1  4.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mesentery                               |                                                                          |   3        |
      Accessory Spleen                     |                                                                          |      1     |
      Fat, Inflammation, Granulomatous     |                                                                          |      1  4.0|
      Fat, Necrosis                        |                                                                          |      2  4.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pancreas                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Cyst                                 |                      X                                                   |      1     |
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                   2  3                 2                             2   |      7  2.4|
      Necrosis                             |                                                                          |      2  4.0|
      Pigmentation                         |                      3                                                   |      2  3.5|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Salivary Glands                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Inflammation, Chronic                |    2              2                             2           2            |      7  2.1|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Diverticulum                         |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Mucosa, Hyperplasia                  |                                  1     3                                 |     10  1.8|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Erosion                              |       3                                                                  |      1  3.0|
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                             Page   6                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 05002-06                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 5| 6| 6| 7| 7| 5| 7| 6| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 8| 1| 1| 3| 3| 8| 3| 5| 3| 1| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 8| 3| 3| 3| 0| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|            |
                                           | 4| 7| 1| 1| 1| 6| 1| 5| 1| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 9| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   B6C3F1 MICE FEMALE                      | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|      A     |
    VEHICLE                                | 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      L     |
    CONTROL                                | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM - cont                  |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
      Mineralization                       |                   2                                                      |      2  2.0|
      Ulcer                                |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Gland, Cortex                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Accessory Adrenal Cortical Nodule    |                                                                          |      1     |
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Spindle Cell, Hyperplasia            | 2        2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2     2  2  2        2  2  2  2|     43  2.1|
      Zona Fasciculata, Hyperplasia, Focal |                2                                                         |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Gland, Medulla                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                                          |      3  1.7|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                                1  1      |      5  1.6|
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                        2                                 |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Parathyroid Gland                       | +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  M  +  +  +  +|  47        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  48        |
      Pars Distalis, Angiectasis           |             3                                                            |      4  2.5|
      Pars Distalis, Hyperplasia           |                   1     2                       1  2        1  2         |     13  1.8|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +|  49        |
      Cyst                                 | X                                                                        |      2     |
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                      2                                                   |      3  2.3|
      Follicular Cell, Hyperplasia         |                         1                                                |      5  1.6|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Ovary                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  48        |
      Cyst                                 |          X        X                             X     X     X        X   |     11     |
      Hemorrhage                           |                                                                          |      2  3.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Uterus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Exudate                              |             X           X  X           X     X        X                  |      8     |
      Hemorrhage                           |                                                                          |      2  2.0|
      Hydrometra                           |          3  4              3  3  3  3              3  4                  |      9  3.2|
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                             Page   7                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 05002-06                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 5| 6| 6| 7| 7| 5| 7| 6| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 8| 1| 1| 3| 3| 8| 3| 5| 3| 1| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 8| 3| 3| 3| 0| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|            |
                                           | 4| 7| 1| 1| 1| 6| 1| 5| 1| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 9| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   B6C3F1 MICE FEMALE                      | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|      A     |
    VEHICLE                                | 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      L     |
    CONTROL                                | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 GENITAL SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
      Hyperplasia, Cystic                  | 4     3  3        3  2  4  2  4  3  4  3  3  3  3  4  4  2  4  3  2  2  3|     46  3.1|
      Metaplasia, Squamous                 |                                        3                                 |      1  3.0|
      Serosa, Cyst                         |                                     X                                    |      1     |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Vagina                                  |                               +                                          |   2        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone Marrow                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Myelofibrosis                        |          1  3     1     2     1  2  1  3  2  2  2     1  2  3  1  2  2  1|     41  1.7|
      Proliferation                        |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node                              | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Iliac, Hyperplasia, Lymphoid         |                         2                                                |      1  2.0|
      Iliac, Infiltration Cellular,        |                                                                          |            |
          Polymorphonuclear                |                                                                   4      |      1  4.0|
      Renal, Hyperplasia, Lymphoid         |                         2                                                |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  +  M  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  47        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +|  49        |
      Hemorrhage                           |                                                             3            |      2  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Developmental Malformation           |                                                                X         |      1     |
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |    3              2                                   2                 2|      6  2.5|
      Hyperplasia, Lymphoid                |                                                       3                  |      3  2.3|
      Lymphoid Follicle, Depletion Cellular|                                                                          |      2  2.5|
      Red Pulp, Depletion Cellular         |                                                                          |      2  2.5|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thymus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +|  47        |
      Epithelial Cell, Hyperplasia         |                2                                                         |      1  2.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mammary Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Hyperplasia, Cystic                  | 1     1  1     1                 1           1              1     1  1   |     17  1.2|
      Infiltration Cellular, Histiocyte    |                                                                          |      1  4.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Skin                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Acanthosis                           |                         2              2  2                              |      3  2.0|
      Fibrosis                             |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Skeletal Muscle                         |                   +                                                      |   1        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                             Page   8                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 05002-06                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 5| 6| 6| 7| 7| 5| 7| 6| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 8| 1| 1| 3| 3| 8| 3| 5| 3| 1| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 8| 3| 3| 3| 0| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|            |
                                           | 4| 7| 1| 1| 1| 6| 1| 5| 1| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 9| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   B6C3F1 MICE FEMALE                      | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|      A     |
    VEHICLE                                | 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      L     |
    CONTROL                                | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 NERVOUS SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Brain                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Compression                          |                                                                          |      2     |
      Hemorrhage                           |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Infiltration Cellular, Histiocyte    |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                      1                                                   |      1  1.0|
      Mineralization                       | 1     2  2        1  1  2  1  3  2  2  2     2  3  2  1     2     2  2  2|     36  1.7|
      Necrosis                             |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Pigmentation                         |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Vacuolization Cytoplasmic            |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Spinal Cord                             | +                                                                        |   1        |
      Degeneration                         | 2                                                                        |      1  2.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Congestion                           |                                              3                           |      1  3.0|
      Hemorrhage                           |                                                    2                     |      1  2.0|
      Infiltration Cellular, Histiocyte    |                                                                   4      |      4  3.3|
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                                       2              3   |      6  2.3|
      Mineralization                       |                                                 2                    1   |      2  1.5|
      Alveolar Epithelium, Hyperplasia     | 2                                                                        |      2  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Nose                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Exudate                              |                                                                          |      2     |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Trachea                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Harderian Gland                         |                                                                          |   2        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Casts Protein                        |    1                                         1                    2  2   |      9  1.2|
      Cyst                                 |    X                    X                                                |      2     |
      Inflammation, Chronic                | 2  2  4     2  2  2  4  2     2  2     1        2     4        3     2  1|     28  2.1|
      Metaplasia, Osseous                  |                               3                                          |      3  2.3|
      Mineralization                       |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
      Renal Tubule, Atrophy                |    1                       2                                             |      5  1.8|
      Renal Tubule, Dilatation             |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Renal Tubule, Necrosis               |                            1                                             |      2  1.5|
      Renal Tubule, Regeneration           |                                                                          |      2  1.5|
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05002-06                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 5| 6| 6| 7| 7| 5| 7| 6| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 8| 1| 1| 3| 3| 8| 3| 5| 3| 1| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 8| 3| 3| 3| 0| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|            |
                                           | 4| 7| 1| 1| 1| 6| 1| 5| 1| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 9| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   B6C3F1 MICE FEMALE                      | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|      A     |
    VEHICLE                                | 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      L     |
    CONTROL                                | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 URINARY SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Urinary Bladder                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Inflammation, Chronic                | 2  2  1           2  2  2  3  3     2     3  1     3  2     2  2     3   |     35  2.1|
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05002-06                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 5| 7| 7| 6| 6| 5| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 5| 3| 3| 3| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 6| 3| 3| 3| 3| 9| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|             
                                           | 1| 0| 0| 3| 4| 7| 0| 0| 0| 1| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 3| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   B6C3F1 MICE FEMALE                      | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|             
    262                                    | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|             
    MG/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large                         |                                                                      +   |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Colon                  |                                                                      +   |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small                         |                   +                                                      |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Ileum                  |                   +                                                      |             
      Hyperplasia, Lymphoid                |                   2                                                      |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Cyst                                 |                                        X                                 |             
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |                                              2                           |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |    2                    2                 1                              |             
      Hepatocyte, Vacuolization Cytoplasmic|                                  2                          2            |             
      Kupffer Cell, Hyperplasia            |             2  3              3              3                           |             
      Lobules, Necrosis                    |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Mesentery                               |          +                    +                                +         |             
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                                                                          |             
      Fat, Necrosis                        |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Pancreas                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Atrophy                              |                                                             2            |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                                                3         |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Stomach                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +     +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Diverticulum                         |                                                                          |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |    2                                                                     |             
      Mucosa, Hyperplasia                  |    2                                                                     |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Cyst                                 |                                                                          |             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
    None                                   |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Adrenal Gland                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Adrenal Gland, Cortex                   |                                                                          |             
      Angiectasis                          |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Amyloid Deposition                   |                                                                          |             
      Hyperplasia                          |             2                          2                 2               |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Pars Distalis, Angiectasis           |                                  2                       2               |             
      Pars Distalis, Cyst                  |                                                                          |             
      Pars Distalis, Hyperplasia           |       2           3  1           2        2        1     2  2            |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +|             
      Cyst                                 |                X              X  X                                   X   |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |    1                                                                     |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05002-06                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 5| 7| 7| 6| 6| 5| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 5| 3| 3| 3| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 6| 3| 3| 3| 3| 9| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|             
                                           | 1| 0| 0| 3| 4| 7| 0| 0| 0| 1| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 3| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   B6C3F1 MICE FEMALE                      | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|             
    262                                    | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|             
    MG/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM - cont                   |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
      Follicular Cell, Hyperplasia         |                         2        2                    3                  |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Tissue NOS                              |                               +                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Ovary                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Cyst                                 | X  X                 X  X        X                 X        X  X         |             
      Hemorrhage                           |    2                 2                 3                    2            |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                                                          |             
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                4                             4                           |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Uterus                                  | +  +  +  +           +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +     +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Angiectasis                          |                                                             2            |             
      Exudate                              |       X              X              X  X  X        X        X           X|             
      Hydrometra                           |                               4                                          |             
      Hyperplasia, Cystic                  |    3  3  3           4  3  4     4  4  4  3  2  4  4     4  3  3  3  3  4|             
      Hyperplasia, Glandular               |                                                                         3|             
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                                                                          |             
      Metaplasia, Squamous                 |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Blood                                   |                                                                          |             
      Anemia                               |                                                                          |             
      Leukocytosis                         |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Bone Marrow                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Myelofibrosis                        |    1  2  1        1  2  3  3     4  2  2  2  2  3  3  1  1  1  3  3  3  2|             
      Necrosis                             | 2                                                                        |             
      Proliferation                        | 2                                      2                                 |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node                              |          +  +                 +                                      +   |             
      Renal, Hyperplasia, Plasma Cell      |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  |          +  M                                                            |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  |          +  +                 +                                      +   |             
      Ectasia                              |                                                                          |             
      Hyperplasia, Reticulum Cell          |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Spleen                                  |          +              +     +     +        +           +     +     +   |             
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |          3                                   3                 2         |             
      Hyperplasia, Lymphoid                |                         4                                4               |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Thymus                                  |                               +                                          |             
      Hyperplasia, Lymphoid                |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Mammary Gland                           | +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia, Cystic                  |                            1  3           3     1     3           1  1  1|             
      Hyperplasia, Lobular                 |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05002-06                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 5| 7| 7| 6| 6| 5| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 5| 3| 3| 3| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 6| 3| 3| 3| 3| 9| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|             
                                           | 1| 0| 0| 3| 4| 7| 0| 0| 0| 1| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 3| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   B6C3F1 MICE FEMALE                      | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|             
    262                                    | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|             
    MG/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM - cont               |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                           3                              |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Skin                                    |    +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Acanthosis                           |                                                                          |             
      Subcutaneous Tissue, Edema           |                               2                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Bone                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Coccygeal, Fibrosis                  |                                                                   3      |             
      Coccygeal, Hyperplasia               |                                                                   3      |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Skeletal Muscle                         |             +                                                            |             
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Brain                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Infiltration Cellular, Histiocyte    |                                                                      3   |             
      Mineralization                       | 2     1              2  2  2        3  1  3        2  3  2  2  2     2  3|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hemorrhage                           |                                                                          |             
      Infiltration Cellular, Histiocyte    |    1  3                                                                  |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |    3  2                 2                                      2         |             
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                3                                                         |             
      Thrombosis                           |                         X                    X                           |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Eye                                     |                                                                          |             
      Cataract                             |                                                                          |             
      Cornea, Hyperplasia                  |                                                                          |             
      Cornea, Inflammation, Chronic        |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Harderian Gland                         | +  +  +  I  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  M|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Casts Protein                        |    1  1     1  1                    1  1                 1  1     1      |             
      Cyst                                 |                                                                          |             
      Glomerulosclerosis                   |                   2                                                      |             
      Infarct                              |                                                    2           2         |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                | 2  2              2        1        1        2  1     2  2     2  2      |             
      Metaplasia, Osseous                  |                                                                          |             
      Mineralization                       |                                                                      1   |             
      Renal Tubule, Atrophy                | 2                                                                        |             
      Renal Tubule, Dilatation             | 2                                                                        |             
      Renal Tubule, Necrosis               |                                                                      1   |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05002-06                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 5| 7| 7| 6| 6| 5| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 5| 3| 3| 3| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 6| 3| 3| 3| 3| 9| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|             
                                           | 1| 0| 0| 3| 4| 7| 0| 0| 0| 1| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 3| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   B6C3F1 MICE FEMALE                      | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|             
    262                                    | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|             
    MG/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 URINARY SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
      Renal Tubule, Regeneration           | 3                                      2                                 |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Urinary Bladder                         | +                                                                        |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05002-06                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 5| 7| 6| 7| 7| 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 7| 7| 6| 6| 4| 5| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 9| 3| 1| 3| 3| 6| 3| 3| 3| 3| 9| 3| 3| 3| 4| 7| 9| 3| 9| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|            |
                                           | 2| 1| 7| 1| 1| 4| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 0| 1| 7| 1| 2| 0| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   B6C3F1 MICE FEMALE                      | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6|      A     |
    262                                    | 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      L     |
    MG/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large                         |                                                                          |   1        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Colon                  |                                                                          |   1        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small                         |                                                                          |   1        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Ileum                  |                                                                          |   1        |
      Hyperplasia, Lymphoid                |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Cyst                                 |                                                                          |      1     |
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |                                                       3                  |      2  2.5|
      Inflammation, Chronic                | 2           3                                      2                    1|      7  1.9|
      Hepatocyte, Vacuolization Cytoplasmic|                                                                          |      2  2.0|
      Kupffer Cell, Hyperplasia            |                                        3  3           3              2   |      8  2.8|
      Lobules, Necrosis                    |                4     1                                      1            |      3  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mesentery                               |                               +  +                                       |   5        |
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                               4                                          |      1  4.0|
      Fat, Necrosis                        |                               4                                          |      1  4.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pancreas                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Atrophy                              |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic                |    1                             1                                       |      3  1.7|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
      Diverticulum                         |                                                    3                     |      1  3.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Mucosa, Hyperplasia                  |                            1                                             |      2  1.5|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Cyst                                 |                   X                                                      |      1     |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                      3   |      1  3.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Gland                           |                      +                                                   |   1        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Gland, Cortex                   |                      +                                                   |   1        |
      Angiectasis                          |                      4                                                   |      1  4.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  I  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
      Amyloid Deposition                   |                                                                      2   |      1  2.0|
      Hyperplasia                          |       1                                                                  |      4  1.8|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +|  48        |
      Pars Distalis, Angiectasis           |          3                 2                             2               |      5  2.2|
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                             Page  15                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 05002-06                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 5| 7| 6| 7| 7| 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 7| 7| 6| 6| 4| 5| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 9| 3| 1| 3| 3| 6| 3| 3| 3| 3| 9| 3| 3| 3| 4| 7| 9| 3| 9| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|            |
                                           | 2| 1| 7| 1| 1| 4| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 0| 1| 7| 1| 2| 0| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   B6C3F1 MICE FEMALE                      | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6|      A     |
    262                                    | 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      L     |
    MG/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM - cont                   |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
      Pars Distalis, Cyst                  |                                                       X                  |      1     |
      Pars Distalis, Hyperplasia           |    3                       2  1                          2               |     12  1.9|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  48        |
      Cyst                                 |                      X     X           X        X     X                  |      9     |
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                  1                                       |      2  1.0|
      Follicular Cell, Hyperplasia         |                      1     1     1                                   2   |      7  1.7|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Tissue NOS                              |                                                                          |   1        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Ovary                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
      Cyst                                 |                   X        X                    X                 X  X  X|     14     |
      Hemorrhage                           |          2                                                               |      5  2.2|
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                            3                                             |      1  3.0|
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                            2           4        4     4                  |      6  3.7|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Uterus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +     +  +     +     +  +     +  +  +     +  +|  41        |
      Angiectasis                          |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Exudate                              |    X     X     X  X        X                             X               |     14     |
      Hydrometra                           | 3              3  4                                                      |      4  3.5|
      Hyperplasia, Cystic                  | 3  4  4  4  4     2  4  4  3     4  4     2        2     2  3  4     4  4|     37  3.4|
      Hyperplasia, Glandular               |                   3                                                      |      2  3.0|
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                                                 3                        |      1  3.0|
      Metaplasia, Squamous                 |                   3        3                                             |      2  3.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Blood                                   |                                              +                           |   1        |
      Anemia                               |                                              3                           |      1  3.0|
      Leukocytosis                         |                                              2                           |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone Marrow                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Myelofibrosis                        | 2  2  3  2  1     2  2  2  1     2  3  2           1  1  3  2  2  3  2  3|     41  2.1|
      Necrosis                             |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Proliferation                        |                               2        3        2     2                  |      6  2.2|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node                              |                                                    +  +                  |   6        |
      Renal, Hyperplasia, Plasma Cell      |                                                       4                  |      1  4.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  |                                                                          |   1        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  |                                                    +                     |   5        |
      Ectasia                              |                                                    3                     |      1  3.0|
      Hyperplasia, Reticulum Cell          |                                                    2                     |      1  2.0|
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                             Page  16                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 05002-06                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 5| 7| 6| 7| 7| 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 7| 7| 6| 6| 4| 5| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 9| 3| 1| 3| 3| 6| 3| 3| 3| 3| 9| 3| 3| 3| 4| 7| 9| 3| 9| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|            |
                                           | 2| 1| 7| 1| 1| 4| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 0| 1| 7| 1| 2| 0| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   B6C3F1 MICE FEMALE                      | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6|      A     |
    262                                    | 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      L     |
    MG/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM - cont               |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Spleen                                  |          +                             +     +        +     +     +      |  14        |
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |                                        3     3        4     2            |      7  2.9|
      Hyperplasia, Lymphoid                |                                                                          |      2  4.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thymus                                  |                                                          +               |   2        |
      Hyperplasia, Lymphoid                |                                                          3               |      1  3.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mammary Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  48        |
      Hyperplasia, Cystic                  |                1        1  1        1  1  1     1  1  2     1        1   |     19  1.4|
      Hyperplasia, Lobular                 |                                           2                          2   |      2  2.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Skin                                    | +  +  +  +  +     +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +   |  47        |
      Acanthosis                           |                                                                      3   |      1  3.0|
      Subcutaneous Tissue, Edema           |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Coccygeal, Fibrosis                  |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Coccygeal, Hyperplasia               |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Skeletal Muscle                         |                      M           +        +           +                  |   4        |
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                                                       4                  |      1  4.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Brain                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Infiltration Cellular, Histiocyte    |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Mineralization                       | 1  2        2  1     2        1           2  2     2     3     1     1  3|     28  2.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Hemorrhage                           |                                  2                                       |      1  2.0|
      Infiltration Cellular, Histiocyte    |                                           2                              |      3  2.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                         2  2     2  2              2                 1   |     10  2.0|
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Thrombosis                           |                                                                          |      2     |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Eye                                     |                                                                      +   |   1        |
      Cataract                             |                                                                      2   |      1  2.0|
      Cornea, Hyperplasia                  |                                                                      3   |      1  3.0|
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                             Page  17                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 05002-06                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 5| 7| 6| 7| 7| 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 7| 7| 6| 6| 4| 5| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 9| 3| 1| 3| 3| 6| 3| 3| 3| 3| 9| 3| 3| 3| 4| 7| 9| 3| 9| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|            |
                                           | 2| 1| 7| 1| 1| 4| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 0| 1| 7| 1| 2| 0| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   B6C3F1 MICE FEMALE                      | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6|      A     |
    262                                    | 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      L     |
    MG/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM - cont              |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
      Cornea, Inflammation, Chronic        |                                                                      3   |      1  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Harderian Gland                         | +  +  +  M  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  43        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Casts Protein                        |          1              1           1     1  1     1                     |     15  1.0|
      Cyst                                 |                                                                   X  X   |      2     |
      Glomerulosclerosis                   |                                                       1                  |      2  1.5|
      Infarct                              |                                                                          |      2  2.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic                |    3  1  2  1        2        2  2  2  1     1        2  2     2  2  1   |     26  1.7|
      Metaplasia, Osseous                  |                            2                                             |      1  2.0|
      Mineralization                       |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
      Renal Tubule, Atrophy                |                               2                                         2|      3  2.0|
      Renal Tubule, Dilatation             |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Renal Tubule, Necrosis               |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
      Renal Tubule, Regeneration           |                               2                                          |      3  2.3|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Urinary Bladder                         |                                                                          |   1        |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                             Page  18                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 05002-06                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 9| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 3| 4| 5| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 2| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 3| 1| 1| 6| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   B6C3F1 MICE FEMALE                      | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|             
    525                                    | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|             
    MG/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Esophagus                               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Gallbladder                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Dilatation                           |    3                                                                     |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                                                      2   |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Cecum                  | +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Colon                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Rectum                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Duodenum               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Ileum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia, Lymphoid                |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Jejunum                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia, Lymphoid                |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Basophilic Focus                     |                                                                          |             
      Focal Cellular Change                |                               X                                          |             
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |                                              1                           |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                               2                       2           1      |             
      Mineralization                       |                                                                          |             
      Hepatocyte, Vacuolization Cytoplasmic|                                                                      2   |             
      Kupffer Cell, Hyperplasia            |                                                                          |             
      Lobules, Necrosis                    |                                                                   1      |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Mesentery                               | +                                                                        |             
      Cyst                                 | X                                                                        |             
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                                                                          |             
      Fat, Necrosis                        |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Pancreas                                | I  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Atrophy                              |    1                                            1                        |             
      Cyst                                 |                                                                          |             
      Hyperplasia, Nodular                 |             2                                                            |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                               1  2              1                       2|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Salivary Glands                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia, Lymphoid                |                      3                                                   |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                      3  2           3     2              3  1     2  2   |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Stomach                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Diverticulum                         |                                                                          |             
      Mucosa, Dysplasia                    |                                                    3                     |             
      Mucosa, Hyperplasia                  |                         3     3                    3                     |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Cyst                                 |                                                                          |             
      Dysplasia                            |                                                                          |             
      Erosion                              |                                                                          |             
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05002-06                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
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                                           | 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 9| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 3| 4| 5| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 2| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 3| 1| 1| 6| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   B6C3F1 MICE FEMALE                      | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|             
    525                                    | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|             
    MG/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM - cont                  |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                          |             
      Mineralization                       |                                  2                 2                     |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Tongue                                  |                                              +                           |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Tooth                                   |                                              +                           |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Myocardium, Mineralization           |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Adrenal Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Adrenal Gland, Cortex                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Accessory Adrenal Cortical Nodule    |                         X                                                |             
      Cyst                                 |                                              X                           |             
      Developmental Malformation           |                                                                X         |             
      Spindle Cell, Hyperplasia            | 3     2  2  2  2  2  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  3     2  2|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Adrenal Gland, Medulla                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  I  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                 1                        |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Islets, Pancreatic                      | I  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  I  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          |                                        3                    2           2|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Parathyroid Gland                       | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Cyst                                 |                                                          X               |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  I  +  M  +  +  +  +  M|             
      Pars Distalis, Angiectasis           |                         2                                                |             
      Pars Distalis, Cyst                  |                                                                          |             
      Pars Distalis, Hyperplasia           |             2           1              1              1                  |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Cyst                                 | X                                                                        |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                                                          |             
      Follicular Cell, Hyperplasia         |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
    None                                   |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Clitoral Gland                          |                                                                          |             
      Ectasia                              |                                                                          |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Ovary                                   | +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Cyst                                 |       X     X  X  X  X        X                 X     X              X   |             
      Hemorrhage                           |                                                                          |             
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Uterus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Exudate                              |                         X              X                                 |             
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05002-06                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
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                                           | 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 9| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 3| 4| 5| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 2| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 3| 1| 1| 6| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   B6C3F1 MICE FEMALE                      | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|             
    525                                    | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|             
    MG/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 GENITAL SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
      Hydrometra                           |                                              4                           |             
      Hyperplasia, Cystic                  | 4  3  3  4  3  3  3  2  3  3  4  3  2  3  3  4  4  3  3  3  3  2  3  3  3|             
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                                                                          |             
      Metaplasia, Squamous                 |                                                       2                  |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Vagina                                  |             +                                                            |             
      Granuloma                            |             4                                                            |             
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 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Blood                                   |                                                                          |             
      Anemia                               |                                                                          |             
      Leukocytosis                         |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Bone Marrow                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Myelofibrosis                        |    2  3  3  3  2        3     3  2  2  2  1  2     1  3  2  2  2  2     3|             
      Proliferation                        | 2                                                                        |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node                              | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +|             
      Iliac, Angiectasis                   |    4                                                                     |             
      Iliac, Hyperplasia, Plasma Cell      |                                                                          |             
      Inguinal, Hyperplasia, Lymphoid      |                2                                                         |             
      Renal, Hyperplasia, Plasma Cell      |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +|             
      Hyperplasia, Lymphoid                |             2                                                            |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  I  +  +  I  M  +|             
      Hemorrhage                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Angiectasis                          |                   2                                                      |             
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     | 2                                            2                           |             
      Hyperplasia, Lymphoid                |             3                             2              3               |             
      Lymphoid Follicle, Depletion Cellular|                                                                          |             
      Sinusoid, Hyperplasia                |                   3                                                      |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Thymus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  I  I  +  +  M  +|             
      Cyst                                 |                                                                          |             
      Hyperplasia, Lymphoid                |                                           2                              |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Mammary Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia, Cystic                  | 1  1              1     2        1  1  1     1  1  2                 1   |             
      Hyperplasia, Lobular                 |                                                                1         |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Skin                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Acanthosis                           | 4                                                                    1   |             
      Cyst Epithelial Inclusion            |                                                                          |             
      Fibrosis                             |                                                    3                     |             
      Hemorrhage                           | 3                                                                        |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                | 3                                                                        |             
      Ulcer                                | 2                                                                        |             
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05002-06                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 9| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 3| 4| 5| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 2| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 3| 1| 1| 6| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   B6C3F1 MICE FEMALE                      | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|             
    525                                    | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|             
    MG/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM - cont               |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
      Sebaceous Gland, Hyperplasia         |                                                    4                     |             
      Subcutaneous Tissue, Edema           |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Bone                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Brain                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Mineralization                       |    3  2  1  2  2     2  2  2  2  1     1        2  2  1  2  2     2  3   |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Congestion                           |                                                                          |             
      Hemorrhage                           |                                                                         2|             
      Infiltration Cellular, Histiocyte    |    4                          3                                          |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |    4                    2                             2  2               |             
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |    3                                                                     |             
      Mineralization                       |                                                                          |             
      Mediastinum, Necrosis                |                                                       3                  |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Nose                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Exudate                              |             X                                                            |             
      Fungus                               |             X                                                            |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Trachea                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |    2                                                                     |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Ear                                     |                                                                         +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Eye                                     |       +                                                                  |             
      Cataract                             |                                                                          |             
      Exudate                              |                                                                          |             
      Cornea, Hyperplasia                  |                                                                          |             
      Cornea, Inflammation, Chronic        |       2                                                                  |             
      Cornea, Mineralization               |       1                                                                  |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Harderian Gland                         |       +     +                                                            |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Casts Protein                        |                         1                                                |             
      Cyst                                 |                                                                          |             
      Glomerulosclerosis                   |                                                                          |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |    2  2              2     2  3     2     2     1     2  4  2  1     1  2|             
      Metaplasia, Osseous                  |                                                                          |             
      Mineralization                       |                                                                          |             
      Renal Tubule, Atrophy                |                         3                 1                              |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05002-06                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 9| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 3| 4| 5| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 2| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 3| 1| 1| 6| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   B6C3F1 MICE FEMALE                      | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|             
    525                                    | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|             
    MG/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 URINARY SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
      Renal Tubule, Necrosis               |                                                                          |             
      Renal Tubule, Regeneration           |          1                    3                 1                       1|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Urinary Bladder                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |    2  2  2        2     2     3  2  2     3     1     3           2  2   |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05002-06                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 5| 7| 7| 7| 7| 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 6| 7| 5| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 9| 0| 3| 3| 3| 7| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 5| 3| 9| 3| 1| 1| 3| 3| 5| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|            |
                                           | 2| 8| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 6| 2| 3| 2| 1| 1| 2| 2| 5| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   B6C3F1 MICE FEMALE                      | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|      A     |
    525                                    | 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      L     |
    MG/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Esophagus                               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Gallbladder                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  47        |
      Dilatation                           |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Cecum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  48        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Colon                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Rectum                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Duodenum               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Ileum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
      Hyperplasia, Lymphoid                |                      2  3                                                |      2  2.5|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Jejunum                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
      Hyperplasia, Lymphoid                |                                                                   3      |      1  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Basophilic Focus                     |                                                                X         |      1     |
      Focal Cellular Change                |                                                                          |      1     |
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |                2                                                         |      2  1.5|
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                      1                                1     2            |      6  1.5|
      Mineralization                       |                                                 2                        |      1  2.0|
      Hepatocyte, Vacuolization Cytoplasmic|                                                 2                        |      2  2.0|
      Kupffer Cell, Hyperplasia            |    3        3  4                                                         |      3  3.3|
      Lobules, Necrosis                    |    1                                   2                                 |      3  1.3|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mesentery                               |    +           +                       +        +                        |   5        |
      Cyst                                 |                                                                          |      1     |
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                4                                                         |      1  4.0|
      Fat, Necrosis                        |                                                 2                        |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pancreas                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  48        |
      Atrophy                              |    4                                               4                     |      4  2.5|
      Cyst                                 |                                                    X                     |      1     |
      Hyperplasia, Nodular                 |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                                 2                        |      5  1.6|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Salivary Glands                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Hyperplasia, Lymphoid                |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                                       2              2   |     10  2.2|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Diverticulum                         |    2                       2                       2                 3   |      4  2.3|
      Mucosa, Dysplasia                    |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                             Page  24                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 05002-06                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 5| 7| 7| 7| 7| 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 6| 7| 5| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 9| 0| 3| 3| 3| 7| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 5| 3| 9| 3| 1| 1| 3| 3| 5| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|            |
                                           | 2| 8| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 6| 2| 3| 2| 1| 1| 2| 2| 5| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   B6C3F1 MICE FEMALE                      | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|      A     |
    525                                    | 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      L     |
    MG/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM - cont                  |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
      Mucosa, Hyperplasia                  |          2        1        1                                2            |      7  2.1|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Cyst                                 |                         X                                                |      1     |
      Dysplasia                            |                                                                      3   |      1  3.0|
      Erosion                              |                                        3        3                        |      2  3.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                      2   |      1  2.0|
      Mineralization                       |                                                             2            |      3  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Tongue                                  |       +                                                                  |   2        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Tooth                                   |                                                                          |   1        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Myocardium, Mineralization           |                                        2     2                           |      2  2.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Gland, Cortex                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Accessory Adrenal Cortical Nodule    |                   X                                                      |      2     |
      Cyst                                 |                                                                          |      1     |
      Developmental Malformation           |                                                                X         |      2     |
      Spindle Cell, Hyperplasia            |    2  3  2  2  2  3  3  2  3  2  2  2  2  2     2  2  3  2  2  2  3  2  2|     46  2.2|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Gland, Medulla                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  47        |
      Hyperplasia                          |                   2                                   2  2               |      6  2.2|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Parathyroid Gland                       | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  47        |
      Cyst                                 |                                                                          |      1     |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  M  +  I  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  43        |
      Pars Distalis, Angiectasis           |                                                 2                        |      2  2.0|
      Pars Distalis, Cyst                  |                                     X                                    |      1     |
      Pars Distalis, Hyperplasia           |                                           2           1        1         |      7  1.3|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Cyst                                 |                                                                          |      1     |
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                                                      2   |      1  2.0|
      Follicular Cell, Hyperplasia         |                   1                                                      |      1  1.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                             Page  25                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 05002-06                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 5| 7| 7| 7| 7| 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 6| 7| 5| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 9| 0| 3| 3| 3| 7| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 5| 3| 9| 3| 1| 1| 3| 3| 5| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|            |
                                           | 2| 8| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 6| 2| 3| 2| 1| 1| 2| 2| 5| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   B6C3F1 MICE FEMALE                      | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|      A     |
    525                                    | 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      L     |
    MG/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 GENITAL SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Clitoral Gland                          |                            +                                             |   1        |
      Ectasia                              |                            3                                             |      1  3.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                            2                                             |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Ovary                                   | +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  I  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +|  46        |
      Cyst                                 |    X              X              X     X                       X         |     14     |
      Hemorrhage                           |    3                                                                     |      1  3.0|
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                4                                                         |      1  4.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Uterus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Exudate                              |                                                 X                        |      3     |
      Hydrometra                           |                                        4              3              4  3|      5  3.6|
      Hyperplasia, Cystic                  |    4  3  3  3     3  4  3  2  2  4  4  3  4  2  2  3  3  3  3  3  3  2  4|     48  3.1|
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                4                                                         |      1  4.0|
      Metaplasia, Squamous                 |                                                                   3      |      2  2.5|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Vagina                                  |                                                                          |   1        |
      Granuloma                            |                                                                          |      1  4.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Blood                                   |                                     +                                    |   1        |
      Anemia                               |                                     3                                    |      1  3.0|
      Leukocytosis                         |                                     3                                    |      1  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone Marrow                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Myelofibrosis                        | 1  3  1  2  2     2  2  1  2  1  2  2  3  2  3  2  3  3  2  3     2  2  1|     42  2.1|
      Proliferation                        |                            3                                             |      2  2.5|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node                              | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
      Iliac, Angiectasis                   |                                                                          |      1  4.0|
      Iliac, Hyperplasia, Plasma Cell      |                2                                                         |      1  2.0|
      Inguinal, Hyperplasia, Lymphoid      |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Renal, Hyperplasia, Plasma Cell      |                3                                                         |      1  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  M  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +|  45        |
      Hyperplasia, Lymphoid                |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  +  I  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M|  43        |
      Hemorrhage                           |    2                                   2                                 |      2  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Angiectasis                          |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |                4           2  2     3  2                       2         |      8  2.4|
      Hyperplasia, Lymphoid                |                            3                                2            |      5  2.6|
      Lymphoid Follicle, Depletion Cellular|                                                 2                        |      1  2.0|
      Sinusoid, Hyperplasia                |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                             Page  26                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 05002-06                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 5| 7| 7| 7| 7| 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 6| 7| 5| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 9| 0| 3| 3| 3| 7| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 5| 3| 9| 3| 1| 1| 3| 3| 5| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|            |
                                           | 2| 8| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 6| 2| 3| 2| 1| 1| 2| 2| 5| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   B6C3F1 MICE FEMALE                      | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|      A     |
    525                                    | 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      L     |
    MG/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM - cont               |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thymus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  44        |
      Cyst                                 |             X                                                            |      1     |
      Hyperplasia, Lymphoid                |                                           3                              |      2  2.5|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mammary Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Hyperplasia, Cystic                  |    1        2  1           2        1                          1  1      |     18  1.2|
      Hyperplasia, Lobular                 |                            2                                             |      2  1.5|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Skin                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Acanthosis                           |                                           2                              |      3  2.3|
      Cyst Epithelial Inclusion            |                            X                                             |      1     |
      Fibrosis                             |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Hemorrhage                           |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Ulcer                                |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Sebaceous Gland, Hyperplasia         |                                                                          |      1  4.0|
      Subcutaneous Tissue, Edema           |                                        3                                 |      1  3.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Brain                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Mineralization                       | 2     2              1     1     2  3  2        1  3     2  1  1     2   |     31  1.8|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Congestion                           | 3                                            3                           |      2  3.0|
      Hemorrhage                           |       2                                               2                  |      3  2.0|
      Infiltration Cellular, Histiocyte    |                                                                          |      2  3.5|
      Inflammation, Chronic                | 3                 2                       2                              |      7  2.4|
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Mineralization                       |             2                                                            |      1  2.0|
      Mediastinum, Necrosis                |                                                                         2|      2  2.5|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Nose                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Exudate                              |             X                                                  X         |      3     |
      Fungus                               |                                                                          |      1     |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Trachea                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                             Page  27                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 05002-06                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 5| 7| 7| 7| 7| 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 6| 7| 5| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 9| 0| 3| 3| 3| 7| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 5| 3| 9| 3| 1| 1| 3| 3| 5| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|            |
                                           | 2| 8| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 6| 2| 3| 2| 1| 1| 2| 2| 5| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   B6C3F1 MICE FEMALE                      | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|      A     |
    525                                    | 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      L     |
    MG/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM - cont                 |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Ear                                     |                            +                                             |   2        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Eye                                     |                                                                +         |   2        |
      Cataract                             |                                                                2         |      1  2.0|
      Exudate                              |                                                                X         |      1     |
      Cornea, Hyperplasia                  |                                                                3         |      1  3.0|
      Cornea, Inflammation, Chronic        |                                                                4         |      2  3.0|
      Cornea, Mineralization               |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Harderian Gland                         |                                        +                       +         |   4        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Casts Protein                        |                                                             1            |      2  1.0|
      Cyst                                 |          X                                                               |      1     |
      Glomerulosclerosis                   |                                              3                           |      1  3.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic                |          2        1     2  2     1  1        2        3  1  2            |     24  1.9|
      Metaplasia, Osseous                  |             2                                         3                  |      2  2.5|
      Mineralization                       |                                              1  3                        |      2  2.0|
      Renal Tubule, Atrophy                |                         3     3                 1                        |      5  2.2|
      Renal Tubule, Necrosis               |                                                 1                        |      1  1.0|
      Renal Tubule, Regeneration           |                                  1                          1           1|      7  1.3|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Urinary Bladder                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
      Inflammation, Chronic                | 2  2     2  2  2  3  1     2  1           4  2     2  1  2  2        1   |     29  2.0|
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
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Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 4| 4| 7| 7| 7| 3| 4| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 5| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 7| 2| 2| 2| 8| 4| 2| 0| 2| 3| 2| 2| 2| 7| 8| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1|             
                                           | 3| 3| 9| 9| 9| 5| 1| 9| 3| 9| 3| 9| 9| 9| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 1| 9| 9| 8|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   B6C3F1 MICE MALE                        | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
    VEHICLE                                | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|             
    CONTROL                                | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Esophagus                               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Gallbladder                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Fibrosis                             |                         3                                                |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                         3                                                |             
      Mineralization                       |                         3                                                |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Cecum                  | +  +  +  +  +  M  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Edema                                |                                              3                           |             
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                                              3                           |             
      Mucosa, Hyperplasia                  |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Colon                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Rectum                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  I  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Duodenum               | +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Ileum                  | +  +  +  +  +  M  A  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia, Lymphoid                |                               3        4        3                        |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Jejunum                | +  +  +  +  +  M  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia, Lymphoid                |                                                                         4|             
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                                                                4         |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Basophilic Focus                     |                                                                          |             
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |                      2                                                   |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                         2                       1     2                  |             
      Mineralization                       |    4                    4                                      4         |             
      Hepatocyte, Anisokaryosis            |                                                                          |             
      Hepatocyte, Atrophy                  |                                                                          |             
      Hepatocyte, Vacuolization Cytoplasmic|                                                                3         |             
      Kupffer Cell, Hyperplasia            |                                              3                           |             
      Kupffer Cell, Pigmentation           |                                              2                           |             
      Lobules, Necrosis                    |    4                    3                             1        4         |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Mesentery                               |                                                                +         |             
      Fat, Hemorrhage                      |                                                                4         |             
      Fat, Mineralization                  |                                                                          |             
      Fat, Necrosis                        |                                                                4         |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Pancreas                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Atrophy                              |                                                                      2  1|             
      Cyst                                 |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Salivary Glands                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +|             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                  1  2  2        2  2     2               |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Stomach                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Diverticulum                         |                                  3                                       |             
      Mineralization                       |                                  3                                       |             
      Mucosa, Hyperplasia                  |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05002-06                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 4| 4| 7| 7| 7| 3| 4| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 5| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 7| 2| 2| 2| 8| 4| 2| 0| 2| 3| 2| 2| 2| 7| 8| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1|             
                                           | 3| 3| 9| 9| 9| 5| 1| 9| 3| 9| 3| 9| 9| 9| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 1| 9| 9| 8|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   B6C3F1 MICE MALE                        | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
    VEHICLE                                | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|             
    CONTROL                                | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM - cont                  |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Mineralization                       |                                  2                                      1|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Tooth                                   |                            +        +              +  +     +     +     +|             
      Dysplasia                            |                            2        3              3        4     4     3|             
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                                                       2                  |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Myocardium, Inflammation, Chronic    |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Adrenal Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Adrenal Gland, Cortex                   | +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Basophilic Focus                     |                                                                          |             
      Developmental Malformation           |                               X                                          |             
      Hypertrophy, Focal                   |                                                    3                     |             
      Vacuolization Cytoplasmic            |                                                    2                     |             
      Spindle Cell, Hyperplasia            |       2  2  2        1  2  2        2                 2     3  2     2   |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Adrenal Gland, Medulla                  | +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                                          |             
      Infiltration Cellular, Mononuclear   |                                                                          |             
          Cell                             |                                        3                                 |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          |       2                    2              2  3     3  2     2           4|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Parathyroid Gland                       | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  M  +  +|             
      Cyst                                 |                   X                                                      |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  M  M  +  +  +  M  +  M  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Pars Distalis, Cyst                  |                                           X                              |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                              1                           |             
      Follicular Cell, Hyperplasia         |                                  3                                   2   |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Tissue NOS                              |                   +                                                      |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Epididymis                              | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Atypia Cellular                      |                                              X                           |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Penis                                   |             +                                                            |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Preputial Gland                         |          +  +        +  +  +     +  +  +        +  +     +               |             
      Ectasia                              |             3                    3     3           4     3               |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |             2        4                 3           2     2               |             
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                      4                                                   |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Prostate                                | M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05002-06                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 4| 4| 7| 7| 7| 3| 4| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 5| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 7| 2| 2| 2| 8| 4| 2| 0| 2| 3| 2| 2| 2| 7| 8| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1|             
                                           | 3| 3| 9| 9| 9| 5| 1| 9| 3| 9| 3| 9| 9| 9| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 1| 9| 9| 8|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   B6C3F1 MICE MALE                        | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
    VEHICLE                                | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|             
    CONTROL                                | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 GENITAL SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                      4                                                   |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Seminal Vesicle                         |                   +        +                       +                     |             
      Fibrosis                             |                                                                          |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                                                          |             
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Testes                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Fibrosis                             |                                                                          |             
      Granuloma Sperm                      |             3                                                            |             
      Mineralization                       |             2                                   2                        |             
      Seminiferous Tubule, Atrophy         |             2                                                  1         |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Blood                                   |          +        +  +     +                       +  +           +      |             
      Anemia                               |                   4                                                      |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Bone Marrow                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Necrosis                             |                                              2                           |             
      Proliferation                        |          3           3  3     2                                3         |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node                              | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Mediastinal, Hemorrhage              |                                                                3         |             
      Mediastinal, Inflammation,           |                                                                          |             
          Suppurative                      |                                                                3         |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia, Lymphoid                |                               3                                          |             
      Hyperplasia, Plasma Cell             |                                                                          |             
      Lymphatic, Dilatation                |                      3                                                   |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hemorrhage                           |    3                                2  3        3  2           3         |             
      Hyperplasia, Lymphoid                |                                        3                       2        3|             
      Infiltration Cellular, Megakaryocyte |                                                                          |             
      Necrosis                             |                                                                3         |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     | 3  2     3     2     3  3     3              2                 2         |             
      Hyperplasia, Lymphoid                |                                  2              2  2  2                  |             
      Lymphoid Follicle, Depletion Cellular|                                                                          |             
      Red Pulp, Depletion Cellular         |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Thymus                                  | +  +  M  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  M  M  +|             
      Cyst                                 |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Mammary Gland                           | M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Skin                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Acanthosis                           |             2        3        3                 2                 3      |             
      Exudate                              |                                                                          |             
      Fibrosis                             |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05002-06                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 4| 4| 7| 7| 7| 3| 4| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 5| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 7| 2| 2| 2| 8| 4| 2| 0| 2| 3| 2| 2| 2| 7| 8| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1|             
                                           | 3| 3| 9| 9| 9| 5| 1| 9| 3| 9| 3| 9| 9| 9| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 1| 9| 9| 8|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   B6C3F1 MICE MALE                        | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
    VEHICLE                                | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|             
    CONTROL                                | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM - cont               |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |             2                             3                              |             
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                                                                          |             
      Mineralization                       |                                                                          |             
      Pigmentation                         |             2        2                                            1      |             
      Ulcer                                |                      3        3                                   3      |             
      Hair Follicle, Atrophy               |                                                                          |             
      Subcutaneous Tissue, Edema           |                                           3                    3         |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Bone                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperostosis                         |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Skeletal Muscle                         |                   +                                                      |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Brain                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Cyst                                 |             X                                                            |             
      Mineralization                       |                   1           2     1     3        3  3  3  2  3     2  1|             
      Necrosis                             |                                              3                           |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Congestion                           |                                                                          |             
      Infiltration Cellular, Histiocyte    |                         2                                                |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                1                                   2                     |             
      Leukocytosis                         |                                                                          |             
      Alveolar Epithelium, Hyperplasia     |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Nose                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Exudate                              |                                     X                                    |             
      Foreign Body                         |                                           2                              |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Trachea                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Eye                                     |                                                                          |             
      Cataract                             |                                                                          |             
      Cornea, Hyperplasia                  |                                                                          |             
      Cornea, Inflammation, Chronic        |                                                                          |             
      Cornea, Inflammation, Granulomatous  |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Harderian Gland                         |                   +  +           +                                       |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Casts Protein                        |    3                                                           2         |             
      Cyst                                 |    X                    X  X     X                                       |             
      Hemorrhage                           |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05002-06                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 4| 4| 7| 7| 7| 3| 4| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 5| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 7| 2| 2| 2| 8| 4| 2| 0| 2| 3| 2| 2| 2| 7| 8| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1|             
                                           | 3| 3| 9| 9| 9| 5| 1| 9| 3| 9| 3| 9| 9| 9| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 1| 9| 9| 8|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   B6C3F1 MICE MALE                        | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
    VEHICLE                                | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|             
    CONTROL                                | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 URINARY SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
      Hydronephrosis                       |                                                                          |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |    2  2  2     1     4           2  2  1     2  1  2     2               |             
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                      4                                                   |             
      Metaplasia, Osseous                  |                                                                          |             
      Mineralization                       |                         1           1                                    |             
      Glomerulus, Necrosis                 |                                              4                           |             
      Renal Tubule, Atrophy                |                      3                                      2            |             
      Renal Tubule, Necrosis               |                                              4                           |             
      Renal Tubule, Regeneration           | 1  4  1                    2  1  2           3     1  1  1  3  3         |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Urethra                                 |                                                                          |             
      Hemorrhage                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Urinary Bladder                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                      2                                                   |             
      Mucosa, Hyperplasia                  |                      2                                                   |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05002-06                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 1| 7| 7| 5| 7| 5| 7| 7| 7| 5|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 0| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 7| 2| 2| 4| 2| 8| 2| 2| 2| 8|            |
                                           | 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 1| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 5| 9| 9| 0| 9| 2| 9| 9| 9| 2|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   B6C3F1 MICE MALE                        | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|      A     |
    VEHICLE                                | 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      L     |
    CONTROL                                | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Esophagus                               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  I  M|  46        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Gallbladder                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  M  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  I  +  M  +  M  +  +  +  M|  42        |
      Fibrosis                             |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Mineralization                       |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Cecum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +|  47        |
      Edema                                |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Mucosa, Hyperplasia                  |                                                                         2|      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Colon                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Rectum                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Duodenum               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Ileum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +|  46        |
      Hyperplasia, Lymphoid                |                                                                          |      3  3.3|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Jejunum                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +|  47        |
      Hyperplasia, Lymphoid                |                                                                          |      1  4.0|
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                                                                          |      1  4.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Basophilic Focus                     |                      X                                                   |      1     |
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                                                   4      |      4  2.3|
      Mineralization                       |                      3                                                   |      4  3.8|
      Hepatocyte, Anisokaryosis            |                                                       3                  |      1  3.0|
      Hepatocyte, Atrophy                  |                                                                   4      |      1  4.0|
      Hepatocyte, Vacuolization Cytoplasmic|                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Kupffer Cell, Hyperplasia            |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Kupffer Cell, Pigmentation           |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Lobules, Necrosis                    |                      4                                            4      |      6  3.3|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mesentery                               |                            +                                   +         |   3        |
      Fat, Hemorrhage                      |                                                                          |      1  4.0|
      Fat, Mineralization                  |                                                                3         |      1  3.0|
      Fat, Necrosis                        |                                                                3         |      2  3.5|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pancreas                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Atrophy                              |                                                                          |      2  1.5|
      Cyst                                 |                                                                   X      |      1     |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Salivary Glands                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  48        |
      Inflammation, Chronic                | 3                                1              1                        |      9  1.8|
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05002-06                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 1| 7| 7| 5| 7| 5| 7| 7| 7| 5|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 0| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 7| 2| 2| 4| 2| 8| 2| 2| 2| 8|            |
                                           | 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 1| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 5| 9| 9| 0| 9| 2| 9| 9| 9| 2|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   B6C3F1 MICE MALE                        | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|      A     |
    VEHICLE                                | 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      L     |
    CONTROL                                | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM - cont                  |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Diverticulum                         |                                                                3         |      2  3.0|
      Mineralization                       |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Mucosa, Hyperplasia                  |                                                       1        2         |      2  1.5|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Mineralization                       |                                                                   1      |      3  1.3|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Tooth                                   |       +                                                     +  +         |  10        |
      Dysplasia                            |       3                                                        4         |      8  3.3|
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                                                             3            |      2  2.5|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Myocardium, Inflammation, Chronic    |                                                          2               |      1  2.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  I  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  48        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Gland, Cortex                   | +  +  +  +  +  I  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  48        |
      Basophilic Focus                     |                                                          X               |      1     |
      Developmental Malformation           |                                                                          |      1     |
      Hypertrophy, Focal                   |       3                                                           3      |      3  3.0|
      Vacuolization Cytoplasmic            |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Spindle Cell, Hyperplasia            | 2     2     2           2  2        2                    2               |     18  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Gland, Medulla                  | +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  48        |
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                 2           1            |      2  1.5|
      Infiltration Cellular, Mononuclear   |                                                                          |            |
          Cell                             |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Hyperplasia                          |    2           3  2                       2                    3        2|     14  2.4|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Parathyroid Gland                       | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  45        |
      Cyst                                 |                                                                          |      1     |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +|  43        |
      Pars Distalis, Cyst                  |                      X              X                                    |      3     |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
      Follicular Cell, Hyperplasia         |                                                                1         |      3  2.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Tissue NOS                              |                                                                          |   1        |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05002-06                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 1| 7| 7| 5| 7| 5| 7| 7| 7| 5|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 0| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 7| 2| 2| 4| 2| 8| 2| 2| 2| 8|            |
                                           | 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 1| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 5| 9| 9| 0| 9| 2| 9| 9| 9| 2|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   B6C3F1 MICE MALE                        | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|      A     |
    VEHICLE                                | 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      L     |
    CONTROL                                | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM - cont                |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Epididymis                              | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Atypia Cellular                      |                                                                          |      1     |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Penis                                   |                                                                          |   1        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Preputial Gland                         |    +        +     +     +              +                          +     +|  18        |
      Ectasia                              |    3        4           2                                               2|      9  3.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic                |             3     2     3              4                          4     4|     11  3.0|
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |             3                          4                          4      |      4  3.8|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Prostate                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                                                                          |      1  4.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Seminal Vesicle                         |                +                    +        +                    +  +   |   8        |
      Fibrosis                             |                                                                   3  2   |      2  2.5|
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                                                   3  2   |      2  2.5|
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                                              2                           |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Testes                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Fibrosis                             |                                                                2         |      1  2.0|
      Granuloma Sperm                      |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Mineralization                       | 2                                                              2  1      |      5  1.8|
      Seminiferous Tubule, Atrophy         |          1                       2                                       |      4  1.5|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Blood                                   |                                                                          |   7        |
      Anemia                               |                                                                          |      1  4.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone Marrow                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Necrosis                             |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Proliferation                        |                                                 2                        |      6  2.7|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node                              | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Mediastinal, Hemorrhage              |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Mediastinal, Inflammation,           |                                                                          |            |
          Suppurative                      |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  45        |
      Hyperplasia, Lymphoid                |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Hyperplasia, Plasma Cell             |             4                                                            |      1  4.0|
      Lymphatic, Dilatation                |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +|  48        |
      Hemorrhage                           |    3     2  2                    3                 3                     |     11  2.6|
      Hyperplasia, Lymphoid                |                                                                          |      3  2.7|
      Infiltration Cellular, Megakaryocyte |          3                                                               |      1  3.0|
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05002-06                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 1| 7| 7| 5| 7| 5| 7| 7| 7| 5|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 0| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 7| 2| 2| 4| 2| 8| 2| 2| 2| 8|            |
                                           | 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 1| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 5| 9| 9| 0| 9| 2| 9| 9| 9| 2|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   B6C3F1 MICE MALE                        | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|      A     |
    VEHICLE                                | 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      L     |
    CONTROL                                | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM - cont               |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
      Necrosis                             |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |             3                                   2  3              2  2   |     14  2.5|
      Hyperplasia, Lymphoid                |                                                          2               |      5  2.0|
      Lymphoid Follicle, Depletion Cellular|                                              2        3                  |      2  2.5|
      Red Pulp, Depletion Cellular         |                                                                         3|      1  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thymus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +|  42        |
      Cyst                                 |                   X     X                                                |      2     |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mammary Gland                           | M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M|            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Skin                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Acanthosis                           |    1        3                                   3  3  2  2           2   |     12  2.4|
      Exudate                              |             X                                                            |      1     |
      Fibrosis                             |                                              4                           |      1  4.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                                    2                 1   |      4  2.0|
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                                              3                           |      1  3.0|
      Mineralization                       |                                                 3  4                     |      2  3.5|
      Pigmentation                         |                                                                          |      3  1.7|
      Ulcer                                |                                                       3                  |      4  3.0|
      Hair Follicle, Atrophy               |                                                                      3   |      1  3.0|
      Subcutaneous Tissue, Edema           |                                                       2                  |      3  2.7|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Hyperostosis                         |          3                                                               |      1  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Skeletal Muscle                         |                                                                          |   1        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Brain                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Cyst                                 |                                                                          |      1     |
      Mineralization                       |          3  2  2  3        3  1  2     3  2        2  2  3     2  2  3  2|     27  2.3|
      Necrosis                             |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Congestion                           |                                                       3                  |      1  3.0|
      Infiltration Cellular, Histiocyte    |                                                    2                 2   |      3  2.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                         1                                            2   |      4  1.5|
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05002-06                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 1| 7| 7| 5| 7| 5| 7| 7| 7| 5|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 0| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 7| 2| 2| 4| 2| 8| 2| 2| 2| 8|            |
                                           | 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 1| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 5| 9| 9| 0| 9| 2| 9| 9| 9| 2|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   B6C3F1 MICE MALE                        | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|      A     |
    VEHICLE                                | 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      L     |
    CONTROL                                | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM - cont                 |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
      Leukocytosis                         |                                                       3                  |      1  3.0|
      Alveolar Epithelium, Hyperplasia     |                         1                                                |      1  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Nose                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Exudate                              |                            X     X                                      X|      4     |
      Foreign Body                         |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Trachea                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Eye                                     |       +                 +              +                                 |   3        |
      Cataract                             |                         1                                                |      1  1.0|
      Cornea, Hyperplasia                  |                                        3                                 |      1  3.0|
      Cornea, Inflammation, Chronic        |                         2                                                |      1  2.0|
      Cornea, Inflammation, Granulomatous  |                                        4                                 |      1  4.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Harderian Gland                         |       +  +  +           +              +                                +|   9        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Casts Protein                        |                                                             4        1   |      4  2.5|
      Cyst                                 |                                                                          |      4     |
      Hemorrhage                           |                                              2                           |      1  2.0|
      Hydronephrosis                       |                                     2                       2            |      2  2.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic                | 1        2  2     1  2  1                                2  3        1   |     21  1.8|
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                                                                          |      1  4.0|
      Metaplasia, Osseous                  |                               2                                          |      1  2.0|
      Mineralization                       |       1                                                                  |      3  1.0|
      Glomerulus, Necrosis                 |                                                                          |      1  4.0|
      Renal Tubule, Atrophy                |                                                             3            |      3  2.7|
      Renal Tubule, Necrosis               |                                                                          |      1  4.0|
      Renal Tubule, Regeneration           |          1     2  1  1        1  1  1     1        1        3  1  1     2|     25  1.6|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Urethra                                 |                                              +                           |   1        |
      Hemorrhage                           |                                              4                           |      1  4.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Urinary Bladder                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                         1                                                |      2  1.5|
      Mucosa, Hyperplasia                  |                                                       2                  |      2  2.0|
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                             Page  38                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 05002-06                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 1| 3| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 3| 4| 6| 7| 6|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 7| 3| 9| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 0| 1| 3| 5|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 2| 1| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 4| 1| 3| 0| 6|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   B6C3F1 MICE MALE                        | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|             
    262                                    | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|             
    MG/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Esophagus                               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Gallbladder                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  M  +  +  M  +  +  +  A  M  +  +|             
      Ectopic Tissue                       |                                     X                                    |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Cecum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  M  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Colon                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Rectum                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Duodenum               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Ulcer                                |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Ileum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  M  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Jejunum                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  M  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Basophilic Focus                     |                                                                          |             
      Ectopic Tissue                       |                                     X                                    |             
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |    2                                                                     |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                                    1                     |             
      Hepatocyte, Vacuolization Cytoplasmic|                                                       2                  |             
      Kupffer Cell, Hyperplasia            |                                                                          |             
      Lobules, Necrosis                    |          2                                         1              2      |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Mesentery                               |                                              +                           |             
      Artery, Inflammation, Chronic Active |                                                                          |             
      Fat, Necrosis                        |                                              3                           |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Pancreas                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Amyloid Deposition                   |                                              2                           |             
      Atrophy                              |                                              2                           |             
      Fibrosis                             |                                                                          |             
      Necrosis                             |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Salivary Glands                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |             1                             1  1  2     3  2               |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Stomach                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Diverticulum                         | 3     3                    3                                            3|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Cyst                                 |                                                 X                        |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                     2                                    |             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                          3               |             
      Ulcer                                |                                                                          |             
      Mucosa, Hyperplasia                  |                                                 2                        |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Tongue                                  |                                                                +         |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Tooth                                   |                                              +     +     +               |             
      Dysplasia                            |                                              2           3               |             
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                                                    2                     |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05002-06                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 1| 3| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 3| 4| 6| 7| 6|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 7| 3| 9| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 0| 1| 3| 5|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 2| 1| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 4| 1| 3| 0| 6|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   B6C3F1 MICE MALE                        | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|             
    262                                    | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|             
    MG/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM - cont              |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Myocardium, Degeneration             |                                     2                                    |             
      Myocardium, Inflammation, Chronic    |                                                                          |             
      Myocardium, Karyomegaly              |                                     1                                   2|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Adrenal Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Adrenal Gland, Cortex                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Accessory Adrenal Cortical Nodule    |                                                                          |             
      Cyst                                 |                                                                          |             
      Developmental Malformation           |                   X                    X                                 |             
      Hypertrophy, Focal                   |          1                                                               |             
      Spindle Cell, Hyperplasia            |    2  2           3                 2           3  2                 2   |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Adrenal Gland, Medulla                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          |    3     1  1        2                       2  2                       2|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          |       2           2                          3                       2   |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Parathyroid Gland                       | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  M  +|             
      Cyst                                 |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Pars Distalis, Cyst                  |       X     X                                      X                     |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Cyst                                 |    X     X                                                        X      |             
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                                                                          |             
      Follicular Cell, Hyperplasia         |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
    None                                   |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Epididymis                              | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                            2                                             |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Penis                                   |                                  M                                       |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Preputial Gland                         |       +     +     +     +  +        +     +     +     +        +     +   |             
      Ectasia                              |             4           3  4                                         4   |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |       3     3     3     4           3     2     2     4              2   |             
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |             2           4                                                |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Prostate                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  I  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Fibrosis                             |                                                                          |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                              2                           |             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                               2                                          |             
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                                  4                                       |             
      Epithelium, Hyperplasia              |                                                    2                     |             
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05002-06                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 1| 3| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 3| 4| 6| 7| 6|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 7| 3| 9| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 0| 1| 3| 5|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 2| 1| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 4| 1| 3| 0| 6|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   B6C3F1 MICE MALE                        | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|             
    262                                    | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|             
    MG/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 GENITAL SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Seminal Vesicle                         |                               +  +                                       |             
      Dilatation                           |                               3                                          |             
      Fibrosis                             |                               2                                          |             
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                               2                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Testes                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Fibrosis                             |                                                                          |             
      Mineralization                       |    1  1                 2                                1               |             
      Spermatocele                         |                                                                          |             
      Seminiferous Tubule, Atrophy         |    1     2  3     4                                                      |             
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 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Blood                                   |          +                                                               |             
      Anemia                               |          3                                                               |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Bone Marrow                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Angiectasis                          |                                     2                                    |             
      Hyperplasia, Reticulum Cell          |                                                 3                        |             
      Myelofibrosis                        |                                     1                                    |             
      Proliferation                        |    3                       3                                   2  3      |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node                              | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Iliac, Hyperplasia, Lymphoid         |                                                                          |             
      Inguinal, Hyperplasia, Histiocytic   |                                                       3                  |             
      Inguinal, Hyperplasia, Lymphoid      |    2  2                             3                                    |             
      Inguinal, Hyperplasia, Plasma Cell   |                                  3                                       |             
      Renal, Hyperplasia, Lymphoid         |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  M  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |    3                                                                     |             
      Hemorrhage                           |                1                       2                 2               |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Erythrophagocytosis                  |                                                                      3   |             
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |    3     4                 2                                      3      |             
      Hyperplasia, Re Cell                 |                                                                      3   |             
      Pigmentation, Hemosiderin            |                                                       2                  |             
      Lymphoid Follicle, Depletion Cellular|                               3                                          |             
      Red Pulp, Depletion Cellular         |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Thymus                                  | +  +  +  M  +  M  M  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  M  +|             
      Cyst                                 |                         X                                                |             
      Depletion Cellular                   |                               3                                          |             
      Epithelial Cell, Hyperplasia         | 2                    2                                                   |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Mammary Gland                           | M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  I  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  +  M  M|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Skin                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Acanthosis                           | 3  4  2  3  2     3  3  2  4     2  3  2        2        1  3  3  3  3  1|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05002-06                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 1| 3| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 3| 4| 6| 7| 6|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 7| 3| 9| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 0| 1| 3| 5|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 2| 1| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 4| 1| 3| 0| 6|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   B6C3F1 MICE MALE                        | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|             
    262                                    | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|             
    MG/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM - cont               |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
      Exudate                              |                                                                          |             
      Fibrosis                             |                   4                 4                                    |             
      Hemorrhage                           |                                                             3            |             
      Hyperplasia, Pseudoepitheliomatous   |             1                                                            |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                | 2  4              2  2  1              2                                1|             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                          |             
      Pigmentation                         | 1        2  2        3                 2        2                 2  2   |             
      Ulcer                                | 1  4     3                 4     1              2           2  3  3      |             
      Hair Follicle, Atrophy               | 3     3  3  3                                                  4     2  3|             
      Lymphatic, Dilatation                |    3                                                                     |             
      Subcutaneous Tissue, Edema           |                                                                   2      |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Bone                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperostosis                         |                                                                          |             
      Coccygeal, Hyperplasia               |       3                    3                                             |             
      Coccygeal, Inflammation, Chronic     |       3                                                                  |             
      Coccygeal, Inflammation, Suppurative |                            3                                             |             
      Tarsal, Hyperplasia                  |                                                                          |             
      Tarsal, Inflammation, Suppurative    |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Skeletal Muscle                         |                                                                      +   |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                                                          |             
      Necrosis                             |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Brain                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Mineralization                       | 2        1  3        3     2           3        2  1     2        2     3|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Congestion                           |                            3                                             |             
      Hemorrhage                           |                                                                          |             
      Infiltration Cellular, Histiocyte    |                   1                                                      |             
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                                           1                              |             
      Leukocytosis                         |                                                             3            |             
      Thrombosis                           |                                                                          |             
      Alveolar Epithelium, Hyperplasia     |                                              2  2                        |             
      Perivascular, Edema                  |                                                             2            |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Nose                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Foreign Body                         |                                                                          |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                                 2                        |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Trachea                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05002-06                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 1| 3| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 3| 4| 6| 7| 6|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 7| 3| 9| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 0| 1| 3| 5|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 2| 1| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 4| 1| 3| 0| 6|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   B6C3F1 MICE MALE                        | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|             
    262                                    | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|             
    MG/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM - cont              |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Eye                                     |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Harderian Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Amyloid Deposition                   |                                              1                           |             
      Casts Protein                        |                               2                                          |             
      Cyst                                 |       X        X                    X                 X  X               |             
      Glomerulosclerosis                   |                                                                   2      |             
      Infarct                              |    2                                                                     |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |          2  1        1              2  2     2        2  1        1  2   |             
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                                  2                                       |             
      Metaplasia, Osseous                  |    2                                2                                    |             
      Mineralization                       |       1     1                                      1                 1   |             
      Glomerulus, Hyperplasia              |                                                                   3      |             
      Renal Tubule, Atrophy                |                                              2                       1  1|             
      Renal Tubule, Dilatation             |                                                                          |             
      Renal Tubule, Necrosis               |                                                                          |             
      Renal Tubule, Regeneration           | 1     1  2  1  1  1  1  1  1        2  1  1     1                 2  1  3|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Urethra                                 |                                                                          |             
      Concretion                           |                                                                          |             
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                                                                          |             
      Necrosis                             |                                                                          |             
      Bulbourethral Gland, Hyperplasia     |                                                                          |             
      Mucosa, Hyperplasia                  |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Urinary Bladder                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |             1        2                                               2   |             
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                                                                          |             
      Mucosa, Hyperplasia                  |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05002-06                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 3| 7| 7| 7| 5| 3| 4| 7| 7| 7| 5| 7| 7| 6| 5| 1| 7| 1| 1| 7| 2| 4| 7| 5| 7|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 8| 3| 3| 3| 3| 9| 1| 3| 3| 3| 8| 3| 3| 0| 1| 5| 3| 4| 8| 3| 7| 3| 3| 8| 3|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 2| 1| 2| 0| 0| 0| 4| 0| 0| 5| 9| 1| 0| 6| 7| 0| 0| 6| 0| 4| 0|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   B6C3F1 MICE MALE                        | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|      A     |
    262                                    | 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      L     |
    MG/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Esophagus                               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Gallbladder                             | +  +  +  +  M  M  A  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  41        |
      Ectopic Tissue                       |                                                                          |      1     |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Cecum                  | A  M  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  M  +  +  +|  42        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Colon                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  M  +  +|  47        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Rectum                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Duodenum               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
      Ulcer                                |             2                                                            |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Ileum                  | A  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  I  +  +  +  +  +  +|  44        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Jejunum                | A  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  45        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Basophilic Focus                     |                            X                                             |      1     |
      Ectopic Tissue                       |                                                                          |      1     |
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
      Hepatocyte, Vacuolization Cytoplasmic|                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Kupffer Cell, Hyperplasia            |             3                          3                                 |      2  3.0|
      Lobules, Necrosis                    |             4                 1                                      1   |      6  1.8|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mesentery                               |    +                                            +                        |   3        |
      Artery, Inflammation, Chronic Active |    2                                            2                        |      2  2.0|
      Fat, Necrosis                        |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pancreas                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
      Amyloid Deposition                   |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Atrophy                              |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Fibrosis                             |                                           2                    2         |      2  2.0|
      Necrosis                             |                                           3                              |      1  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Salivary Glands                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Inflammation, Chronic                |    1                    1                                2               |      9  1.6|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
      Diverticulum                         |                                                                          |      4  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
      Cyst                                 |                                                                          |      1     |
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Ulcer                                |             3                                                            |      1  3.0|
      Mucosa, Hyperplasia                  |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05002-06                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 3| 7| 7| 7| 5| 3| 4| 7| 7| 7| 5| 7| 7| 6| 5| 1| 7| 1| 1| 7| 2| 4| 7| 5| 7|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 8| 3| 3| 3| 3| 9| 1| 3| 3| 3| 8| 3| 3| 0| 1| 5| 3| 4| 8| 3| 7| 3| 3| 8| 3|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 2| 1| 2| 0| 0| 0| 4| 0| 0| 5| 9| 1| 0| 6| 7| 0| 0| 6| 0| 4| 0|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   B6C3F1 MICE MALE                        | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|      A     |
    262                                    | 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      L     |
    MG/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM - cont                  |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Tongue                                  |                                                                          |   1        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Tooth                                   |       +                          +                                       |   5        |
      Dysplasia                            |       3                          2                                       |      4  2.5|
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |       2                          3                                       |      3  2.3|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Myocardium, Degeneration             |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Myocardium, Inflammation, Chronic    |                                        1                                 |      1  1.0|
      Myocardium, Karyomegaly              |                                                                          |      2  1.5|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Gland, Cortex                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Accessory Adrenal Cortical Nodule    |    X                                                                     |      1     |
      Cyst                                 |                                     X                                    |      1     |
      Developmental Malformation           |                                                                          |      2     |
      Hypertrophy, Focal                   |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
      Spindle Cell, Hyperplasia            |    2  3              2                                                   |     10  2.3|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Gland, Medulla                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Hyperplasia                          |    1  1                                                                  |      9  1.7|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
      Hyperplasia                          |                               2  2           2                    3      |      8  2.3|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Parathyroid Gland                       | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  48        |
      Cyst                                 |                                                          X               |      1     |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  48        |
      Pars Distalis, Cyst                  |    X                             X                                       |      5     |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Cyst                                 |             X                       X                                    |      5     |
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                                     1                                    |      1  1.0|
      Follicular Cell, Hyperplasia         |                                     2                                    |      1  2.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Epididymis                              | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Penis                                   |                                           +                              |   1        |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                             Page  45                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 05002-06                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 3| 7| 7| 7| 5| 3| 4| 7| 7| 7| 5| 7| 7| 6| 5| 1| 7| 1| 1| 7| 2| 4| 7| 5| 7|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 8| 3| 3| 3| 3| 9| 1| 3| 3| 3| 8| 3| 3| 0| 1| 5| 3| 4| 8| 3| 7| 3| 3| 8| 3|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 2| 1| 2| 0| 0| 0| 4| 0| 0| 5| 9| 1| 0| 6| 7| 0| 0| 6| 0| 4| 0|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   B6C3F1 MICE MALE                        | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|      A     |
    262                                    | 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      L     |
    MG/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 GENITAL SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Preputial Gland                         | +  +        M        +  +  +  +  +  +                    +               |  20        |
      Ectasia                              |    3                    2        2  3                    3               |      9  3.1|
      Inflammation, Chronic                | 3  2                 3     4  3  3  4                                    |     16  3.0|
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                      3        3     4                                    |      5  3.2|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Prostate                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  48        |
      Fibrosis                             |                                                                3         |      1  3.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Inflammation, Suppurative            | 4                                            2              2  4         |      5  3.2|
      Epithelium, Hyperplasia              |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Seminal Vesicle                         |                                     +        +                 +         |   5        |
      Dilatation                           |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Fibrosis                             |                                                                3         |      2  2.5|
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                                                                4         |      2  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Testes                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Fibrosis                             |                                                                4         |      1  4.0|
      Mineralization                       |       1  2                    2        2                       3         |      9  1.7|
      Spermatocele                         |          X                                                               |      1     |
      Seminiferous Tubule, Atrophy         |       2  2        1                                                     2|      8  2.1|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Blood                                   |                            +                                             |   2        |
      Anemia                               |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone Marrow                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Angiectasis                          |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Hyperplasia, Reticulum Cell          |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Myelofibrosis                        |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
      Proliferation                        | 2           2              2           3     2     3  2        3         |     12  2.5|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node                              | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Iliac, Hyperplasia, Lymphoid         |                                              2                           |      1  2.0|
      Inguinal, Hyperplasia, Histiocytic   | 3                                                           2  2         |      4  2.5|
      Inguinal, Hyperplasia, Lymphoid      |                            2                 2                           |      5  2.2|
      Inguinal, Hyperplasia, Plasma Cell   | 2                                                              2        2|      4  2.3|
      Renal, Hyperplasia, Lymphoid         |                                              2                           |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  +  +  +  M  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +|  46        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  46        |
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Hemorrhage                           |                                  2  1                                2  2|      7  1.7|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                             Page  46                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 05002-06                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 3| 7| 7| 7| 5| 3| 4| 7| 7| 7| 5| 7| 7| 6| 5| 1| 7| 1| 1| 7| 2| 4| 7| 5| 7|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 8| 3| 3| 3| 3| 9| 1| 3| 3| 3| 8| 3| 3| 0| 1| 5| 3| 4| 8| 3| 7| 3| 3| 8| 3|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 2| 1| 2| 0| 0| 0| 4| 0| 0| 5| 9| 1| 0| 6| 7| 0| 0| 6| 0| 4| 0|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   B6C3F1 MICE MALE                        | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|      A     |
    262                                    | 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      L     |
    MG/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM - cont               |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
      Erythrophagocytosis                  |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |                               2        3     3     2  2        4  2  2   |     12  2.7|
      Hyperplasia, Re Cell                 |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Pigmentation, Hemosiderin            |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Lymphoid Follicle, Depletion Cellular|             3                             2                              |      3  2.7|
      Red Pulp, Depletion Cellular         |                                           2                              |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thymus                                  | M  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +     +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +|  39        |
      Cyst                                 |                X                                                         |      2     |
      Depletion Cellular                   |             3                             3        3           3         |      5  3.0|
      Epithelial Cell, Hyperplasia         |       2                                         3                        |      4  2.3|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mammary Gland                           | M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  +  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M|   2        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Skin                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Acanthosis                           | 2     2  3  1  3  3     2  2     2  2        2  2  2  3     3        3  3|     36  2.5|
      Exudate                              |                            X                 X     X                 X   |      4     |
      Fibrosis                             |                                                       3                  |      3  3.7|
      Hemorrhage                           |                                                       3                  |      2  3.0|
      Hyperplasia, Pseudoepitheliomatous   |                         2                                                |      2  1.5|
      Inflammation, Chronic                | 3           1           1  3        1     1  1  3                    2  3|     17  1.9|
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                       3                  |      1  3.0|
      Pigmentation                         |          3                                   2        1                 3|     12  2.1|
      Ulcer                                |             4  2  3                    3              2     2            |     15  2.6|
      Hair Follicle, Atrophy               |                3        2                 2                 2            |     11  2.7|
      Lymphatic, Dilatation                |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Subcutaneous Tissue, Edema           | 2                                                                        |      2  2.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Hyperostosis                         |    2                                                                     |      1  2.0|
      Coccygeal, Hyperplasia               |       3  2                       2              3                        |      6  2.7|
      Coccygeal, Inflammation, Chronic     |                                  2              3                        |      3  2.7|
      Coccygeal, Inflammation, Suppurative |       3                                                                  |      2  3.0|
      Tarsal, Hyperplasia                  |                                           3                              |      1  3.0|
      Tarsal, Inflammation, Suppurative    |                                           4                              |      1  4.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Skeletal Muscle                         | +                                                              +  +      |   4        |
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                                                   2      |      1  2.0|
      Necrosis                             | 3                                                              4         |      2  3.5|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                             Page  47                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 05002-06                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 3| 7| 7| 7| 5| 3| 4| 7| 7| 7| 5| 7| 7| 6| 5| 1| 7| 1| 1| 7| 2| 4| 7| 5| 7|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 8| 3| 3| 3| 3| 9| 1| 3| 3| 3| 8| 3| 3| 0| 1| 5| 3| 4| 8| 3| 7| 3| 3| 8| 3|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 2| 1| 2| 0| 0| 0| 4| 0| 0| 5| 9| 1| 0| 6| 7| 0| 0| 6| 0| 4| 0|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   B6C3F1 MICE MALE                        | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|      A     |
    262                                    | 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      L     |
    MG/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 NERVOUS SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Brain                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Mineralization                       | 1  1     2  1     1  3        2     2     1              2     1  1  2  1|     25  1.8|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Congestion                           |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Hemorrhage                           |                                                                         2|      1  2.0|
      Infiltration Cellular, Histiocyte    |                                  3                                       |      2  2.0|
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
      Leukocytosis                         |                                                             2            |      2  2.5|
      Thrombosis                           |                                                                      X   |      1     |
      Alveolar Epithelium, Hyperplasia     |                                                                          |      2  2.0|
      Perivascular, Edema                  |                                           2                              |      2  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Nose                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Foreign Body                         |                                                                      1   |      1  1.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Trachea                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Eye                                     |                                     M                                    |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Harderian Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +|  48        |
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                     3                                    |      1  3.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Amyloid Deposition                   |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
      Casts Protein                        |                               1                                      3   |      3  2.0|
      Cyst                                 |    X     X           X           X                       X               |     10     |
      Glomerulosclerosis                   |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Infarct                              |    4                                                                     |      2  3.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic                |       3                 2           1                             2      |     14  1.7|
      Inflammation, Suppurative            | 2                                                              4         |      3  2.7|
      Metaplasia, Osseous                  |                                                                          |      2  2.0|
      Mineralization                       |                                                    1                     |      5  1.0|
      Glomerulus, Hyperplasia              |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Renal Tubule, Atrophy                |       1                                                                 1|      5  1.2|
      Renal Tubule, Dilatation             |                                              3     2                     |      2  2.5|
      Renal Tubule, Necrosis               |                                                                3         |      1  3.0|
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                             Page  48                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 05002-06                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 3| 7| 7| 7| 5| 3| 4| 7| 7| 7| 5| 7| 7| 6| 5| 1| 7| 1| 1| 7| 2| 4| 7| 5| 7|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 8| 3| 3| 3| 3| 9| 1| 3| 3| 3| 8| 3| 3| 0| 1| 5| 3| 4| 8| 3| 7| 3| 3| 8| 3|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 2| 1| 2| 0| 0| 0| 4| 0| 0| 5| 9| 1| 0| 6| 7| 0| 0| 6| 0| 4| 0|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   B6C3F1 MICE MALE                        | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|      A     |
    262                                    | 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      L     |
    MG/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 URINARY SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
      Renal Tubule, Regeneration           |          2           1  1  1  2  1  1           1                    3  1|     26  1.3|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Urethra                                 | +                          +                       +           +         |   4        |
      Concretion                           | 4                                                                        |      1  4.0|
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                            3                       3           3         |      3  3.0|
      Necrosis                             | 4                                                                        |      1  4.0|
      Bulbourethral Gland, Hyperplasia     |                            3                                             |      1  3.0|
      Mucosa, Hyperplasia                  |                                                                3         |      1  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Urinary Bladder                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +|  48        |
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                                                          |      3  1.7|
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                                                                4         |      1  4.0|
      Mucosa, Hyperplasia                  |                                                                2         |      1  2.0|
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05002-06                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 0| 7| 6| 6| 6| 3| 4| 4| 7| 5| 1| 1| 6| 7| 5| 1| 4| 5| 7| 7| 7| 5| 0| 6| 1|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 9| 0| 9| 5| 5| 8| 3| 4| 2| 6| 8| 8| 0| 2| 1| 9| 2| 4| 2| 2| 2| 6| 6| 5| 5|             
                                           | 3| 3| 0| 7| 2| 5| 1| 5| 9| 8| 5| 8| 1| 9| 2| 2| 7| 5| 9| 9| 9| 8| 7| 5| 9|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   B6C3F1 MICE MALE                        | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|             
    525                                    | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|             
    MG/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Esophagus                               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Ulcer                                |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Gallbladder                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  M  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Cecum                  | +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  A|             
      Edema                                |                                                                          |             
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                               3                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Colon                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Rectum                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A|             
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                                           2                              |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Duodenum               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  A|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Ileum                  | M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Jejunum                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A|             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Angiectasis                          |                                                 4                        |             
      Clear Cell Focus                     |                      X                    X                              |             
      Cyst                                 |                      X                                                   |             
      Hepatocyte, Anisokaryosis            |                                                    3                     |             
      Hepatocyte, Vacuolization Cytoplasmic|                                                             1            |             
      Kupffer Cell, Hyperplasia            |                                                                2         |             
      Lobules, Necrosis                    |             1                       2              3           2         |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Mesentery                               |                                                                   +      |             
      Artery, Hypertrophy                  |                                                                          |             
      Artery, Inflammation, Chronic Active |                                                                          |             
      Fat, Inflammation, Chronic           |                                                                          |             
      Fat, Inflammation, Suppurative       |                                                                   2      |             
      Fat, Necrosis                        |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Pancreas                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Cyst                                 |                                                                          |             
      Necrosis                             |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Salivary Glands                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Atrophy                              |          3                                                               |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                                          1               |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Stomach                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Diverticulum                         |                                                                          |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                        2                                 |             
      Mucosa, Hyperplasia                  |          1                             2                             2  2|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Cyst                                 |                                                                      X   |             
      Erosion                              |                                                                          |             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                          |             
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Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 0| 7| 6| 6| 6| 3| 4| 4| 7| 5| 1| 1| 6| 7| 5| 1| 4| 5| 7| 7| 7| 5| 0| 6| 1|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 9| 0| 9| 5| 5| 8| 3| 4| 2| 6| 8| 8| 0| 2| 1| 9| 2| 4| 2| 2| 2| 6| 6| 5| 5|             
                                           | 3| 3| 0| 7| 2| 5| 1| 5| 9| 8| 5| 8| 1| 9| 2| 2| 7| 5| 9| 9| 9| 8| 7| 5| 9|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   B6C3F1 MICE MALE                        | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|             
    525                                    | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|             
    MG/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM - cont                  |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
      Mineralization                       |    1                                                        1            |             
      Mucosa, Hyperplasia                  |                                                       2                  |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Tongue                                  |                                                                          |             
      Necrosis                             |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Tooth                                   |          +  +                                                            |             
      Dysplasia                            |          2  1                                                            |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Artery, Hypertrophy                  |                                                                          |             
      Artery, Inflammation, Chronic Active |                                                                          |             
      Myocardium, Fibrosis                 |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Adrenal Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Adrenal Gland, Cortex                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Accessory Adrenal Cortical Nodule    |                                                                          |             
      Developmental Malformation           |                                                             X            |             
      Hyperplasia, Focal                   |                                                                          |             
      Spindle Cell, Hyperplasia            |                                           2              2  2        2   |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Adrenal Gland, Medulla                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Cyst                                 |                                                                          |             
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                    2           3         |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          |                                        2                                 |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Parathyroid Gland                       | +  +  +  +  +  I  M  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M|             
      Cyst                                 |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Pituitary Gland                         | M  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +|             
      Pars Distalis, Cyst                  |       X                                X                                 |             
      Pars Distalis, Hyperplasia           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M|             
      Cyst                                 |                                                                   X      |             
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                                        1                                 |             
      Follicular Cell, Hyperplasia         |          1              1                                                |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Tissue NOS                              |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Epididymis                              | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Ectasia                              |                                                       3                  |             
      Fibrosis                             |                                                                          |             
      Granuloma Sperm                      |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
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Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 0| 7| 6| 6| 6| 3| 4| 4| 7| 5| 1| 1| 6| 7| 5| 1| 4| 5| 7| 7| 7| 5| 0| 6| 1|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 9| 0| 9| 5| 5| 8| 3| 4| 2| 6| 8| 8| 0| 2| 1| 9| 2| 4| 2| 2| 2| 6| 6| 5| 5|             
                                           | 3| 3| 0| 7| 2| 5| 1| 5| 9| 8| 5| 8| 1| 9| 2| 2| 7| 5| 9| 9| 9| 8| 7| 5| 9|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   B6C3F1 MICE MALE                        | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|             
    525                                    | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|             
    MG/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 GENITAL SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                         2                                                |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Penis                                   |          +                                                           +   |             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |          2                                                               |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Preputial Gland                         | +        +  +              +  +  +     +  +           +     +        +   |             
      Atrophy                              |                               3                                          |             
      Ectasia                              |          3  3                 3        3                             4   |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |          3  4              2     3     2  2                 4        4   |             
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                                  3                          4        4   |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Prostate                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |       2                       3  1                 2              2     3|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Seminal Vesicle                         |                   +     +           +           +     +              +  A|             
      Fibrosis                             |                   2                 2           2                    3   |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                                       2                  |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Testes                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Fibrosis                             |                                                                          |             
      Mineralization                       |       2                                                                  |             
      Seminiferous Tubule, Atrophy         |    2              2                             3     3                  |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Blood                                   |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Bone Marrow                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Angiectasis                          |                                                       4                  |             
      Myelofibrosis                        |                         2                                                |             
      Proliferation                        |    4        3                    2                             2  3      |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node                              | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Iliac, Hyperplasia, Plasma Cell      |                               3                                          |             
      Inguinal, Hyperplasia, Lymphoid      |                                              3                           |             
      Inguinal, Hyperplasia, Plasma Cell   |                               2                                          |             
      Renal, Hyperplasia, Plasma Cell      |                               3                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Depletion Cellular                   |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  M|             
      Depletion Cellular                   |                                                                          |             
      Hemorrhage                           |       2                                                                  |             
      Hyperplasia, Lymphoid                |          3                                                               |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |    2        3  2           3  3  3  3           4  2           3  3     3|             
      Hyperplasia, Lymphoid                |                                                             2            |             
      Lymphoid Follicle, Depletion Cellular|                                           2        3                     |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Thymus                                  | +  +  M  +  +  M  +  M  M  +  +  +  M  +  M  +  +  M  +  +  I  +  +  +  +|             
      Cyst                                 |             X                                                            |             
      Depletion Cellular                   |                               2                                   3      |             
      Epithelial Cell, Hyperplasia         |             2              2                                             |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
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Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 0| 7| 6| 6| 6| 3| 4| 4| 7| 5| 1| 1| 6| 7| 5| 1| 4| 5| 7| 7| 7| 5| 0| 6| 1|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 9| 0| 9| 5| 5| 8| 3| 4| 2| 6| 8| 8| 0| 2| 1| 9| 2| 4| 2| 2| 2| 6| 6| 5| 5|             
                                           | 3| 3| 0| 7| 2| 5| 1| 5| 9| 8| 5| 8| 1| 9| 2| 2| 7| 5| 9| 9| 9| 8| 7| 5| 9|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   B6C3F1 MICE MALE                        | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|             
    525                                    | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|             
    MG/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM - cont               |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Mammary Gland                           | M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Skin                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Acanthosis                           |    2  3  2  2  4  4        2  2  3  1  1  2  3     2  3  2     2     4  3|             
      Cyst Epithelial Inclusion            |                                                                          |             
      Dysplasia                            |                                                                      4   |             
      Exudate                              |                               X  X                                   X   |             
      Hyperkeratosis                       |                                                                          |             
      Hyperplasia, Pseudoepitheliomatous   |                                                       3  2               |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |    2     2                 2  1  2  1     1     1  2           2     2  2|             
      Pigmentation                         |          2              1     2  1  2     2           1  1     2        2|             
      Ulcer                                |       2        4  3           3              2                 4        4|             
      Hair Follicle, Atrophy               |    3  3  1  2           3        3        2     2                        |             
      Subcutaneous Tissue, Edema           |                3                                                         |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Bone                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperostosis                         |                         2                                   3            |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                  3                                       |             
      Coccygeal, Hyperplasia               |                                                 3                        |             
      Coccygeal, Inflammation, Chronic     |                                                 3                        |             
      Tarsal, Hyperplasia                  |                   3  3           3        3              3               |             
      Tarsal, Inflammation, Chronic        |                   3  2                                                   |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Skeletal Muscle                         |                                                 +                        |             
      Fibrosis                             |                                                 3                        |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Brain                                   | M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Congestion                           |                                              3                           |             
      Mineralization                       |    3  2  2  2        1  2  1        2  2  1              3  2        1   |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Spinal Cord                             |                   +                                                      |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Congestion                           |                                  2                                      3|             
      Hemorrhage                           | 3                                   1           4                       2|             
      Infiltration Cellular, Histiocyte    |                                                                          |             
      Leukocytosis                         |                               2  2                                      3|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Nose                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Exudate                              |                                           X                              |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Trachea                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Ear                                     |                   +                                                      |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
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Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 0| 7| 6| 6| 6| 3| 4| 4| 7| 5| 1| 1| 6| 7| 5| 1| 4| 5| 7| 7| 7| 5| 0| 6| 1|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 9| 0| 9| 5| 5| 8| 3| 4| 2| 6| 8| 8| 0| 2| 1| 9| 2| 4| 2| 2| 2| 6| 6| 5| 5|             
                                           | 3| 3| 0| 7| 2| 5| 1| 5| 9| 8| 5| 8| 1| 9| 2| 2| 7| 5| 9| 9| 9| 8| 7| 5| 9|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   B6C3F1 MICE MALE                        | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|             
    525                                    | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|             
    MG/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM - cont              |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Eye                                     |                                                 +                        |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Bacterium                            |                                                                          |             
      Casts Protein                        |                                                                1         |             
      Cyst                                 |                                        X                       X         |             
      Hemorrhage                           |                               3                                          |             
      Hydronephrosis                       |       3                       3                                          |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |          1                 2           2                                 |             
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                                                                          |             
      Mineralization                       |                                                          2        1      |             
      Renal Tubule, Atrophy                |                            2                                1  2         |             
      Renal Tubule, Dilatation             |                               2                                   3      |             
      Renal Tubule, Dysplasia              |                                                                          |             
      Renal Tubule, Necrosis               |                                                                          |             
      Renal Tubule, Regeneration           |    2  1  1  1  1     1  2  3        1  1  2           2  2  2  1     3   |             
      Renal Tubule, Vacuolization          |                                                                          |             
          Cytoplasmic                      |                                           3                              |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Urethra                                 |                               +                    +                    +|             
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                               3                    2                    4|             
      Mucosa, Hyperplasia                  |                               3                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Urinary Bladder                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Congestion                           |                                                                          |             
      Edema                                |                                                    2                     |             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                         3                                                |             
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                                                    3                     |             
      Mucosa, Hyperplasia                  |                         2     2                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05002-06                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 3| 5| 6| 5| 5| 1| 1| 1| 7| 5| 1| 3| 7| 7| 5| 7| 5| 6| 7| 7| 1| 1| 1| 1| 7|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 8| 8| 4| 8| 6| 0| 1| 1| 2| 8| 1| 2| 2| 2| 1| 2| 9| 5| 2| 3| 6| 6| 7| 7| 3|            |
                                           | 1| 5| 0| 3| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 5| 9| 9| 9| 9| 4| 9| 7| 6| 9| 0| 9| 9| 0| 1| 0|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   B6C3F1 MICE MALE                        | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|      A     |
    525                                    | 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      L     |
    MG/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Esophagus                               | +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  47        |
      Ulcer                                | 2                                                                        |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Gallbladder                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  M  M  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  43        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  48        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Cecum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  45        |
      Edema                                |             2                                                            |      1  2.0|
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Colon                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  48        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Rectum                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  47        |
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  48        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Duodenum               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +|  46        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Ileum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  A  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +|  44        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Jejunum                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +|  45        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         | 3                                                                        |      1  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Angiectasis                          |                                                                          |      1  4.0|
      Clear Cell Focus                     |                                                                          |      2     |
      Cyst                                 |                            X                                             |      2     |
      Hepatocyte, Anisokaryosis            |                                           2                              |      2  2.5|
      Hepatocyte, Vacuolization Cytoplasmic|                                                                          |      1  1.0|
      Kupffer Cell, Hyperplasia            |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Lobules, Necrosis                    |                                  4                                2      |      6  2.3|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mesentery                               | +           +              +        +                       +           +|   7        |
      Artery, Hypertrophy                  |                            4                                2            |      2  3.0|
      Artery, Inflammation, Chronic Active |                            4                                             |      1  4.0|
      Fat, Inflammation, Chronic           |                                                             3            |      1  3.0|
      Fat, Inflammation, Suppurative       |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Fat, Necrosis                        |             3                                                           2|      2  2.5|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pancreas                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
      Cyst                                 |          X                                                               |      1     |
      Necrosis                             |                                  2                                       |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Salivary Glands                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +|  48        |
      Atrophy                              |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                                                         2|      2  1.5|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
      Diverticulum                         |                         3                                                |      1  3.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05002-06                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 3| 5| 6| 5| 5| 1| 1| 1| 7| 5| 1| 3| 7| 7| 5| 7| 5| 6| 7| 7| 1| 1| 1| 1| 7|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 8| 8| 4| 8| 6| 0| 1| 1| 2| 8| 1| 2| 2| 2| 1| 2| 9| 5| 2| 3| 6| 6| 7| 7| 3|            |
                                           | 1| 5| 0| 3| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 5| 9| 9| 9| 9| 4| 9| 7| 6| 9| 0| 9| 9| 0| 1| 0|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   B6C3F1 MICE MALE                        | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|      A     |
    525                                    | 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      L     |
    MG/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM - cont                  |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
      Mucosa, Hyperplasia                  |                                                    2                     |      5  1.8|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
      Cyst                                 |                                           X                              |      2     |
      Erosion                              |                                                                2         |      1  2.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                            2                                             |      1  2.0|
      Mineralization                       |                                                                          |      2  1.0|
      Mucosa, Hyperplasia                  |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Tongue                                  |                   +  +                                                   |   2        |
      Necrosis                             |                   1                                                      |      1  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Tooth                                   |                                                    +                     |   3        |
      Dysplasia                            |                                                    1                     |      3  1.3|
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                                    2                     |      1  2.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Artery, Hypertrophy                  |                            4                                             |      1  4.0|
      Artery, Inflammation, Chronic Active |                            4                                             |      1  4.0|
      Myocardium, Fibrosis                 |                            3                                             |      1  3.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Gland, Cortex                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Accessory Adrenal Cortical Nodule    |                      X                       X                           |      2     |
      Developmental Malformation           |                         X                                                |      2     |
      Hyperplasia, Focal                   |                         1                                                |      1  1.0|
      Spindle Cell, Hyperplasia            |                            2                 2     2     2               |      8  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Gland, Medulla                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Cyst                                 |                                                    X                     |      1     |
      Hyperplasia                          |                                              3        3                  |      4  2.8|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  48        |
      Hyperplasia                          |    2                                                                     |      2  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Parathyroid Gland                       | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  43        |
      Cyst                                 |                                                                         X|      1     |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pituitary Gland                         | M  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +|  43        |
      Pars Distalis, Cyst                  |                                                                          |      2     |
      Pars Distalis, Hyperplasia           |    1                                               2                     |      2  1.5|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  48        |
      Cyst                                 |    X                                            X                        |      3     |
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05002-06                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 3| 5| 6| 5| 5| 1| 1| 1| 7| 5| 1| 3| 7| 7| 5| 7| 5| 6| 7| 7| 1| 1| 1| 1| 7|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 8| 8| 4| 8| 6| 0| 1| 1| 2| 8| 1| 2| 2| 2| 1| 2| 9| 5| 2| 3| 6| 6| 7| 7| 3|            |
                                           | 1| 5| 0| 3| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 5| 9| 9| 9| 9| 4| 9| 7| 6| 9| 0| 9| 9| 0| 1| 0|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   B6C3F1 MICE MALE                        | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|      A     |
    525                                    | 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      L     |
    MG/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM - cont                   |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
      Follicular Cell, Hyperplasia         |                                                                          |      2  1.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Tissue NOS                              |                                        +                                 |   1        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Epididymis                              | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +|  49        |
      Ectasia                              |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Fibrosis                             |                   1                                                      |      1  1.0|
      Granuloma Sperm                      |                                        3                          3      |      2  3.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Penis                                   |                                                                          |   2        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Preputial Gland                         | +  +     +  +                          +                                +|  17        |
      Atrophy                              |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Ectasia                              |    2     3                                                               |      7  3.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic                |    4     4  4                          3                                4|     13  3.3|
      Inflammation, Suppurative            | 4           4                          3                                 |      6  3.7|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Prostate                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  48        |
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                                           1                       3      |      8  2.1|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Seminal Vesicle                         |                                              +           +              +|   9        |
      Fibrosis                             |                                                                          |      4  2.3|
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Testes                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Fibrosis                             |                                                 3                        |      1  3.0|
      Mineralization                       |    2     2                 1                    3                        |      5  2.0|
      Seminiferous Tubule, Atrophy         |                                                                          |      4  2.5|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Blood                                   |                                  +                                       |   1        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone Marrow                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
      Angiectasis                          |                                                                          |      1  4.0|
      Myelofibrosis                        |                                     2                                    |      2  2.0|
      Proliferation                        |       3                          3        4                              |      8  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node                              | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
      Iliac, Hyperplasia, Plasma Cell      |                                  4                                       |      2  3.5|
      Inguinal, Hyperplasia, Lymphoid      |             2                                3              1           3|      5  2.4|
      Inguinal, Hyperplasia, Plasma Cell   |       2                                                                  |      2  2.0|
      Renal, Hyperplasia, Plasma Cell      |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05002-06                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 3| 5| 6| 5| 5| 1| 1| 1| 7| 5| 1| 3| 7| 7| 5| 7| 5| 6| 7| 7| 1| 1| 1| 1| 7|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 8| 8| 4| 8| 6| 0| 1| 1| 2| 8| 1| 2| 2| 2| 1| 2| 9| 5| 2| 3| 6| 6| 7| 7| 3|            |
                                           | 1| 5| 0| 3| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 5| 9| 9| 9| 9| 4| 9| 7| 6| 9| 0| 9| 9| 0| 1| 0|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   B6C3F1 MICE MALE                        | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|      A     |
    525                                    | 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      L     |
    MG/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM - cont               |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  M  +  +  +  M  +  +  M  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  46        |
      Depletion Cellular                   |                                                                3         |      1  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | M  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  M  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +|  41        |
      Depletion Cellular                   |                3                                                  2  3   |      3  2.7|
      Hemorrhage                           |    2     2                                      2  2                     |      5  2.0|
      Hyperplasia, Lymphoid                |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +|  48        |
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     | 2     2     2                    4        3  2                           |     18  2.7|
      Hyperplasia, Lymphoid                |                                              2                           |      2  2.0|
      Lymphoid Follicle, Depletion Cellular|                3  3  3                          2           3  3         |      8  2.8|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thymus                                  | M  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  I  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  38        |
      Cyst                                 |                                                                          |      1     |
      Depletion Cellular                   |                                                             3  3  3  3   |      6  2.8|
      Epithelial Cell, Hyperplasia         |             2                       3                                    |      4  2.3|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mammary Gland                           | M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  +  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M|   1        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Skin                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Acanthosis                           | 3  2  1  2  2  3  3  3        2  3  3  2  3  2  3     2  2  3  2  3      |     39  2.5|
      Cyst Epithelial Inclusion            |                                                             X            |      1     |
      Dysplasia                            |                                                                          |      1  4.0|
      Exudate                              |    X                                            X                        |      5     |
      Hyperkeratosis                       |                                        2                                 |      1  2.0|
      Hyperplasia, Pseudoepitheliomatous   |                                                                          |      2  2.5|
      Inflammation, Chronic                |    3     1  3              1        3           2        1               |     19  1.8|
      Pigmentation                         | 1  2              2                 3  3     2  2        2        2      |     19  1.8|
      Ulcer                                | 4  3  4        3  4  4              2     3                 4        2   |     17  3.2|
      Hair Follicle, Atrophy               |       2  3                       3        4        2        2  3  3      |     16  2.6|
      Subcutaneous Tissue, Edema           |                                                       2                  |      2  2.5|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Hyperostosis                         |                                                                          |      2  2.5|
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Coccygeal, Hyperplasia               |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Coccygeal, Inflammation, Chronic     |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Tarsal, Hyperplasia                  | 3                                   3  3                                 |      8  3.0|
      Tarsal, Inflammation, Chronic        | 3                                                                        |      3  2.7|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Skeletal Muscle                         |                            +                                             |   2        |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05002-06                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 3| 5| 6| 5| 5| 1| 1| 1| 7| 5| 1| 3| 7| 7| 5| 7| 5| 6| 7| 7| 1| 1| 1| 1| 7|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 8| 8| 4| 8| 6| 0| 1| 1| 2| 8| 1| 2| 2| 2| 1| 2| 9| 5| 2| 3| 6| 6| 7| 7| 3|            |
                                           | 1| 5| 0| 3| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 5| 9| 9| 9| 9| 4| 9| 7| 6| 9| 0| 9| 9| 0| 1| 0|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   B6C3F1 MICE MALE                        | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|      A     |
    525                                    | 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      L     |
    MG/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM - cont             |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
      Fibrosis                             |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Brain                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
      Congestion                           |                   2  3                                                   |      3  2.7|
      Mineralization                       |    1     1                 2           2  2  1  2  2  2  2              1|     24  1.8|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Spinal Cord                             |          +                                                               |   2        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Congestion                           |                      2                                         3         |      4  2.5|
      Hemorrhage                           |                2     2                                3                  |      7  2.4|
      Infiltration Cellular, Histiocyte    |                            2                                             |      1  2.0|
      Leukocytosis                         |                2                 3                                       |      5  2.4|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Nose                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
      Exudate                              |             X                                                  X  X      |      4     |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Trachea                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Ear                                     |          +                                                               |   2        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Eye                                     |                                                                          |   1        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Bacterium                            |                                           4                              |      1  4.0|
      Casts Protein                        |                                                       1                  |      2  1.0|
      Cyst                                 |          X  X                          X              X                 X|      7     |
      Hemorrhage                           |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Hydronephrosis                       |                                                                          |      2  3.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic                |    1                                      3                              |      5  1.8|
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                                  2        4                              |      2  3.0|
      Mineralization                       |    1                                   1                                 |      4  1.3|
      Renal Tubule, Atrophy                |       1                                1  3  1        1                  |      8  1.5|
      Renal Tubule, Dilatation             |    1                                                                     |      3  2.0|
      Renal Tubule, Dysplasia              |                                                       2                  |      1  2.0|
      Renal Tubule, Necrosis               |                                           4                              |      1  4.0|
      Renal Tubule, Regeneration           |    2  2  2              1  1        1                    1  1            |     24  1.5|
      Renal Tubule, Vacuolization          |                                                                          |            |
          Cytoplasmic                      |    2                                                                     |      2  2.5|
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05002-06                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                        GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE                                    Date: 04/29/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 07:05:58  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 3| 5| 6| 5| 5| 1| 1| 1| 7| 5| 1| 3| 7| 7| 5| 7| 5| 6| 7| 7| 1| 1| 1| 1| 7|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 8| 8| 4| 8| 6| 0| 1| 1| 2| 8| 1| 2| 2| 2| 1| 2| 9| 5| 2| 3| 6| 6| 7| 7| 3|            |
                                           | 1| 5| 0| 3| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 5| 9| 9| 9| 9| 4| 9| 7| 6| 9| 0| 9| 9| 0| 1| 0|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   B6C3F1 MICE MALE                        | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|      A     |
    525                                    | 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      L     |
    MG/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 URINARY SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Urethra                                 |                                                                          |   3        |
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                                                                          |      3  3.0|
      Mucosa, Hyperplasia                  |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Urinary Bladder                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  48        |
      Congestion                           |                                                                         3|      1  3.0|
      Edema                                |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Mucosa, Hyperplasia                  |                2                                                         |      3  2.0|
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
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