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TDMS Study 05144-01 Pathology Tables

NTP Experiment-Test: 05144-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SAFFLOWER OIL                                       Date: 04/25/97
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 08:19:21
       Facility:  TSI Mason Research
       Chemical CAS #:  8001-23-8
       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: 05144-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SAFFLOWER OIL                                       Date: 04/25/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 08:19:21  
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                                           | 7| 7| 6| 6| 6| 6| 4| 4| 4| 4| 7| 7| 4| 7| 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 4| 6| 6|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 3| 3| 4| 2| 4| 7| 6| 6| 6| 3| 1| 6| 3| 6| 3| 0| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 6| 7| 9|             
                                           | 9| 9| 5| 1| 7| 7| 6| 2| 2| 2| 9| 5| 1| 9| 2| 9| 8| 6| 9| 6| 9| 9| 2| 2| 2|             
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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|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS 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|             
    0 ML/KG                                | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|             
                                           | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
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 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
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   Esophagus                               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Colon                  | +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Ulcer                                |                                           2                              |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Rectum                 | +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Cecum                  | +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Duodenum               | +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Mucosa, Hyperplasia, Diffuse         |                                                          4               |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Jejunum                | +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Mucosa, Hyperplasia, Diffuse         |                                                          3               |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Ileum                  | +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Basophilic Focus                     | X  X  X                       X        X     X     X  X  X  X  X     X  X|             
      Clear Cell Focus                     |    X                          X                       X  X  1  1         |             
      Cyst                                 |                                                    X     X               |             
      Eosinophilic Focus                   |                               X                          X     X         |             
      Fatty Change, Focal                  |       1     2  2                                                        3|             
      Hepatodiaphragmatic Nodule           |                                                       X                  |             
      Hyperplasia, Focal                   |                                                       3                  |             
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                                2     2   |             
      Mixed Cell Focus                     |                                                                          |             
      Necrosis                             |                                  4                 2                     |             
      Thrombosis                           |                                                                2        2|             
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   Mesentery                               |             +                             +                    +         |             
      Fat, Inflammation, Chronic Active    |                                           3                              |             
      Fat, Mineralization                  |                                                                          |             
      Fat, Necrosis                        |                                                                3         |             
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   Pancreas                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Acinus, Atrophy                      |    3  3              2  1  2  3  2  2  1  1  2  1  1  2  1     2     2  2|             
      Acinus, Fibrosis                     |                                     2                                    |             
      Acinus, Hyperplasia                  | 1  3                                2                 1           2      |             
      Artery, Inflammation, Chronic Active |                                                                          |             
      Vein, Angiectasis                    |                                                                         2|             
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   Salivary Glands                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Duct, Metaplasia                     |                                                                          |             
      Duct, Metaplasia, Squamous           |    1                 1     1                 1                           |             
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   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperkeratosis                       |             1  2                 1                                   1   |             
      Hyperplasia, Basal Cell              |             2  2              1  1              2  1  1     1        1   |             
      Ulcer                                |       1     3                                                            |             
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   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Erosion                              |                                  2              1                    2   |             
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   Tongue                                  |                                                                      +   |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Tooth                                   |                                                 +                        |             
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 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |             
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05144-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SAFFLOWER OIL                                       Date: 04/25/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 08:19:21  
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                                           | 7| 7| 6| 6| 6| 6| 4| 4| 4| 4| 7| 7| 4| 7| 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 4| 6| 6|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 3| 3| 4| 2| 4| 7| 6| 6| 6| 3| 1| 6| 3| 6| 3| 0| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 6| 7| 9|             
                                           | 9| 9| 5| 1| 7| 7| 6| 2| 2| 2| 9| 5| 1| 9| 2| 9| 8| 6| 9| 6| 9| 9| 2| 2| 2|             
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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|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS 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|             
    0 ML/KG                                | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|             
                                           | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
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 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM - cont              |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
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   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Cardiomyopathy                       | 2  2  2  3  2        2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  2  2  2  2  2  3  2  2  2|             
      Thrombosis                           |                2                                                     1   |             
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 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
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   Adrenal Cortex                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                                          |             
      Inflammation, Granulomatous          |                                                                          |             
      Metaplasia, Osseous                  |                                                                          |             
      Necrosis                             |                                                                          |             
      Thrombosis                           |                                                                          |             
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   Adrenal Medulla                         | M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          |       2                       2                 2        2     3     2  2|             
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   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          |             2                       2                                1   |             
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   Parathyroid Gland                       | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  M  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                                          |             
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   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Pars Distalis, Angiectasis           |                2                       2                                 |             
      Pars Distalis, Cyst                  |                                           X                              |             
      Pars Distalis, Hyperplasia           |                2                    2                             2  1   |             
      Pars Nervosa, Cyst                   |                                                                          |             
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   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      C-Cell, Hyperplasia                  |                         1                                                |             
      Follicle, Cyst                       |                                                                          |             
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 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |             
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   Tissue NOS                              |                                                                          |             
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 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
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   Epididymis                              | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
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   Preputial Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Abscess                              |                      2     2                                         2   |             
      Cyst                                 |                                                                          |             
      Dilatation                           |    3        4     2                          2     3  3                  |             
      Dilatation, Multiple                 |                                                                          |             
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                                          |             
      Inflammation, Acute                  |                                                    2                     |             
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   Prostate                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          |    1                                                                     |             
      Inflammation, Acute                  |                                                                         3|             
      Metaplasia, Squamous                 |                                                                         3|             
      Interstitium, Edema                  |                                                                          |             
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05144-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SAFFLOWER OIL                                       Date: 04/25/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 08:19:21  
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                                           | 7| 7| 6| 6| 6| 6| 4| 4| 4| 4| 7| 7| 4| 7| 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 4| 6| 6|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 3| 3| 4| 2| 4| 7| 6| 6| 6| 3| 1| 6| 3| 6| 3| 0| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 6| 7| 9|             
                                           | 9| 9| 5| 1| 7| 7| 6| 2| 2| 2| 9| 5| 1| 9| 2| 9| 8| 6| 9| 6| 9| 9| 2| 2| 2|             
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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|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS 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|             
    0 ML/KG                                | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|             
                                           | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
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 GENITAL SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
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   Seminal Vesicle                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Depletion Cellular                   |    3                          4        4              4     4            |             
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   Testes                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Interstitial Cell, Hyperplasia       |             2        2     2        2                                    |             
      Seminiferous Tubule, Atrophy         |                   4                                                     4|             
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 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
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   Blood                                   | +              +                       +           +     +           +  +|             
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   Bone Marrow                             | +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
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   Lymph Node                              |          +  +              +  +  +           +                 +     +  +|             
      Mediastinal, Angiectasis             |                            2                                             |             
      Mediastinal, Hematopoietic Cell      |                                                                          |             
          Proliferation                    |                                                                          |             
      Mediastinal, Hemorrhage              |                                  3                                       |             
      Mediastinal, Pigmentation            |                            2  2                                          |             
      Mediastinal, Lymphatic, Ectasia      |                                                                          |             
      Pancreatic, Hyperplasia, Lymphoid    |                                                                          |             
      Pancreatic, Infiltration Cellular,   |                                                                          |             
           Histiocyte                      |                                              3                           |             
      Pancreatic, Pigmentation             |                               2                                          |             
      Renal, Angiectasis                   |                                                                          |             
      Renal, Infiltration Cellular,        |                                                                          |             
          Histiocyte                       |                                                                          |             
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   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Infiltration Cellular, Plasma Cell   |                                                 3        3               |             
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   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +|             
      Angiectasis                          |                                                                          |             
      Hyperplasia, Lymphoid                |                                                                          |             
      Inflammation, Acute                  |                                  3                                       |             
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   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Atrophy                              |                                                 3                        |             
      Depletion Lymphoid                   |                   4                             4                        |             
      Fibrosis                             |       3                          2                       2  2            |             
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |                                                    3                     |             
      Infarct                              |          4                    2                                          |             
      Pigmentation                         |                                                                          |             
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   Thymus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  M  M  +  M  +  M  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Depletion Lymphoid                   |                                                                          |             
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 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |             
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   Mammary Gland                           | +  +  +  +  M  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  M  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  M  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Skin                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +|             
      Cyst Epithelial Inclusion            |                                                                          |             
      Hyperkeratosis                       |                                                                2         |             
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05144-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SAFFLOWER OIL                                       Date: 04/25/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 08:19:21  
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                                           | 7| 7| 6| 6| 6| 6| 4| 4| 4| 4| 7| 7| 4| 7| 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 4| 6| 6|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 3| 3| 4| 2| 4| 7| 6| 6| 6| 3| 1| 6| 3| 6| 3| 0| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 6| 7| 9|             
                                           | 9| 9| 5| 1| 7| 7| 6| 2| 2| 2| 9| 5| 1| 9| 2| 9| 8| 6| 9| 6| 9| 9| 2| 2| 2|             
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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|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS 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|             
    0 ML/KG                                | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|             
                                           | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
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 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM - cont               |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
      Hyperplasia, Basal Cell              |                                                                3         |             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                2         |             
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 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
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   Bone                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
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   Skeletal Muscle                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +           +  +     +     +  +  +  +  +  +  +     +  +|             
      Fibrosis                             |                                                                          |             
      Abdominal, Fibrosis                  |                                                                          |             
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 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
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   Brain                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Congestion                           |                   2                                                      |             
      Hemorrhage                           |                                                                          |             
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   Spinal Cord                             |                                                                          |             
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 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
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   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Congestion                           |                                                          4               |             
      Fibrosis                             |                                                                          |             
      Hemorrhage                           |                   3                                   2                  |             
      Infiltration Cellular, Histiocyte    |                                  2                             2         |             
      Inflammation, Acute                  |                                                                          |             
      Alveolar Epithelium, Hyperplasia     |       2                                                                  |             
      Alveolus, Infiltration Cellular,     |                                                                          |             
           Histiocyte                      |                                                                          |             
      Alveolus, Inflammation, Acute        |                                                                          |             
      Alveolus, Pigmentation, Focal        |                                                                          |             
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   Nose                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Foreign Body                         |                                                       2                  |             
      Fungus                               |       3     X     3                    2     3     2  2  2  2  X        2|             
      Hyperkeratosis                       |                                                    2                     |             
      Inflammation, Acute                  |       3     3     4                    2     2     2  2  2  2  2        2|             
      Metaplasia, Squamous                 |                                                                          |             
      Nasolacrimal Duct, Inflammation,     |                                                                          |             
           Acute                           |                                                                          |             
      Respiratory Epithelium, Hyperplasia  |       2           2                    2     3     2     1               |             
      Respiratory Epithelium, Metaplasia,  |                                                                          |             
           Squamous                        |       1     2                          1     2     2     1              2|             
      Vein, Thrombosis                     |                                                                          |             
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   Trachea                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Lumen, Thrombosis                    |                   3                                                      |             
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 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |             
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   Ear                                     |                                                                          |             
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05144-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SAFFLOWER OIL                                       Date: 04/25/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 08:19:21  
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                                           | 7| 7| 6| 6| 6| 6| 4| 4| 4| 4| 7| 7| 4| 7| 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 4| 6| 6|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 3| 3| 4| 2| 4| 7| 6| 6| 6| 3| 1| 6| 3| 6| 3| 0| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 6| 7| 9|             
                                           | 9| 9| 5| 1| 7| 7| 6| 2| 2| 2| 9| 5| 1| 9| 2| 9| 8| 6| 9| 6| 9| 9| 2| 2| 2|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 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|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS 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|             
    0 ML/KG                                | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|             
                                           | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
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 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM - cont              |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Eye                                     |                                                       +                  |             
      Cornea, Necrosis                     |                                                                          |             
      Lens, Cataract                       |                                                       3                  |             
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 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Cyst                                 |                                                    X     X               |             
      Glomerulosclerosis                   |                               3                                          |             
      Nephropathy                          | 2  2  2     2  2  1  2  2  1  3  2  2  3  1  2  1  1  3  3  2  2  2  1  1|             
      Pigmentation                         |                               2                                          |             
      Renal Tubule, Degeneration           |                2                                                         |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Urinary Bladder                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05144-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SAFFLOWER OIL                                       Date: 04/25/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 08:19:21  
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                                           | 6| 4| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 4| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 4| 6| 7|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 6| 6| 3| 9| 3| 3| 3| 7| 1| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 9| 6| 3| 3| 1| 3| 3| 3| 6| 8| 3|             
                                           | 1| 1| 6| 2| 9| 6| 6| 1| 3| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 1| 1| 9| 6| 0| 9| 6| 9| 1| 4| 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|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS 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|             
    0 ML/KG                                | 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5|             
                                           | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|             
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 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Esophagus                               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Colon                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Ulcer                                |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Rectum                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Cecum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Duodenum               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Mucosa, Hyperplasia, Diffuse         |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Jejunum                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Mucosa, Hyperplasia, Diffuse         |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Ileum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Basophilic Focus                     | X     X  X  X  X  X     X  X  X  X  X  X        X  X        X  X     X  X|             
      Clear Cell Focus                     |       X     X  1  1        X  X  1     X        X  1        X  X        X|             
      Cyst                                 |                                                                          |             
      Eosinophilic Focus                   |                X                                         X               |             
      Fatty Change, Focal                  |                      2  2                                                |             
      Hepatodiaphragmatic Nodule           |    X                                               X        X            |             
      Hyperplasia, Focal                   |                                                                          |             
      Hyperplasia                          |                2                                         2               |             
      Mixed Cell Focus                     |                                                 X                        |             
      Necrosis                             |          2                                                               |             
      Thrombosis                           | 2                                                                        |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Mesentery                               |             +              +  +                    +                    +|             
      Fat, Inflammation, Chronic Active    |                                                                          |             
      Fat, Mineralization                  |             2                                                            |             
      Fat, Necrosis                        |             3              3  3                    3                    3|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Pancreas                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Acinus, Atrophy                      | 2  2  2  2  1  3  2  3  4     3  2  3  3     2     2  1  2  2  3  2  1   |             
      Acinus, Fibrosis                     |                                                                          |             
      Acinus, Hyperplasia                  |                            1                                             |             
      Artery, Inflammation, Chronic Active |                                                 2                        |             
      Vein, Angiectasis                    |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Salivary Glands                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Duct, Metaplasia                     |                                                                   1      |             
      Duct, Metaplasia, Squamous           |             1  1  1  1     1     1     1              1                  |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperkeratosis                       | 2                    1  2              1                                 |             
      Hyperplasia, Basal Cell              | 1        1           1  1              1  1              1     1         |             
      Ulcer                                |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Erosion                              |                      2              2     2                          1   |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Tongue                                  |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Tooth                                   |                                                                          |             
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 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |             
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05144-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SAFFLOWER OIL                                       Date: 04/25/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 08:19:21  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 6| 4| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 4| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 4| 6| 7|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 6| 6| 3| 9| 3| 3| 3| 7| 1| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 9| 6| 3| 3| 1| 3| 3| 3| 6| 8| 3|             
                                           | 1| 1| 6| 2| 9| 6| 6| 1| 3| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 1| 1| 9| 6| 0| 9| 6| 9| 1| 4| 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|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS 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|             
    0 ML/KG                                | 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5|             
                                           | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|             
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 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM - cont              |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Cardiomyopathy                       |    2  2  3  2  2  3  2  2  1  3  3  2  3  3     3  2  1  2  2  2  1  2  3|             
      Thrombosis                           |                                                                          |             
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 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Adrenal Cortex                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          |             1                                                            |             
      Inflammation, Granulomatous          |                3                                                         |             
      Metaplasia, Osseous                  |                                                                          |             
      Necrosis                             |                                                                          |             
      Thrombosis                           |                4                                                         |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Adrenal Medulla                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          | 2        2  1  1  2     1  3                    3  1  1  3  3        1  3|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          | 2                                      3                                 |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Parathyroid Gland                       | +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                                      2   |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Pars Distalis, Angiectasis           |                                                    2                     |             
      Pars Distalis, Cyst                  |                            1                                             |             
      Pars Distalis, Hyperplasia           |                1                                         3           2   |             
      Pars Nervosa, Cyst                   |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      C-Cell, Hyperplasia                  |       1        1                 3  1           3  1        2        2   |             
      Follicle, Cyst                       |             X                                                            |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Tissue NOS                              |                                                          +               |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Epididymis                              | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Preputial Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Abscess                              |                                                             3     2      |             
      Cyst                                 | 2                    3                                                   |             
      Dilatation                           |                                                       2                  |             
      Dilatation, Multiple                 |                                        3                                 |             
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                                   1      |             
      Inflammation, Acute                  |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Prostate                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                                          |             
      Inflammation, Acute                  |                                                                          |             
      Metaplasia, Squamous                 |                         1                                                |             
      Interstitium, Edema                  |                                                                          |             
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05144-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SAFFLOWER OIL                                       Date: 04/25/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 08:19:21  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 6| 4| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 4| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 4| 6| 7|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 6| 6| 3| 9| 3| 3| 3| 7| 1| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 9| 6| 3| 3| 1| 3| 3| 3| 6| 8| 3|             
                                           | 1| 1| 6| 2| 9| 6| 6| 1| 3| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 1| 1| 9| 6| 0| 9| 6| 9| 1| 4| 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|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS 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|             
    0 ML/KG                                | 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5|             
                                           | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 GENITAL SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Seminal Vesicle                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Depletion Cellular                   |             4  4           4  4  4  4  4        4  4  4                  |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Testes                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Interstitial Cell, Hyperplasia       |    2                    1                                         2      |             
      Seminiferous Tubule, Atrophy         |                         3                                                |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Blood                                   | +           +        +              +                    +               |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Bone Marrow                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node                              | +        +  +  +        +  +     +  +     +        +     +               |             
      Mediastinal, Angiectasis             |          3                                                               |             
      Mediastinal, Hematopoietic Cell      |                                                                          |             
          Proliferation                    |                                  3                                       |             
      Mediastinal, Hemorrhage              |                                                                          |             
      Mediastinal, Pigmentation            |                                                                          |             
      Mediastinal, Lymphatic, Ectasia      |                2                                                         |             
      Pancreatic, Hyperplasia, Lymphoid    |                            3                       2                     |             
      Pancreatic, Infiltration Cellular,   |                                                                          |             
           Histiocyte                      |                                                                          |             
      Pancreatic, Pigmentation             |                                                                          |             
      Renal, Angiectasis                   |                                                                          |             
      Renal, Infiltration Cellular,        |                                                                          |             
          Histiocyte                       |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Infiltration Cellular, Plasma Cell   |                                                                         2|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Angiectasis                          |          2                                                               |             
      Hyperplasia, Lymphoid                |                   2                                                      |             
      Inflammation, Acute                  |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Atrophy                              |                                                                          |             
      Depletion Lymphoid                   |                                                                          |             
      Fibrosis                             | 3           2                       1  3  2           2  3               |             
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |                                                                          |             
      Infarct                              |                      3                                                   |             
      Pigmentation                         |          3                                                               |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Thymus                                  | +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Depletion Lymphoid                   |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Mammary Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Skin                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Cyst Epithelial Inclusion            |                            X                                X            |             
      Hyperkeratosis                       |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                                             Page   9                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 05144-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SAFFLOWER OIL                                       Date: 04/25/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 08:19:21  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 6| 4| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 4| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 4| 6| 7|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 6| 6| 3| 9| 3| 3| 3| 7| 1| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 9| 6| 3| 3| 1| 3| 3| 3| 6| 8| 3|             
                                           | 1| 1| 6| 2| 9| 6| 6| 1| 3| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 1| 1| 9| 6| 0| 9| 6| 9| 1| 4| 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|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS 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|             
    0 ML/KG                                | 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5|             
                                           | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM - cont               |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
      Hyperplasia, Basal Cell              |                                                                          |             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Bone                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Skeletal Muscle                         | +     +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +     +  +  +  +  +  +     +  +|             
      Fibrosis                             |                                                                          |             
      Abdominal, Fibrosis                  |             2                                                            |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Brain                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Congestion                           |                                                                          |             
      Hemorrhage                           | 3                                                                        |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Spinal Cord                             |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Congestion                           |                                                                         3|             
      Fibrosis                             |                                                                          |             
      Hemorrhage                           |                                                                          |             
      Infiltration Cellular, Histiocyte    |                         3                                                |             
      Inflammation, Acute                  |                                                                          |             
      Alveolar Epithelium, Hyperplasia     |                   3                 3                          3         |             
      Alveolus, Infiltration Cellular,     |                                                                          |             
           Histiocyte                      |                                                             1            |             
      Alveolus, Inflammation, Acute        |                                                                          |             
      Alveolus, Pigmentation, Focal        |                                                             1            |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Nose                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Foreign Body                         |          1                                         1  1                  |             
      Fungus                               |          3        2                    2     2  2     3  3               |             
      Hyperkeratosis                       |                                                                          |             
      Inflammation, Acute                  |          2        2                    1     2  2  3  2  2               |             
      Metaplasia, Squamous                 |                                                    2                     |             
      Nasolacrimal Duct, Inflammation,     |                                                                          |             
           Acute                           | 2                                                                        |             
      Respiratory Epithelium, Hyperplasia  |          2        1                    2                 2               |             
      Respiratory Epithelium, Metaplasia,  |                                                                          |             
           Squamous                        |                   1                    1        2     2  2               |             
      Vein, Thrombosis                     |                                           2                              |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Trachea                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Lumen, Thrombosis                    |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Ear                                     |                                                                      +   |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                                             Page  10                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 05144-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SAFFLOWER OIL                                       Date: 04/25/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 08:19:21  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 6| 4| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 4| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 4| 6| 7|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 6| 6| 3| 9| 3| 3| 3| 7| 1| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 9| 6| 3| 3| 1| 3| 3| 3| 6| 8| 3|             
                                           | 1| 1| 6| 2| 9| 6| 6| 1| 3| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 1| 1| 9| 6| 0| 9| 6| 9| 1| 4| 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|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS 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|             
    0 ML/KG                                | 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5|             
                                           | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM - cont              |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Eye                                     |          +                                                               |             
      Cornea, Necrosis                     |          3                                                               |             
      Lens, Cataract                       |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Cyst                                 |                                                                          |             
      Glomerulosclerosis                   |                                                                          |             
      Nephropathy                          | 1  1  2  2  2  3  2  2  2  1  2  2  2  3  1  1  3  2  1  2  3  2  1  3  3|             
      Pigmentation                         |                      3  2           2                                    |             
      Renal Tubule, Degeneration           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Urinary Bladder                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                                             Page  11                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 05144-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SAFFLOWER OIL                                       Date: 04/25/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 08:19:21  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 4| 6| 7| 7| 7| 4| 7| 7| 7| 6|                                            |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 6| 0| 3| 3| 1| 5| 3| 3| 3| 9|                                            |            |
                                           | 2| 1| 6| 6| 0| 7| 9| 9| 9| 2|                                            |      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      A     |
    0 ML/KG                                | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 6|                                            |      L     |
                                           | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|                                            |            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Esophagus                               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  59        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Colon                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  56        |
      Ulcer                                |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Rectum                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  57        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Cecum                  | +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  55        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Duodenum               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  58        |
      Mucosa, Hyperplasia, Diffuse         |                                                                          |      1  4.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Jejunum                | +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  55        |
      Mucosa, Hyperplasia, Diffuse         |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Ileum                  | +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  55        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
      Basophilic Focus                     |       X  X        X  X  X                                                |     36     |
      Clear Cell Focus                     |       X  X           X  1                                                |     23  1.0|
      Cyst                                 |                                                                          |      2     |
      Eosinophilic Focus                   |                                                                          |      5     |
      Fatty Change, Focal                  |                2                                                         |      7  2.0|
      Hepatodiaphragmatic Nodule           |                                                                          |      4     |
      Hyperplasia, Focal                   |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                                          |      4  2.0|
      Mixed Cell Focus                     |                                                                          |      1     |
      Necrosis                             |             2                                                            |      4  2.5|
      Thrombosis                           |                                                                          |      3  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mesentery                               |          +           +                                                   |  10        |
      Fat, Inflammation, Chronic Active    |          2                                                               |      2  2.5|
      Fat, Mineralization                  |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Fat, Necrosis                        |          2           2                                                   |      8  2.8|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pancreas                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
      Acinus, Atrophy                      | 3  2  2  2  2  2  3  1     3                                             |     48  2.1|
      Acinus, Fibrosis                     |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Acinus, Hyperplasia                  |    1     2     2     1                                                   |     10  1.6|
      Artery, Inflammation, Chronic Active |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Vein, Angiectasis                    |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Salivary Glands                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
      Duct, Metaplasia                     |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
      Duct, Metaplasia, Squamous           |       1           2                                                      |     14  1.1|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
      Hyperkeratosis                       |    1              1        2                                             |     11  1.4|
      Hyperplasia, Basal Cell              |    1              1     2  2                                             |     21  1.2|
      Ulcer                                |                            3                                             |      3  2.3|
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : 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  12                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 05144-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SAFFLOWER OIL                                       Date: 04/25/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 08:19:21  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 4| 6| 7| 7| 7| 4| 7| 7| 7| 6|                                            |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 6| 0| 3| 3| 1| 5| 3| 3| 3| 9|                                            |            |
                                           | 2| 1| 6| 6| 0| 7| 9| 9| 9| 2|                                            |      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      A     |
    0 ML/KG                                | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 6|                                            |      L     |
                                           | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|                                            |            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM - cont                  |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  59        |
      Erosion                              |    2                                                                     |      8  1.8|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Tongue                                  |                                                                          |   1        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Tooth                                   |                                                                          |   1        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
      Cardiomyopathy                       | 2  2  2  3  2  2  2  2  3  2                                             |     56  2.2|
      Thrombosis                           |                                                                          |      2  1.5|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Cortex                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
      Inflammation, Granulomatous          |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Metaplasia, Osseous                  |          3                                                               |      1  3.0|
      Necrosis                             |                         3                                                |      1  3.0|
      Thrombosis                           |                                                                          |      1  4.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Medulla                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  59        |
      Hyperplasia                          |       1  1                                                               |     23  1.9|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  59        |
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                                          |      5  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Parathyroid Gland                       | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  55        |
      Hyperplasia                          |       1                                                                  |      2  1.5|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
      Pars Distalis, Angiectasis           |             2                                                            |      4  2.0|
      Pars Distalis, Cyst                  |                                                                          |      2  1.0|
      Pars Distalis, Hyperplasia           |    2  1                                                                  |      9  1.8|
      Pars Nervosa, Cyst                   | X                                                                        |      1     |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  58        |
      C-Cell, Hyperplasia                  |                            1                                             |     10  1.6|
      Follicle, Cyst                       |                                                                          |      1     |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Tissue NOS                              |                                                                          |   1        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Epididymis                              | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Preputial Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
      Abscess                              |                                                                          |      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  13                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 05144-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SAFFLOWER OIL                                       Date: 04/25/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 08:19:21  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 4| 6| 7| 7| 7| 4| 7| 7| 7| 6|                                            |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 6| 0| 3| 3| 1| 5| 3| 3| 3| 9|                                            |            |
                                           | 2| 1| 6| 6| 0| 7| 9| 9| 9| 2|                                            |      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      A     |
    0 ML/KG                                | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 6|                                            |      L     |
                                           | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|                                            |            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 GENITAL SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
      Cyst                                 |       3                                                                  |      3  2.7|
      Dilatation                           |                            2                                             |      8  2.6|
      Dilatation, Multiple                 |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
      Inflammation, Acute                  |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Prostate                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  59        |
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
      Inflammation, Acute                  |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Metaplasia, Squamous                 |                                                                          |      2  2.0|
      Interstitium, Edema                  |    2                                                                     |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Seminal Vesicle                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
      Depletion Cellular                   |       4           4  4                                                   |     18  3.9|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Testes                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
      Interstitial Cell, Hyperplasia       | 2                                                                        |      8  1.9|
      Seminiferous Tubule, Atrophy         |                                                                          |      3  3.7|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Blood                                   |       +           +        +                                             |  15        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone Marrow                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  59        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node                              | +     +           +  +     +                                             |  25        |
      Mediastinal, Angiectasis             |                                                                          |      2  2.5|
      Mediastinal, Hematopoietic Cell      |                                                                          |            |
          Proliferation                    |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Mediastinal, Hemorrhage              |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Mediastinal, Pigmentation            |                                                                          |      2  2.0|
      Mediastinal, Lymphatic, Ectasia      |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Pancreatic, Hyperplasia, Lymphoid    |                      3                                                   |      3  2.7|
      Pancreatic, Infiltration Cellular,   |                                                                          |            |
           Histiocyte                      |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Pancreatic, Pigmentation             |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Renal, Angiectasis                   | 2                                                                        |      1  2.0|
      Renal, Infiltration Cellular,        |                                                                          |            |
          Histiocyte                       | 2                                                                        |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
      Infiltration Cellular, Plasma Cell   |                                                                          |      3  2.7|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  59        |
      Angiectasis                          |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Hyperplasia, Lymphoid                |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Inflammation, Acute                  |                                                                          |      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  14                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 05144-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SAFFLOWER OIL                                       Date: 04/25/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 08:19:21  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 4| 6| 7| 7| 7| 4| 7| 7| 7| 6|                                            |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 6| 0| 3| 3| 1| 5| 3| 3| 3| 9|                                            |            |
                                           | 2| 1| 6| 6| 0| 7| 9| 9| 9| 2|                                            |      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      A     |
    0 ML/KG                                | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 6|                                            |      L     |
                                           | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|                                            |            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM - cont               |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
      Atrophy                              |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Depletion Lymphoid                   |                                                                          |      2  4.0|
      Fibrosis                             |       2     3              3                                             |     14  2.4|
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |             3                                                            |      2  3.0|
      Infarct                              |                                                                          |      3  3.0|
      Pigmentation                         |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thymus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +                                             |  50        |
      Depletion Lymphoid                   | 2                                                                        |      1  2.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mammary Gland                           | +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  M  +                                             |  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Skin                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  58        |
      Cyst Epithelial Inclusion            |                                                                          |      2     |
      Hyperkeratosis                       |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Hyperplasia, Basal Cell              |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Skeletal Muscle                         |    +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  50        |
      Fibrosis                             |          2                                                               |      1  2.0|
      Abdominal, Fibrosis                  |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Brain                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
      Congestion                           |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Hemorrhage                           |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Spinal Cord                             |    +                                                                     |   1        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
      Congestion                           |                                                                          |      2  3.5|
      Fibrosis                             |          2                                                               |      1  2.0|
      Hemorrhage                           |                                                                          |      2  2.5|
      Infiltration Cellular, Histiocyte    |             2                                                            |      4  2.3|
      Inflammation, Acute                  |          2                                                               |      1  2.0|
      Alveolar Epithelium, Hyperplasia     |                                                                          |      4  2.8|
      Alveolus, Infiltration Cellular,     |                                                                          |            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : 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: 05144-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SAFFLOWER OIL                                       Date: 04/25/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 08:19:21  
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                                           | 4| 6| 7| 7| 7| 4| 7| 7| 7| 6|                                            |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 6| 0| 3| 3| 1| 5| 3| 3| 3| 9|                                            |            |
                                           | 2| 1| 6| 6| 0| 7| 9| 9| 9| 2|                                            |      T (*) |
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                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      A     |
    0 ML/KG                                | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 6|                                            |      L     |
                                           | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|                                            |            |
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 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM - cont                 |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
           Histiocyte                      |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
      Alveolus, Inflammation, Acute        |             1                                                            |      1  1.0|
      Alveolus, Pigmentation, Focal        |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Nose                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
      Foreign Body                         |                      1  1  1                                             |      7  1.1|
      Fungus                               | 2        2  2        3  3  2                                             |     24  2.4|
      Hyperkeratosis                       |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Inflammation, Acute                  | 2  2     2  1        3  3  2                                             |     26  2.2|
      Metaplasia, Squamous                 |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Nasolacrimal Duct, Inflammation,     |                                                                          |            |
           Acute                           |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Respiratory Epithelium, Hyperplasia  |          1              2  1                                             |     13  1.8|
      Respiratory Epithelium, Metaplasia,  |                                                                          |            |
           Squamous                        |          2           2  1  2                                             |     16  1.6|
      Vein, Thrombosis                     |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
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   Trachea                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  59        |
      Lumen, Thrombosis                    |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
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 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Ear                                     |                                                                          |   1        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Eye                                     |                                                                          |   2        |
      Cornea, Necrosis                     |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Lens, Cataract                       |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
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 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
      Cyst                                 |                                                                          |      2     |
      Glomerulosclerosis                   |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Nephropathy                          | 2  2  3  3  2  2  2  2  3  2                                             |     59  2.0|
      Pigmentation                         |                3                                                         |      5  2.4|
      Renal Tubule, Degeneration           |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Urinary Bladder                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  58        |
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  * : 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: 05144-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SAFFLOWER OIL                                       Date: 04/25/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 08:19:21  
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                                           | 7| 7| 7| 7| 4| 3| 7| 4| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 4| 7| 7| 4| 4| 7| 6| 6|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 3| 3| 3| 6| 8| 3| 6| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 1| 3| 0| 6| 3| 3| 6| 6| 3| 9| 0|             
                                           | 5| 5| 5| 5| 1| 8| 5| 2| 4| 4| 6| 6| 6| 6| 5| 5| 8| 2| 5| 5| 1| 1| 5| 3| 0|             
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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|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS 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|             
    2.5                                    | 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8|             
    ML/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
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 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
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   Esophagus                               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Colon                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Rectum                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Cecum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Duodenum               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Jejunum                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Ileum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Fibrosis                             |                                                                2         |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Basophilic Focus                     | X  X  X     X     X     X     X  X  X  X                 X        X  1  X|             
      Clear Cell Focus                     | X  X  X                 X  X  X  X     X              X  X        X      |             
      Eosinophilic Focus                   | X                                                                        |             
      Fatty Change, Focal                  |                                                                          |             
      Hepatodiaphragmatic Nodule           |                                  X        X                              |             
      Hepatodiaphragmatic Nodule, Multiple |                                                                          |             
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                                          |             
      Mixed Cell Focus                     |                                  X                                       |             
      Necrosis                             |          3                                                     1         |             
      Pigmentation, Hemosiderin            |                                                                          |             
      Pigmentation                         |                                                                          |             
      Centrilobular, Degeneration          |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Mesentery                               |       +  +                                   +                    +     +|             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                         3|             
      Fat, Hemorrhage                      |                                                                         2|             
      Fat, Mineralization                  |                                                                          |             
      Fat, Necrosis                        |       2                                      2                    3      |             
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   Pancreas                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Acinus, Atrophy                      | 2  1  2  1        2        2  2  2  2  2     2  3  1  2  1  1     1  2  1|             
      Acinus, Hyperplasia                  | 1                 1           3  4     2     2                           |             
      Artery, Inflammation, Chronic Active |                                                                          |             
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   Pharynx                                 |                                                       +                  |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Salivary Glands                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                 2     1                  |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                                 2                        |             
      Duct, Metaplasia, Squamous           | 1                       1                                         1      |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperkeratosis                       | 1                       1  1  1  1                    1              1  1|             
      Hyperplasia, Basal Cell              | 1                       1  1  1  1                    1              1  2|             
      Ulcer                                |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Erosion                              |                                           2                          2   |             
      Mucosa, Hyperplasia, Diffuse         |                                                                          |             
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 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |             
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05144-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SAFFLOWER OIL                                       Date: 04/25/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 08:19:21  
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                                           | 7| 7| 7| 7| 4| 3| 7| 4| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 4| 7| 7| 4| 4| 7| 6| 6|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 3| 3| 3| 6| 8| 3| 6| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 1| 3| 0| 6| 3| 3| 6| 6| 3| 9| 0|             
                                           | 5| 5| 5| 5| 1| 8| 5| 2| 4| 4| 6| 6| 6| 6| 5| 5| 8| 2| 5| 5| 1| 1| 5| 3| 0|             
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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|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS 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|             
    2.5                                    | 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8|             
    ML/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
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 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM - cont              |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
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   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Cardiomyopathy                       | 2  2  2  2  2  2  3  2  3  3  3  2  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  2     2  3  2|             
      Mineralization                       |                                                                          |             
      Thrombosis                           |          3                                                               |             
      Atrium, Dilatation                   |                                                                          |             
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 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
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   Adrenal Cortex                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          |       2                                                                  |             
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   Adrenal Medulla                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          | 1     3                 2  2     1     2     2        3  2        1  2  1|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          | 2              1                                                         |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Parathyroid Gland                       | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  M  M  +  +  M  M  +  +  M  +  +  +  M  M  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Pars Distalis, Angiectasis           |                                  3           3                           |             
      Pars Distalis, Cyst                  | X           X                       X                                    |             
      Pars Distalis, Hyperplasia           | 1     1     1        2        2     3                                1   |             
      Pars Intermedia, Angiectasis         |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      C-Cell, Hyperplasia                  |    2     1  2                 1                                          |             
      Follicle, Cyst                       | X                                                                        |             
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 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
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   Tissue NOS                              |                                                                         +|             
      Abdominal, Ectopic Tissue            |                                                                         X|             
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 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Epididymis                              | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Preputial Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Abscess                              | 1        1                                                               |             
      Cyst                                 |                            X                                             |             
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                                          |             
      Inflammation, Acute                  |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Prostate                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          |                   1                                   2                  |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Seminal Vesicle                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Testes                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Interstitial Cell, Hyperplasia       |                1     2                                         2         |             
      Seminiferous Tubule, Atrophy         |                                  3                                       |             
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 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
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   Blood                                   | +        +        +                                      +               |             
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05144-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SAFFLOWER OIL                                       Date: 04/25/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 08:19:21  
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                                           | 7| 7| 7| 7| 4| 3| 7| 4| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 4| 7| 7| 4| 4| 7| 6| 6|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 3| 3| 3| 6| 8| 3| 6| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 1| 3| 0| 6| 3| 3| 6| 6| 3| 9| 0|             
                                           | 5| 5| 5| 5| 1| 8| 5| 2| 4| 4| 6| 6| 6| 6| 5| 5| 8| 2| 5| 5| 1| 1| 5| 3| 0|             
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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|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS 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|             
    2.5                                    | 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8|             
    ML/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
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 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM - cont               |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Bone Marrow                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node                              |       +  +                                +                       +     +|             
      Mediastinal, Angiectasis             |                                                                          |             
      Mediastinal, Ectasia                 |       1                                                                  |             
      Mediastinal, Inflammation, Acute     |                                                                          |             
      Mediastinal, Pigmentation            |                                                                   1     1|             
      Pancreatic, Angiectasis              |                                                                          |             
      Pancreatic, Hyperplasia, Lymphoid    |                                                                          |             
      Pancreatic, Infiltration Cellular,   |                                                                          |             
           Histiocyte                      |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  +  +  +  M  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Angiectasis                          |                            1                                            2|             
      Ectasia                              |                                                                          |             
      Hyperplasia, Lymphoid                |                                                                          |             
      Inflammation, Acute                  |                            2                                             |             
      Pigmentation                         |                                                                         2|             
      Lymphatic, Ectasia                   |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Angiectasis                          |                            2                                            1|             
      Pigmentation                         |                         3                                                |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Angiectasis                          |                                                                          |             
      Fibrosis                             |                                  1        2                              |             
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |                3                                2                       3|             
      Pigmentation, Hemosiderin            |                                                                          |             
      Pigmentation                         |                            3                 2                       3   |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Thymus                                  | +  +  +  +  M  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M|             
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 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Mammary Gland                           | +  M  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  M  M  +  +  +|             
      Galactocele                          |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Skin                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +|             
      Cyst Epithelial Inclusion            |                                                                          |             
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 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Bone                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Skeletal Muscle                         | +  +  +  +     +  +     +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +     +  +        +  +  +|             
      Fibrosis                             |          2                                                               |             
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 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Brain                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
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 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05144-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SAFFLOWER OIL                                       Date: 04/25/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 08:19:21  
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                                           | 7| 7| 7| 7| 4| 3| 7| 4| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 4| 7| 7| 4| 4| 7| 6| 6|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 3| 3| 3| 6| 8| 3| 6| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 1| 3| 0| 6| 3| 3| 6| 6| 3| 9| 0|             
                                           | 5| 5| 5| 5| 1| 8| 5| 2| 4| 4| 6| 6| 6| 6| 5| 5| 8| 2| 5| 5| 1| 1| 5| 3| 0|             
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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|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS 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|             
    2.5                                    | 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8|             
    ML/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
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 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM - cont                 |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
      Congestion                           |                                                                          |             
      Edema                                |          1                                                               |             
      Hemorrhage, Focal                    |                                                                          |             
      Hemorrhage                           |          2                                                               |             
      Infiltration Cellular, Histiocyte    |                               1              1  1     1        1         |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                                                          |             
      Mineralization                       |                                                                          |             
      Alveolar Epithelium, Hyperplasia     |    2                                2                                    |             
      Alveolus, Foreign Body               |                                                                          |             
      Alveolus, Infiltration Cellular,     |                                                                          |             
           Histiocyte                      |                                                                          |             
      Interstitium, Inflammation, Chronic  |                                                                          |             
          Active                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Nose                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Foreign Body                         | 2  2  2  2     2  1     2  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2     1  3        2  3  2|             
      Fungus                               | 2  1  3  3  2  2  3  2  3  3  3     2  2  2     2     1                 1|             
      Inflammation, Acute                  | 2  3  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  2  3  3  2  2  3  3  2  3  2     2  3  3|             
      Respiratory Epithelium, Hyperplasia  | 2  2  3  3  2  2  3  2  3  3  3  1  3  2     2  2  2  1  3        2  2   |             
      Respiratory Epithelium, Metaplasia,  |                                                                          |             
           Squamous                        |    2     2     2  2     2  2  3     1  2     1  3     3           2      |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Trachea                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
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 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Ear                                     |                                           +     +                        |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Zymbal's Gland                          |                                                 +                        |             
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 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Degeneration, Hyaline                |                                              3                           |             
      Nephropathy                          | 2  2  2  1     1  2  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  2  1  1  2  3  1|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Urinary Bladder                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Calculus Gross Observation           |                      X                                                   |             
      Calculus Micro Observation Only      |                      X                                                   |             
      Transitional Epithelium, Hyperplasia |                                                                          |             
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05144-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SAFFLOWER OIL                                       Date: 04/25/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 08:19:21  
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                                           | 7| 7| 4| 4| 4| 6| 4| 6| 6| 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 3| 4| 7|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 1| 6| 6| 6| 1| 9| 8| 7| 6| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 8| 3| 3| 3| 3| 2| 9| 6| 3|             
                                           | 5| 0| 2| 1| 2| 8| 1| 3| 9| 2| 5| 6| 5| 5| 6| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 6| 7| 8| 1| 6|             
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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|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS 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| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|             
    2.5                                    | 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 1|             
    ML/KG                                  | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|             
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 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Esophagus                               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Colon                  | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Rectum                 | +  A  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Cecum                  | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Duodenum               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Jejunum                | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Ileum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Fibrosis                             |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Basophilic Focus                     | X              X  X     X        X  X  X  X  X     X  X  X  X           X|             
      Clear Cell Focus                     | X                                   X  X  X  X     X     X               |             
      Eosinophilic Focus                   |                                     X                                    |             
      Fatty Change, Focal                  |                                                 2              3         |             
      Hepatodiaphragmatic Nodule           |                                                       X                  |             
      Hepatodiaphragmatic Nodule, Multiple |                   X                                                      |             
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                                          |             
      Mixed Cell Focus                     |                                              X                           |             
      Necrosis                             |                      2                          2                        |             
      Pigmentation, Hemosiderin            |                                                                2         |             
      Pigmentation                         |                                                                          |             
      Centrilobular, Degeneration          |                      3                                                   |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Mesentery                               |                   +                       +           +                  |             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                          |             
      Fat, Hemorrhage                      |                                                                          |             
      Fat, Mineralization                  |                                           1                              |             
      Fat, Necrosis                        |                   3                                   2                  |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Pancreas                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Acinus, Atrophy                      | 2  1  1  1  2  1  2     1  2  2  1  2     1  2           2  2  1     2  1|             
      Acinus, Hyperplasia                  |                                     1  3  4              2        1  1   |             
      Artery, Inflammation, Chronic Active | 3                                   2                                    |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Pharynx                                 |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Salivary Glands                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                                          |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                                                          |             
      Duct, Metaplasia, Squamous           |                      1        1                             1            |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperkeratosis                       |    1                 1  1        1              2                        |             
      Hyperplasia, Basal Cell              |    2                 1           1              2                        |             
      Ulcer                                |                                                 2                        |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Erosion                              |                      2                                         1         |             
      Mucosa, Hyperplasia, Diffuse         |                                                 4                        |             
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 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05144-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SAFFLOWER OIL                                       Date: 04/25/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 08:19:21  
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                                           | 7| 7| 4| 4| 4| 6| 4| 6| 6| 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 3| 4| 7|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 1| 6| 6| 6| 1| 9| 8| 7| 6| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 8| 3| 3| 3| 3| 2| 9| 6| 3|             
                                           | 5| 0| 2| 1| 2| 8| 1| 3| 9| 2| 5| 6| 5| 5| 6| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 6| 7| 8| 1| 6|             
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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|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS 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| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|             
    2.5                                    | 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 1|             
    ML/KG                                  | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|             
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 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM - cont              |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Cardiomyopathy                       | 2  2     2  2  2  2  2  2     2  2  3  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  3  2     2  2|             
      Mineralization                       |                                                                1         |             
      Thrombosis                           |                      3                                                   |             
      Atrium, Dilatation                   |                                                 3                        |             
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 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Adrenal Cortex                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Adrenal Medulla                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          | 3                 2                    1  1                 1  2        3|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Parathyroid Gland                       | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Pars Distalis, Angiectasis           |    2              2              2  2                                    |             
      Pars Distalis, Cyst                  |                      X  X                                      X     X   |             
      Pars Distalis, Hyperplasia           |                   2                                         1        2   |             
      Pars Intermedia, Angiectasis         |                                                    1                     |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      C-Cell, Hyperplasia                  |                                                       3                  |             
      Follicle, Cyst                       |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Tissue NOS                              |                                                                          |             
      Abdominal, Ectopic Tissue            |                                                                          |             
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 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Epididymis                              | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Preputial Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Abscess                              |    2                    2                                                |             
      Cyst                                 |                                                                          |             
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                                          |             
      Inflammation, Acute                  |                                                          2               |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Prostate                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +     +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          | 1                       2                                                |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                      3                                                   |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Seminal Vesicle                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +     +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Testes                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Interstitial Cell, Hyperplasia       |       1  1  2              2        1                    2        1      |             
      Seminiferous Tubule, Atrophy         |                                     3                    3               |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Blood                                   |                         +     +                       +                  |             
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05144-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SAFFLOWER OIL                                       Date: 04/25/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 08:19:21  
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                                           | 7| 7| 4| 4| 4| 6| 4| 6| 6| 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 3| 4| 7|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 1| 6| 6| 6| 1| 9| 8| 7| 6| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 8| 3| 3| 3| 3| 2| 9| 6| 3|             
                                           | 5| 0| 2| 1| 2| 8| 1| 3| 9| 2| 5| 6| 5| 5| 6| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 6| 7| 8| 1| 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|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS 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| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|             
    2.5                                    | 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 1|             
    ML/KG                                  | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|             
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 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM - cont               |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Bone Marrow                             | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node                              |    +           +  +     +     +  +  +                 +        +         |             
      Mediastinal, Angiectasis             |                                                                1         |             
      Mediastinal, Ectasia                 |                                                                          |             
      Mediastinal, Inflammation, Acute     |                                                                1         |             
      Mediastinal, Pigmentation            |    2                                                                     |             
      Pancreatic, Angiectasis              |                2                                                         |             
      Pancreatic, Hyperplasia, Lymphoid    |                                  2                                       |             
      Pancreatic, Infiltration Cellular,   |                                                                          |             
           Histiocyte                      |                                     2                                    |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Angiectasis                          |                2                          1                              |             
      Ectasia                              |    2                                                                    2|             
      Hyperplasia, Lymphoid                |                                                                          |             
      Inflammation, Acute                  |                                                                          |             
      Pigmentation                         |                                           2                              |             
      Lymphatic, Ectasia                   |                      3                                                   |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Angiectasis                          |                1                                                         |             
      Pigmentation                         |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Angiectasis                          |                                                    1                     |             
      Fibrosis                             |                               1                                          |             
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |                3     3     4                                      2      |             
      Pigmentation, Hemosiderin            |                                                                2         |             
      Pigmentation                         |    3           3                 2  3        3  3  2                     |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Thymus                                  | +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  M  +  +  M  +  +  +|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Mammary Gland                           | +  +  +  M  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Galactocele                          |                                        X        X                        |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Skin                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Cyst Epithelial Inclusion            | X                                                                        |             
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 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Bone                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Skeletal Muscle                         | +  +           +  +  +  +     +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +     +|             
      Fibrosis                             |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Brain                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05144-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SAFFLOWER OIL                                       Date: 04/25/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 08:19:21  
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                                           | 7| 7| 4| 4| 4| 6| 4| 6| 6| 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 3| 4| 7|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 1| 6| 6| 6| 1| 9| 8| 7| 6| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 8| 3| 3| 3| 3| 2| 9| 6| 3|             
                                           | 5| 0| 2| 1| 2| 8| 1| 3| 9| 2| 5| 6| 5| 5| 6| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 6| 7| 8| 1| 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|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS 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| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|             
    2.5                                    | 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 1|             
    ML/KG                                  | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|             
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 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM - cont                 |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
      Congestion                           |                                                 4        2               |             
      Edema                                |                                                                          |             
      Hemorrhage, Focal                    |                                                                          |             
      Hemorrhage                           |                                                                          |             
      Infiltration Cellular, Histiocyte    |                      1           3                 1        2  2         |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                  2                                       |             
      Mineralization                       |                                                                1         |             
      Alveolar Epithelium, Hyperplasia     |                                                                          |             
      Alveolus, Foreign Body               |                         1                                                |             
      Alveolus, Infiltration Cellular,     |                                                                          |             
           Histiocyte                      |                         2                                                |             
      Interstitium, Inflammation, Chronic  |                                                                          |             
          Active                           |                                                                1         |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Nose                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Foreign Body                         | 2  2           2  3  2  2     2  3  3  2  2  2  2  1  2  2  1  2  2     2|             
      Fungus                               | 2  3        1  2  3  2     3  3  2  2  2  2  3  3     3  3  2  3     2  3|             
      Inflammation, Acute                  | 3  3  3  3  2  2  3  3  2  3  2  3  3  3  3  3  3  2  4  3  2  3  2  3  3|             
      Respiratory Epithelium, Hyperplasia  | 2     2  2        2  2  1     2  3  2  3  2  3        2  2     3     2  3|             
      Respiratory Epithelium, Metaplasia,  |                                                                          |             
           Squamous                        | 2  3              3  2  1     2  2  2  2  2  2  2     2  3  1  2        3|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Trachea                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Ear                                     |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Zymbal's Gland                          |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Degeneration, Hyaline                |                                                                          |             
      Nephropathy                          | 3  3     1  1  1  1  1  1     2  3  1  2  1  1  3  2  2  2  2  3  1     2|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Urinary Bladder                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Calculus Gross Observation           |                            X     X                                   X   |             
      Calculus Micro Observation Only      |                            X     X                                   X   |             
      Transitional Epithelium, Hyperplasia |    3                                                                     |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                                             Page  24                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 05144-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SAFFLOWER OIL                                       Date: 04/25/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 08:19:21  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 6|                                            |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 1| 3| 3|                                            |            |
                                           | 5| 6| 6| 5| 5| 5| 5| 4| 5| 4|                                            |      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                                            |      A     |
    2.5                                    | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2|                                            |      L     |
    ML/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|                                            |            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Esophagus                               | M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  58        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Colon                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  59        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Rectum                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  57        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Cecum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  58        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Duodenum               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Jejunum                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  58        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Ileum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  59        |
      Fibrosis                             |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
      Basophilic Focus                     | X  X     X     X  X     X                                                |     34  1.0|
      Clear Cell Focus                     |       X  X        X     X                                                |     22     |
      Eosinophilic Focus                   |                                                                          |      2     |
      Fatty Change, Focal                  | 2           2                                                            |      4  2.3|
      Hepatodiaphragmatic Nodule           |                                                                          |      3     |
      Hepatodiaphragmatic Nodule, Multiple |                                                                          |      1     |
      Hyperplasia                          |          2                                                               |      1  2.0|
      Mixed Cell Focus                     |                                                                          |      2     |
      Necrosis                             |                                                                          |      4  2.0|
      Pigmentation, Hemosiderin            |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Pigmentation                         |             2                                                            |      1  2.0|
      Centrilobular, Degeneration          |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mesentery                               |                                                                          |   8        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Fat, Hemorrhage                      |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Fat, Mineralization                  |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
      Fat, Necrosis                        |                                                                          |      5  2.4|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pancreas                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
      Acinus, Atrophy                      | 1  2  1        3  1     2  2                                             |     45  1.6|
      Acinus, Hyperplasia                  | 3  2  3                                                                  |     15  2.2|
      Artery, Inflammation, Chronic Active |                2                                                         |      3  2.3|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pharynx                                 |                                                                          |   1        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Salivary Glands                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +                                             |  59        |
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                                          |      2  1.5|
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Duct, Metaplasia, Squamous           | 1  1  1  1                 1                                             |     11  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
      Hyperkeratosis                       | 1  1        1              1                                             |     17  1.1|
      Hyperplasia, Basal Cell              | 1  1        2     1        1                                             |     17  1.2|
      Ulcer                                |             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  25                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 05144-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SAFFLOWER OIL                                       Date: 04/25/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 08:19:21  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 6|                                            |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 1| 3| 3|                                            |            |
                                           | 5| 6| 6| 5| 5| 5| 5| 4| 5| 4|                                            |      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                                            |      A     |
    2.5                                    | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2|                                            |      L     |
    ML/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|                                            |            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM - cont                  |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
      Erosion                              |             2              2                                             |      6  1.8|
      Mucosa, Hyperplasia, Diffuse         |                                                                          |      1  4.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
      Cardiomyopathy                       | 2  2  1  2  2  2  3  2  2  2                                             |     56  2.2|
      Mineralization                       |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
      Thrombosis                           |             3                                                            |      3  3.0|
      Atrium, Dilatation                   |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Cortex                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  59        |
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Medulla                         | +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  58        |
      Hyperplasia                          | 2  1        2     3     1                                                |     24  1.8|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
      Hyperplasia                          |             3              2                                             |      4  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Parathyroid Gland                       | +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +                                             |  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  58        |
      Pars Distalis, Angiectasis           |                                                                          |      6  2.3|
      Pars Distalis, Cyst                  |    X                                                                     |      8     |
      Pars Distalis, Hyperplasia           |       2  3  3  1  3        3                                             |     16  1.9|
      Pars Intermedia, Angiectasis         |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  59        |
      C-Cell, Hyperplasia                  |    1                                                                     |      6  1.7|
      Follicle, Cyst                       |                                                                          |      1     |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Tissue NOS                              |                                                                          |   1        |
      Abdominal, Ectopic Tissue            |                                                                          |      1     |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Epididymis                              | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Preputial Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
      Abscess                              |          2              3                                                |      6  1.8|
      Cyst                                 |                      X                                                   |      2     |
      Hyperplasia                          |                   2                                                      |      1  2.0|
      Inflammation, Acute                  |                                                                          |      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  26                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 05144-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SAFFLOWER OIL                                       Date: 04/25/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 08:19:21  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 6|                                            |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 1| 3| 3|                                            |            |
                                           | 5| 6| 6| 5| 5| 5| 5| 4| 5| 4|                                            |      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                                            |      A     |
    2.5                                    | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2|                                            |      L     |
    ML/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|                                            |            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 GENITAL SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Prostate                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  59        |
      Hyperplasia                          |    1                                                                     |      5  1.4|
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Seminal Vesicle                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  59        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Testes                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
      Interstitial Cell, Hyperplasia       |                      2                                                   |     11  1.5|
      Seminiferous Tubule, Atrophy         |                                                                          |      3  3.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Blood                                   |    +     +  +              +                                             |  11        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone Marrow                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  59        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node                              |    +        +        +  +  +                                             |  19        |
      Mediastinal, Angiectasis             |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
      Mediastinal, Ectasia                 |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
      Mediastinal, Inflammation, Acute     |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
      Mediastinal, Pigmentation            |             3           2                                                |      5  1.8|
      Pancreatic, Angiectasis              |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Pancreatic, Hyperplasia, Lymphoid    |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Pancreatic, Infiltration Cellular,   |                                                                          |            |
           Histiocyte                      |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +                                             |  56        |
      Angiectasis                          |                                                                          |      4  1.5|
      Ectasia                              |                                                                          |      2  2.0|
      Hyperplasia, Lymphoid                |                         3                                                |      1  3.0|
      Inflammation, Acute                  |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Pigmentation                         |                                                                          |      2  2.0|
      Lymphatic, Ectasia                   |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
      Angiectasis                          |                                                                          |      3  1.3|
      Pigmentation                         |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
      Angiectasis                          |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
      Fibrosis                             |                      2                                                   |      4  1.5|
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |                   3                                                      |      8  2.9|
      Pigmentation, Hemosiderin            |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Pigmentation                         | 2     3                 2                                                |     13  2.6|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thymus                                  | +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  M                                             |  51        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 INTEGUMENTARY 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  27                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 05144-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SAFFLOWER OIL                                       Date: 04/25/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 08:19:21  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 6|                                            |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 1| 3| 3|                                            |            |
                                           | 5| 6| 6| 5| 5| 5| 5| 4| 5| 4|                                            |      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                                            |      A     |
    2.5                                    | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2|                                            |      L     |
    ML/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|                                            |            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM - cont               |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mammary Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +                                             |  52        |
      Galactocele                          |                                                                          |      2     |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Skin                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  59        |
      Cyst Epithelial Inclusion            | X                                                                        |      2     |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Skeletal Muscle                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  50        |
      Fibrosis                             |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Brain                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
      Congestion                           |                                                                          |      2  3.0|
      Edema                                |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
      Hemorrhage, Focal                    |                1                                                         |      1  1.0|
      Hemorrhage                           |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Infiltration Cellular, Histiocyte    |                            2                                             |     11  1.5|
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Mineralization                       |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
      Alveolar Epithelium, Hyperplasia     |                                                                          |      2  2.0|
      Alveolus, Foreign Body               |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
      Alveolus, Infiltration Cellular,     |                                                                          |            |
           Histiocyte                      |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Interstitium, Inflammation, Chronic  |                                                                          |            |
          Active                           |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Nose                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
      Foreign Body                         | 2  2  2  2  2  2  1  2  1  2                                             |     50  2.0|
      Fungus                               |    2  2  3  3  2  2  2  3  3                                             |     46  2.3|
      Inflammation, Acute                  | 3  3  3  3  3  3  3  2  3  3                                             |     59  2.7|
      Respiratory Epithelium, Hyperplasia  | 2  3  3  2  3  3  2  2  3  2                                             |     48  2.3|
      Respiratory Epithelium, Metaplasia,  |                                                                          |            |
           Squamous                        |    2  2  1  2  2  3  3  3  3                                             |     39  2.2|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Trachea                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Ear                                     |                                                                          |   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  28                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 05144-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SAFFLOWER OIL                                       Date: 04/25/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 08:19:21  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 6|                                            |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 1| 3| 3|                                            |            |
                                           | 5| 6| 6| 5| 5| 5| 5| 4| 5| 4|                                            |      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                                            |      A     |
    2.5                                    | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2|                                            |      L     |
    ML/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|                                            |            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM - cont              |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Zymbal's Gland                          | +                                                                        |   2        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
      Degeneration, Hyaline                |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Nephropathy                          | 2  1  2  1  2  2  3  1  2  1                                             |     56  1.7|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Urinary Bladder                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  59        |
      Calculus Gross Observation           |                                                                          |      4     |
      Calculus Micro Observation Only      |                                                                          |      4     |
      Transitional Epithelium, 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        
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05144-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SAFFLOWER OIL                                       Date: 04/25/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 08:19:21  
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                                           | 7| 7| 1| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 3| 7| 4| 7| 7| 3| 4| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 4| 7| 7|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 3| 6| 1| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 3| 6| 3| 3| 2| 6| 3| 1| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 6| 3| 3|             
                                           | 3| 3| 5| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 0| 4| 1| 3| 3| 9| 2| 3| 0| 3| 3| 3| 4| 3| 2| 3| 4|             
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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|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS 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|             
    5.0                                    | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|             
    MLK/KG                                 | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
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 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Esophagus                               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Colon                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Rectum                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Cecum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Duodenum               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Jejunum                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Ileum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Ulcer                                |                                                             3            |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Basophilic Focus                     |    X        X  X  X  X     X  X  X  X        X  X  X  X     X     X  X  X|             
      Clear Cell Focus                     | X  X     X        X  1     X     X  X        X     X  X  X           X  X|             
      Eosinophilic Focus                   |                   X                                                     X|             
      Fatty Change, Diffuse                |                               1                                          |             
      Fatty Change, Focal                  |    1                                   1                                 |             
      Hepatodiaphragmatic Nodule           |                               X                                          |             
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                                          |             
      Mixed Cell Focus                     |                                                                X         |             
      Necrosis                             |             1                                   2                        |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Mesentery                               |          +     +                                                     +   |             
      Abscess                              |          4                                                               |             
      Artery, Inflammation, Chronic Active |                                                                          |             
      Fat, Necrosis                        |                3                                                     2   |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Pancreas                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Acinus, Atrophy                      | 1           2  2     1           2  2     2  2  2  3  2     2     2  2  1|             
      Acinus, Hyperplasia                  |                2     2           3  2  1     2        4  2     3  2  2  3|             
      Artery, Inflammation, Chronic Active |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Salivary Glands                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Duct, Metaplasia, Squamous           |    1              1                 1        1              1            |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperkeratosis                       |                   1        1                 1  1  1     1  1        1   |             
      Hyperplasia, Basal Cell              |             1     1        1                 1  1  2  1  1  1  1     1   |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                                                          |             
      Ulcer                                |                                                    2                     |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Erosion                              |                                                                          |             
      Hyperplasia, Lymphoid                |                                                                          |             
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                                      3   |             
      Metaplasia, Squamous                 |                                                                          |             
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 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Cardiomyopathy                       | 1  2  1  3  2     2  2  2  3     3  3  2  2  2  2     2  1  2  2  2  3  2|             
      Atrium, Dilatation                   |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05144-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SAFFLOWER OIL                                       Date: 04/25/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 08:19:21  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 7| 7| 1| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 3| 7| 4| 7| 7| 3| 4| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 4| 7| 7|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 3| 6| 1| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 3| 6| 3| 3| 2| 6| 3| 1| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 6| 3| 3|             
                                           | 3| 3| 5| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 0| 4| 1| 3| 3| 9| 2| 3| 0| 3| 3| 3| 4| 3| 2| 3| 4|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 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|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS 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|             
    5.0                                    | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|             
    MLK/KG                                 | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM - cont                   |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Adrenal Cortex                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          |    1                                                        1  1         |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Adrenal Medulla                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          | 2           1        1                       1     1                 3   |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          |                                  2  2                                    |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Parathyroid Gland                       | M  +  +  +  +  M  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Pars Distalis, Angiectasis           |                                                                3         |             
      Pars Distalis, Cyst                  |                                                                          |             
      Pars Distalis, Hyperplasia           |                1  1                          2                           |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      C-Cell, Hyperplasia                  | 2  1                       1                 1  1     1                  |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Tissue NOS                              |                                                                          |             
      Oral, Hyperplasia, Squamous          |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Epididymis                              | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Preputial Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Abscess                              |    1                                                                     |             
      Cyst                                 |       2                                                                  |             
      Dilatation                           |                                                                3         |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Prostate                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                       1                  |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Seminal Vesicle                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Testes                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Interstitial Cell, Hyperplasia       |                         2                                                |             
      Seminiferous Tubule, Atrophy         |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Blood                                   |                                                    +                     |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Bone Marrow                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node                              | +        +           +                       +     +                 +   |             
      Inguinal, Infiltration Cellular,     |                                                                          |             
           Plasma Cell                     |                                                                          |             
      Mediastinal, Angiectasis             |                                                                      2   |             
      Mediastinal, Hyperplasia, Lymphoid   |                                                                          |             
      Mediastinal, Infiltration Cellular,  |                                                                          |             
           Plasma Cell                     |                      2                                                   |             
      Mediastinal, Infiltration Cellular,  |                                                                          |             
           Polymorphonuclear               |          2                                                               |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05144-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SAFFLOWER OIL                                       Date: 04/25/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 08:19:21  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 7| 7| 1| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 3| 7| 4| 7| 7| 3| 4| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 4| 7| 7|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 3| 6| 1| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 3| 6| 3| 3| 2| 6| 3| 1| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 6| 3| 3|             
                                           | 3| 3| 5| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 0| 4| 1| 3| 3| 9| 2| 3| 0| 3| 3| 3| 4| 3| 2| 3| 4|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 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|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS 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|             
    5.0                                    | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|             
    MLK/KG                                 | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM - cont               |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
      Pancreatic, Hyperplasia, Lymphoid    | 2                                                                        |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Ectasia                              |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Angiectasis                          |                                                                          |             
      Ectasia                              |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Depletion Lymphoid                   |       2                                                                  |             
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |       2  3                                      3                 2      |             
      Infarct                              |                                                    1                     |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Thymus                                  | +  +  +  M  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hemorrhage                           |                         2                                                |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Mammary Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Skin                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Erosion                              |                                                                          |             
      Subcutaneous Tissue, Granuloma       |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Bone                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Skeletal Muscle                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +     +  +  +     +  +  +  +  +  +  +     +  +|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Brain                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Spinal Cord                             |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Congestion                           |                                                                          |             
      Fibrosis                             |                                                 1                        |             
      Hemorrhage                           |                         2                                                |             
      Infiltration Cellular, Histiocyte    |                                                                   1      |             
      Inflammation, Acute                  |                      3                                                   |             
      Alveolar Epithelium, Hyperplasia     |                                                 1                        |             
      Bronchiole, Metaplasia, Squamous     |                      2                                                   |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Nose                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Foreign Body                         | 2  2  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  2        2  2     2  2  2     2  2  2     2  2|             
      Fungus                               | 2        2  1     3  3     1        2  2     2  2  3     1  2     2  1  1|             
      Inflammation, Acute                  | 3  3  1  3  3  2  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  2  3  2  3  3  3  3  2  3  2  3  2|             
      Respiratory Epithelium, Hyperplasia  | 3  3        3  3  3  3  2  2  2     3     3  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  2  3  3|             
      Respiratory Epithelium, Metaplasia,  |                                                                          |             
           Squamous                        | 1        2  2  2  1  2     1        1  2     2  2  1        2  1  1  1   |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Trachea                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05144-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SAFFLOWER OIL                                       Date: 04/25/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 08:19:21  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 7| 7| 1| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 3| 7| 4| 7| 7| 3| 4| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 4| 7| 7|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 3| 6| 1| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 3| 6| 3| 3| 2| 6| 3| 1| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 6| 3| 3|             
                                           | 3| 3| 5| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 0| 4| 1| 3| 3| 9| 2| 3| 0| 3| 3| 3| 4| 3| 2| 3| 4|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 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|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS 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|             
    5.0                                    | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|             
    MLK/KG                                 | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM - cont                 |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Ear                                     |       +                                                                  |             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |       3                                                                  |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Cyst                                 |    X                                                                     |             
      Nephropathy                          | 1  1     1  1  1  1  1     1  1  1  1        1  1  1  1  1  1  2     2  2|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Urinary Bladder                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Calculus Gross Observation           |                                           X                              |             
      Calculus Micro Observation Only      |                                           X                              |             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05144-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SAFFLOWER OIL                                       Date: 04/25/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 08:19:21  
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                                           | 6| 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 4| 5| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 4| 4| 7| 7| 4| 7| 7| 4| 5|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 6| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 6| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 6| 6| 3| 3| 6| 3| 3| 6| 5|             
                                           | 2| 1| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 2| 1| 2| 3| 3| 2| 3| 5| 2| 2| 5| 4| 1| 5| 2| 1| 4|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 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|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS 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|             
    5.0                                    | 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7|             
    MLK/KG                                 | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Esophagus                               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Colon                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Rectum                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Cecum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Duodenum               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Jejunum                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Ileum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Ulcer                                |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Basophilic Focus                     | X     X  X  X  X  X  X     X  X  X  X  X  X  X     X  X  X     X  X     X|             
      Clear Cell Focus                     |       X     X        X           X  X        X                 X  X      |             
      Eosinophilic Focus                   |                                           X  X                           |             
      Fatty Change, Diffuse                |                                                                          |             
      Fatty Change, Focal                  |                                     1              1                     |             
      Hepatodiaphragmatic Nodule           |                                                                          |             
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                                          |             
      Mixed Cell Focus                     |                                                                          |             
      Necrosis                             |                            1           1                                 |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Mesentery                               |             +        +     +                 +                    +  +   |             
      Abscess                              |                                                                          |             
      Artery, Inflammation, Chronic Active |                                                                          |             
      Fat, Necrosis                        |             2        4     3                 2                    2  2   |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Pancreas                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Acinus, Atrophy                      | 2     1  2  2  2  2     1  2  1  1  2  1  1  2  1     1     1  1  3  2   |             
      Acinus, Hyperplasia                  | 2  1     3  2  3  1        3  1  4     3  4        2  4        2     2  1|             
      Artery, Inflammation, Chronic Active |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Salivary Glands                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Duct, Metaplasia, Squamous           |                1     1                       2           1               |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperkeratosis                       | 1     1     1              1     1     1                       1  1     3|             
      Hyperplasia, Basal Cell              | 1     1     1              1     1  1  1  1                    2  2     3|             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                                                         4|             
      Ulcer                                |                                                                         4|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +     +  +  +|             
      Erosion                              |                                                                   2      |             
      Hyperplasia, Lymphoid                |                   2                                                      |             
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                                          |             
      Metaplasia, Squamous                 |                                     2                                    |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Cardiomyopathy                       |       2  3  2  3  3  2     2  2     2     2  2  2  2     2  2  3     2  2|             
      Atrium, Dilatation                   |                                                       3                  |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05144-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SAFFLOWER OIL                                       Date: 04/25/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 08:19:21  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 6| 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 4| 5| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 4| 4| 7| 7| 4| 7| 7| 4| 5|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 6| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 6| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 6| 6| 3| 3| 6| 3| 3| 6| 5|             
                                           | 2| 1| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 2| 1| 2| 3| 3| 2| 3| 5| 2| 2| 5| 4| 1| 5| 2| 1| 4|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 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|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS 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|             
    5.0                                    | 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7|             
    MLK/KG                                 | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM - cont                   |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Adrenal Cortex                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          |                   1                                                      |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Adrenal Medulla                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          | 2        1  1  2              1  1                       1               |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          |                            1           2                                 |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Parathyroid Gland                       | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  M  M  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Pars Distalis, Angiectasis           |                                                                          |             
      Pars Distalis, Cyst                  |                                              X                           |             
      Pars Distalis, Hyperplasia           | 2              1           1                          2           2     2|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      C-Cell, Hyperplasia                  |          1        3           1                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Tissue NOS                              |                                                                +         |             
      Oral, Hyperplasia, Squamous          |                                                                2         |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Epididymis                              | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Preputial Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Abscess                              |                                                       2  2               |             
      Cyst                                 |                                                                          |             
      Dilatation                           |                                  2                                       |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Prostate                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Seminal Vesicle                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Testes                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Interstitial Cell, Hyperplasia       |                         1                                   1        2   |             
      Seminiferous Tubule, Atrophy         |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Blood                                   |                +                                                  +      |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Bone Marrow                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node                              | +           +  +  +  +                    +              +        +      |             
      Inguinal, Infiltration Cellular,     |                                                                          |             
           Plasma Cell                     |                   3                                                      |             
      Mediastinal, Angiectasis             |                      2                    1                              |             
      Mediastinal, Hyperplasia, Lymphoid   |             2                                                            |             
      Mediastinal, Infiltration Cellular,  |                                                                          |             
           Plasma Cell                     |                                                                          |             
      Mediastinal, Infiltration Cellular,  |                                                                          |             
           Polymorphonuclear               |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05144-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SAFFLOWER OIL                                       Date: 04/25/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 08:19:21  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 6| 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 4| 5| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 4| 4| 7| 7| 4| 7| 7| 4| 5|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 6| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 6| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 6| 6| 3| 3| 6| 3| 3| 6| 5|             
                                           | 2| 1| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 2| 1| 2| 3| 3| 2| 3| 5| 2| 2| 5| 4| 1| 5| 2| 1| 4|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 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|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS 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|             
    5.0                                    | 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7|             
    MLK/KG                                 | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM - cont               |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
      Pancreatic, Hyperplasia, Lymphoid    |                                                          3               |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Ectasia                              |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Angiectasis                          |                   2                                      1               |             
      Ectasia                              |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Depletion Lymphoid                   |                                                                          |             
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |                   3                                                     3|             
      Infarct                              |                      2                                                   |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Thymus                                  | +  +  M  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M|             
      Hemorrhage                           |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Mammary Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  M  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Skin                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Erosion                              |                            2                                             |             
      Subcutaneous Tissue, Granuloma       |                                     2                                    |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Bone                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Skeletal Muscle                         | +     +  +  +  +  +  +     +  +  +  +  +  +  +        +  +     +  +     +|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Brain                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Spinal Cord                             |                            +                                             |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Congestion                           |                            3                                            3|             
      Fibrosis                             |                                                                          |             
      Hemorrhage                           |                                                                          |             
      Infiltration Cellular, Histiocyte    |                                           2           2     1            |             
      Inflammation, Acute                  |                                                                          |             
      Alveolar Epithelium, Hyperplasia     |                                        2  3                              |             
      Bronchiole, Metaplasia, Squamous     |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Nose                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Foreign Body                         | 2     2  2  2  2  2  2     2  2  2  2  2  2  2        2  1     2  2     2|             
      Fungus                               | 1     2        2  1  1  1  1     3     3  2  3  1  1  2     2  2  2     1|             
      Inflammation, Acute                  | 2  3  3  3  2  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  2  2  3  3  3  3  3|             
      Respiratory Epithelium, Hyperplasia  | 3  2  2  2  3  3  2  3  2  2  2  3  3  2  3  3  3  2  3  2  2  3  2  2  1|             
      Respiratory Epithelium, Metaplasia,  |                                                                          |             
           Squamous                        | 1              1  2  2     1     2  2     2  3        2        1  2     1|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Trachea                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                                             Page  36                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 05144-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SAFFLOWER OIL                                       Date: 04/25/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 08:19:21  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 6| 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 4| 5| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 4| 4| 7| 7| 4| 7| 7| 4| 5|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 6| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 6| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 6| 6| 3| 3| 6| 3| 3| 6| 5|             
                                           | 2| 1| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 2| 1| 2| 3| 3| 2| 3| 5| 2| 2| 5| 4| 1| 5| 2| 1| 4|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 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|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS 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|             
    5.0                                    | 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7|             
    MLK/KG                                 | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM - cont                 |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Ear                                     |                                                                          |             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Cyst                                 |                            X                                             |             
      Nephropathy                          | 1     1  2  1  2  1  1     1  1  1  1  2  1  1  1  1  2  1     1  1     1|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Urinary Bladder                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Calculus Gross Observation           |                            X                                X            |             
      Calculus Micro Observation Only      |                                                             X            |             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                            1                                             |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05144-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SAFFLOWER OIL                                       Date: 04/25/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 08:19:21  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7|                                            |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 6| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 5| 3|                                            |            |
                                           | 1| 1| 2| 3| 3| 3| 2| 3| 5| 3|                                            |      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                                            |      A     |
    5.0                                    | 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 8|                                            |      L     |
    MLK/KG                                 | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|                                            |            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Esophagus                               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  58        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Colon                  | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  58        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Rectum                 | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  57        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Cecum                  | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  57        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Duodenum               | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  58        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Jejunum                | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  57        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Ileum                  | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  58        |
      Ulcer                                |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
      Basophilic Focus                     |       X  X  X        X                                                   |     41     |
      Clear Cell Focus                     |          X  X        X                                                   |     25  1.0|
      Eosinophilic Focus                   |                                                                          |      4     |
      Fatty Change, Diffuse                |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
      Fatty Change, Focal                  | 2           1           1                                                |      7  1.1|
      Hepatodiaphragmatic Nodule           | X                                                                        |      2     |
      Hyperplasia                          |             2                                                            |      1  2.0|
      Mixed Cell Focus                     | X                                                                        |      2     |
      Necrosis                             |                                                                          |      4  1.3|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mesentery                               |       +              +                                                   |  11        |
      Abscess                              |                                                                          |      1  4.0|
      Artery, Inflammation, Chronic Active |                      2                                                   |      1  2.0|
      Fat, Necrosis                        |       1                                                                  |      9  2.3|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pancreas                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  59        |
      Acinus, Atrophy                      |       2     2  2  2  2  2                                                |     41  1.7|
      Acinus, Hyperplasia                  |       2  2     2  2  4                                                   |     33  2.4|
      Artery, Inflammation, Chronic Active |                      3                                                   |      1  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Salivary Glands                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
      Duct, Metaplasia, Squamous           |          1                                                               |     10  1.1|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
      Hyperkeratosis                       |          1        1  1                                                   |     20  1.1|
      Hyperplasia, Basal Cell              |       1  1        2        1                                             |     26  1.2|
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                                                          |      1  4.0|
      Ulcer                                |                                                                          |      2  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  59        |
      Erosion                              |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Hyperplasia, Lymphoid                |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Metaplasia, Squamous                 |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 CARDIOVASCULAR 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        
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05144-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SAFFLOWER OIL                                       Date: 04/25/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 08:19:21  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7|                                            |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 6| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 5| 3|                                            |            |
                                           | 1| 1| 2| 3| 3| 3| 2| 3| 5| 3|                                            |      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                                            |      A     |
    5.0                                    | 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 8|                                            |      L     |
    MLK/KG                                 | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|                                            |            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM - cont              |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
      Cardiomyopathy                       |    2  2  2  2  2  2  1  2  2                                             |     49  2.1|
      Atrium, Dilatation                   |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Cortex                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                                          |      4  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Medulla                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +                                             |  59        |
      Hyperplasia                          |    2           1  1                                                      |     16  1.4|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  59        |
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                                          |      4  1.8|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Parathyroid Gland                       | +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +                                             |  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  59        |
      Pars Distalis, Angiectasis           |                2  3                                                      |      3  2.7|
      Pars Distalis, Cyst                  |                                                                          |      1     |
      Pars Distalis, Hyperplasia           |          2           1                                                   |     11  1.5|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  58        |
      C-Cell, Hyperplasia                  |                                                                          |      9  1.3|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Tissue NOS                              |                                                                          |   1        |
      Oral, Hyperplasia, Squamous          |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Epididymis                              | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  59        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Preputial Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  59        |
      Abscess                              |                         2                                                |      4  1.8|
      Cyst                                 |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Dilatation                           |                                                                          |      2  2.5|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Prostate                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +                                             |  58        |
      Hyperplasia                          |       2                                                                  |      2  1.5|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Seminal Vesicle                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Testes                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  59        |
      Interstitial Cell, Hyperplasia       |                   1        1                                             |      6  1.3|
      Seminiferous Tubule, Atrophy         |                            3                                             |      1  3.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Blood                                   |             +     +     +  +                                             |   7        |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : 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: 05144-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SAFFLOWER OIL                                       Date: 04/25/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 08:19:21  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7|                                            |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 6| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 5| 3|                                            |            |
                                           | 1| 1| 2| 3| 3| 3| 2| 3| 5| 3|                                            |      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                                            |      A     |
    5.0                                    | 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 8|                                            |      L     |
    MLK/KG                                 | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|                                            |            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM - cont               |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone Marrow                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node                              |          +  +     +     +                                                |  18        |
      Inguinal, Infiltration Cellular,     |                                                                          |            |
           Plasma Cell                     |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Mediastinal, Angiectasis             |                                                                          |      3  1.7|
      Mediastinal, Hyperplasia, Lymphoid   |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Mediastinal, Infiltration Cellular,  |                                                                          |            |
           Plasma Cell                     |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Mediastinal, Infiltration Cellular,  |                                                                          |            |
           Polymorphonuclear               |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Pancreatic, Hyperplasia, Lymphoid    |          2                                                               |      3  2.3|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | M  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +                                             |  57        |
      Ectasia                              |       3                                                                  |      1  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  59        |
      Angiectasis                          |                                                                          |      2  1.5|
      Ectasia                              |                2                                                         |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Spleen                                  | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  58        |
      Depletion Lymphoid                   |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |                                                                          |      6  2.7|
      Infarct                              |                         3                                                |      3  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thymus                                  | +  M  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  51        |
      Hemorrhage                           |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mammary Gland                           | +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M                                             |  53        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Skin                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
      Erosion                              |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Subcutaneous Tissue, Granuloma       |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Skeletal Muscle                         |    +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  50        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Brain                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Spinal Cord                             |                                                                          |   1        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : 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  40                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 05144-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SAFFLOWER OIL                                       Date: 04/25/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 08:19:21  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7|                                            |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 6| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 5| 3|                                            |            |
                                           | 1| 1| 2| 3| 3| 3| 2| 3| 5| 3|                                            |      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                                            |      A     |
    5.0                                    | 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 8|                                            |      L     |
    MLK/KG                                 | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|                                            |            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM - cont                 |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
      Congestion                           |                                                                          |      2  3.0|
      Fibrosis                             |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
      Hemorrhage                           | 1                                                                        |      2  1.5|
      Infiltration Cellular, Histiocyte    |                      2                                                   |      5  1.6|
      Inflammation, Acute                  |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Alveolar Epithelium, Hyperplasia     |                                                                          |      3  2.0|
      Bronchiole, Metaplasia, Squamous     |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Nose                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
      Foreign Body                         |    2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2                                             |     48  2.0|
      Fungus                               |    2  1  1  1     3  2     2                                             |     41  1.8|
      Inflammation, Acute                  | 3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3                                             |     60  2.8|
      Respiratory Epithelium, Hyperplasia  | 2  2  1  2  2  3  3  2  3  2                                             |     56  2.4|
      Respiratory Epithelium, Metaplasia,  |                                                                          |            |
           Squamous                        |       2  1  2     2        1                                             |     34  1.6|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Trachea                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Ear                                     |                                                                          |   1        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
      Cyst                                 |    X                                                                     |      3     |
      Nephropathy                          |    1  1  1  1  1  3  1  1  1                                             |     50  1.2|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Urinary Bladder                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  59        |
      Calculus Gross Observation           |                                                                          |      3     |
      Calculus Micro Observation Only      |                                                                          |      2     |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                          |      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        
                                                             Page  41                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 05144-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SAFFLOWER OIL                                       Date: 04/25/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 08:19:21  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 7| 7| 7| 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 4| 7| 4| 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 3| 7| 7| 7|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 3| 3| 6| 3| 2| 2| 2| 6| 2| 6| 6| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1| 2| 2| 2| 1| 0| 2| 2| 2|             
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 1| 2| 9| 9| 6| 2| 9| 1| 1| 9| 9| 9| 9| 8| 9| 9| 4| 3| 2| 9| 9| 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|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS 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| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|             
    10.0                                   | 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
    ML/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Esophagus                               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Colon                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Rectum                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +|             
      Submucosa, Edema                     |                                     3                                    |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Cecum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Duodenum               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Jejunum                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Ileum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Basophilic Focus                     | X  X  X     X  X  X  X     X        X  X  X  X     X     X        X  X  X|             
      Clear Cell Focus                     |    X  X     X     X        X     X  X  X  X  X     X  X                 X|             
      Eosinophilic Focus                   |                                              X                           |             
      Fatty Change, Diffuse                |                         2     2  1                                       |             
      Fatty Change, Focal                  |          1                          2                    1     1         |             
      Hepatodiaphragmatic Nodule           |                         X                                                |             
      Hyperplasia                          |                                              2                           |             
      Mixed Cell Focus                     |             X  X                                                         |             
      Necrosis                             |                                        1                    2            |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Mesentery                               |    +                                +                                    |             
      Fat, Inflammation, Chronic Active    |                                                                          |             
      Fat, Necrosis                        |    2                                3                                    |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Pancreas                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Acinus, Atrophy                      | 3  1     1  1  2  2  2  1     1     1  2  1  1     3  1  1        1  2  1|             
      Acinus, Hyperplasia                  | 4  4  3     2     2     4  3  1  1           1              2  1  3  1   |             
      Artery, Inflammation, Chronic Active |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Salivary Glands                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Inflammation, Acute                  |                                                                1         |             
      Duct, Metaplasia, Squamous           |    1  1                             1  1              1                  |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperkeratosis                       |             1  1  1        1        1  1  1              1     1         |             
      Hyperplasia, Basal Cell              |    1        2  1  1        3        2  1  1     1        2  1  1         |             
      Ulcer                                |                                     2                    1               |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Erosion                              |                                                          2               |             
      Hemorrhage                           |                                                                          |             
      Mineralization                       |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Tongue                                  |                                                                         +|             
      Hyperkeratosis                       |                                                                         1|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Cardiomyopathy                       | 3     2  2  3  2  2  2  2  1  2  2  3  2  3  2  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2   |             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                                             Page  42                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 05144-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SAFFLOWER OIL                                       Date: 04/25/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 08:19:21  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 7| 7| 7| 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 4| 7| 4| 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 3| 7| 7| 7|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 3| 3| 6| 3| 2| 2| 2| 6| 2| 6| 6| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1| 2| 2| 2| 1| 0| 2| 2| 2|             
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 1| 2| 9| 9| 6| 2| 9| 1| 1| 9| 9| 9| 9| 8| 9| 9| 4| 3| 2| 9| 9| 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|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS 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| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|             
    10.0                                   | 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
    ML/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
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 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM - cont              |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
      Thrombosis                           |                                                             2            |             
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 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Adrenal Cortex                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Adrenal Medulla                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          | 1                                   1        2     2              2  1   |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          |                   2                                                      |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Parathyroid Gland                       | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +|             
      Congestion                           |                      3                                                   |             
      Pars Distalis, Angiectasis           |                                        3                                 |             
      Pars Distalis, Cyst                  |                                                                          |             
      Pars Distalis, Hyperplasia           |       1     2                                1                    2      |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      C-Cell, Hyperplasia                  |          1  2                    2     1              1  2        2      |             
      Follicle, Cyst                       |                                                                          |             
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 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
    None                                   |                                                                          |             
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 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Epididymis                              | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Preputial Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  I  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Abscess                              |                   1                                                      |             
      Cyst                                 |                X                                                         |             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Prostate                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          |                1                                                         |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Seminal Vesicle                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Testes                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Interstitial Cell, Hyperplasia       |          3  1           2     2                                          |             
      Seminiferous Tubule, Atrophy         |             3                                                            |             
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 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Blood                                   |                                                             +            |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Bone Marrow                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node                              |                                              +  +           +            |             
      Mediastinal, Angiectasis             |                                                                          |             
      Pancreatic, Angiectasis              |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Congestion                           |                                                                          |             
      Ectasia                              |                                                                          |             
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05144-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SAFFLOWER OIL                                       Date: 04/25/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 08:19:21  
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                                           | 7| 7| 7| 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 4| 7| 4| 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 3| 7| 7| 7|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 3| 3| 6| 3| 2| 2| 2| 6| 2| 6| 6| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1| 2| 2| 2| 1| 0| 2| 2| 2|             
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 1| 2| 9| 9| 6| 2| 9| 1| 1| 9| 9| 9| 9| 8| 9| 9| 4| 3| 2| 9| 9| 9|             
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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|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS 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| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|             
    10.0                                   | 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
    ML/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
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 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM - cont               |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
      Hyperplasia, Lymphoid                |                                                                          |             
      Lymphatic, Ectasia                   |                2                                                         |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Congestion                           |                   2                                                      |             
      Hyperplasia, Lymphoid                |             2                                                            |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Depletion Lymphoid                   |                                                                2         |             
      Developmental Malformation           |                                                    X                     |             
      Hematocyst                           |                                                                   2      |             
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |                               2  2                                       |             
      Pigmentation                         |                                                                          |             
      Lymphoid Follicle, Atrophy           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Thymus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  M  +  +  M  +|             
      Epithelial Cell, Hyperplasia         |                                                                          |             
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 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Mammary Gland                           | +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  M  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Galactocele                          |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Skin                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperkeratosis                       | 4                                                                        |             
      Foot, Acanthosis                     |                                                                   3      |             
      Foot, Inflammation, Chronic Active   |                                                                   3      |             
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 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Bone                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Skeletal Muscle                         | +  +  +     +  +  +  +     +        +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Inflammation, Acute                  |                                                                          |             
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 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Brain                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Congestion                           |                      4                                                   |             
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 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Congestion                           |                3     4                                                   |             
      Edema                                |                                                          1               |             
      Inflammation, Acute                  |                                                          3               |             
      Alveolar Epithelium, Hyperplasia     |                                           1                       1      |             
      Mediastinum, Abscess                 |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Nose                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Foreign Body                         | 2  3  2     2  2  2  2     2        2  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2|             
      Fungus                               | 2     2  2  2  1  2  2  3  2        3  2  1     2  2  3  1  2     2  3   |             
      Inflammation, Acute                  | 3  3  2  3  2  3  3  2  2  3  3  3  3  2  3  2  2  2  3  3  3  2  3  3  3|             
      Respiratory Epithelium, Hyperplasia  | 3  3  3     3  3  3  2  2  3     1  3  3  3  2  2  2  3  2  2  1  3  3  2|             
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05144-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SAFFLOWER OIL                                       Date: 04/25/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 08:19:21  
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                                           | 7| 7| 7| 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 4| 7| 4| 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 3| 7| 7| 7|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 3| 3| 6| 3| 2| 2| 2| 6| 2| 6| 6| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1| 2| 2| 2| 1| 0| 2| 2| 2|             
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 1| 2| 9| 9| 6| 2| 9| 1| 1| 9| 9| 9| 9| 8| 9| 9| 4| 3| 2| 9| 9| 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|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS 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| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|             
    10.0                                   | 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
    ML/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM - cont                 |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
      Respiratory Epithelium, Metaplasia,  |                                                                          |             
           Squamous                        |       2        1  1     1  1        1  2           1  3  2        2  1   |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Trachea                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Ear                                     |                                                                          |             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Eye                                     |                                                                +     +   |             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                4         |             
      Lens, Cataract                       |                                                                      3   |             
      Retina, Atrophy                      |                                                                      2   |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Harderian Gland                         |                                                                +         |             
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 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Nephropathy                          | 1  1  1  1  1  1  1     1  1  1  1  1  1  2  1     1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Urinary Bladder                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Calculus Gross Observation           |                                                             X            |             
      Calculus Micro Observation Only      |                                                             X            |             
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05144-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SAFFLOWER OIL                                       Date: 04/25/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 08:19:21  
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                                           | 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 4| 4| 7| 4| 5| 7| 6|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 6| 2| 3| 3| 3| 2| 4| 0| 1| 9| 2| 2| 6| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 6| 6| 2| 6| 8| 2| 7|             
                                           | 2| 9| 2| 2| 2| 2| 7| 7| 7| 1| 9| 9| 1| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 1| 1| 9| 2| 2| 9| 2|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 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|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS 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|             
    10.0                                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3|             
    ML/KG                                  | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|             
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 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Esophagus                               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Colon                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Rectum                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Submucosa, Edema                     |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Cecum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Duodenum               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Jejunum                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Ileum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |             3                                                            |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Basophilic Focus                     |    X        X  X  X  X        X  X     X  X  X  X  X              X  X  X|             
      Clear Cell Focus                     |    X     X  X        X        X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X        X        X   |             
      Eosinophilic Focus                   |                                                                          |             
      Fatty Change, Diffuse                |                                     2                 1        1         |             
      Fatty Change, Focal                  | 1  1           1                                                  2     1|             
      Hepatodiaphragmatic Nodule           |                                                                   X      |             
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                                          |             
      Mixed Cell Focus                     |                                        X                             X   |             
      Necrosis                             |                   2                                                      |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Mesentery                               |                +                                                         |             
      Fat, Inflammation, Chronic Active    |                                                                          |             
      Fat, Necrosis                        |                3                                                         |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Pancreas                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Acinus, Atrophy                      |    2  2  1  1  1  1  2        1  2  1     2     1  1  1        1     2  2|             
      Acinus, Hyperplasia                  | 1  2     1  1  2  3     2     2  3  1     1  4  3  1     1  4  2        2|             
      Artery, Inflammation, Chronic Active |                                                                         2|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Salivary Glands                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Inflammation, Acute                  |                                                                          |             
      Duct, Metaplasia, Squamous           |                               1  1        1  1              1            |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperkeratosis                       |    1  1     1  1        1        1              1                    2  1|             
      Hyperplasia, Basal Cell              |    1  1     1  1        2        1        1     1                    2  1|             
      Ulcer                                |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Erosion                              |                                                                          |             
      Hemorrhage                           |                4                                                         |             
      Mineralization                       |                                                       1                  |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Tongue                                  |                                                                          |             
      Hyperkeratosis                       |                                                                          |             
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 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Cardiomyopathy                       | 2  2     2     1     2     3  1  2  2  1  2  1  2  2  1  2  2  2  2  2  2|             
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                                                                          |             
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05144-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SAFFLOWER OIL                                       Date: 04/25/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 08:19:21  
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                                           | 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 4| 4| 7| 4| 5| 7| 6|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 6| 2| 3| 3| 3| 2| 4| 0| 1| 9| 2| 2| 6| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 6| 6| 2| 6| 8| 2| 7|             
                                           | 2| 9| 2| 2| 2| 2| 7| 7| 7| 1| 9| 9| 1| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 1| 1| 9| 2| 2| 9| 2|             
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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|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS 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|             
    10.0                                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3|             
    ML/KG                                  | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|             
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 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM - cont              |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
      Thrombosis                           |                                                                          |             
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 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Adrenal Cortex                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Adrenal Medulla                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          |    1        2                 2     2  2  2        2                    1|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          |                3     2              1                                    |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Parathyroid Gland                       | +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  M  M|             
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                          1               |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Congestion                           |                                                                          |             
      Pars Distalis, Angiectasis           |                                        2                          3      |             
      Pars Distalis, Cyst                  |                   X                 X                                    |             
      Pars Distalis, Hyperplasia           |          1        2                                                     1|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      C-Cell, Hyperplasia                  | 2  2  2  1        2  1        1     2              1                     |             
      Follicle, Cyst                       |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
    None                                   |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Epididymis                              | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Preputial Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Abscess                              | 2                                      2                                 |             
      Cyst                                 |                                                                          |             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         | 2                                                                        |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Prostate                                | +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          |                               3              3                           |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Seminal Vesicle                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Testes                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Interstitial Cell, Hyperplasia       | 3        2           2                                2     2     2      |             
      Seminiferous Tubule, Atrophy         |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Blood                                   |                                                                      +   |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Bone Marrow                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node                              |                +        +                                            +   |             
      Mediastinal, Angiectasis             |                1                                                         |             
      Pancreatic, Angiectasis              |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Congestion                           |                                                                          |             
      Ectasia                              |                               1                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05144-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SAFFLOWER OIL                                       Date: 04/25/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 08:19:21  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 4| 4| 7| 4| 5| 7| 6|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 6| 2| 3| 3| 3| 2| 4| 0| 1| 9| 2| 2| 6| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 6| 6| 2| 6| 8| 2| 7|             
                                           | 2| 9| 2| 2| 2| 2| 7| 7| 7| 1| 9| 9| 1| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 1| 1| 9| 2| 2| 9| 2|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 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|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS 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|             
    10.0                                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3|             
    ML/KG                                  | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM - cont               |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
      Hyperplasia, Lymphoid                |                                                                      2   |             
      Lymphatic, Ectasia                   |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Congestion                           |                                                                          |             
      Hyperplasia, Lymphoid                |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Depletion Lymphoid                   |                                                                          |             
      Developmental Malformation           |                                                                          |             
      Hematocyst                           |                                                                          |             
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     | 2                 3                                                      |             
      Pigmentation                         |                                                                         3|             
      Lymphoid Follicle, Atrophy           |                2                                                         |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Thymus                                  | +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +|             
      Epithelial Cell, Hyperplasia         |                                                       1                  |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Mammary Gland                           | M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  M|             
      Galactocele                          |                                                                   X      |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Skin                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperkeratosis                       |                                                                          |             
      Foot, Acanthosis                     |                                                                          |             
      Foot, Inflammation, Chronic Active   |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Bone                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Skeletal Muscle                         |    +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +     +  +  +  +  +        +     +  +  +|             
      Inflammation, Acute                  |                      3                                                   |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Brain                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Congestion                           |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Congestion                           |                                                                          |             
      Edema                                |                                                                          |             
      Inflammation, Acute                  |                                                                          |             
      Alveolar Epithelium, Hyperplasia     |                                                                          |             
      Mediastinum, Abscess                 |                4                                                         |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Nose                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Foreign Body                         |    2  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  1     2  2  2  2  2        2     2  2  2|             
      Fungus                               |    2     2  3  3  1  1  3  2  2        1  3     1                 2  1  1|             
      Inflammation, Acute                  | 3  3  3  3  2  3  1  3  3  2  3  2     3  2  3  2  3  3  4  2  3  3  3  3|             
      Respiratory Epithelium, Hyperplasia  |    2  2  3  3  2  2  3  3  1  3  2     3  3  2  3  3        2     3  3  3|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                                             Page  48                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 05144-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SAFFLOWER OIL                                       Date: 04/25/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 08:19:21  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 4| 4| 7| 4| 5| 7| 6|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 6| 2| 3| 3| 3| 2| 4| 0| 1| 9| 2| 2| 6| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 6| 6| 2| 6| 8| 2| 7|             
                                           | 2| 9| 2| 2| 2| 2| 7| 7| 7| 1| 9| 9| 1| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 1| 1| 9| 2| 2| 9| 2|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 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|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS 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|             
    10.0                                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3|             
    ML/KG                                  | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM - cont                 |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
      Respiratory Epithelium, Metaplasia,  |                                                                          |             
           Squamous                        |          1     2           1  1        1  2     1                 2     1|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Trachea                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Ear                                     |                      +                                                   |             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                      4                                                   |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Eye                                     |                                                                          |             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                          |             
      Lens, Cataract                       |                                                                          |             
      Retina, Atrophy                      |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Harderian Gland                         |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Nephropathy                          | 1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1        1     2  2  2|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Urinary Bladder                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Calculus Gross Observation           |                                                          X        X      |             
      Calculus Micro Observation Only      |                                                          X        X      |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                                             Page  49                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 05144-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SAFFLOWER OIL                                       Date: 04/25/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 08:19:21  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|                                            |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 1|                                            |            |
                                           | 7| 3| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 5|                                            |      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                                            |      A     |
    10.0                                   | 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4|                                            |      L     |
    ML/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|                                            |            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Esophagus                               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  58        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Colon                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  58        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Rectum                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A                                             |  56        |
      Submucosa, Edema                     |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Cecum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  57        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Duodenum               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  58        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Jejunum                | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A                                             |  55        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Ileum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A                                             |  56        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
      Basophilic Focus                     | X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X                                             |     42     |
      Clear Cell Focus                     | X     X  X  X  X  X  X  X                                                |     35     |
      Eosinophilic Focus                   |          X                                                               |      2     |
      Fatty Change, Diffuse                |                                                                          |      6  1.5|
      Fatty Change, Focal                  |          1                                                               |     10  1.2|
      Hepatodiaphragmatic Nodule           |                                                                          |      2     |
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Mixed Cell Focus                     |                   X        X                                             |      6     |
      Necrosis                             |    2                                                                     |      4  1.8|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mesentery                               |       +  +           +     +                                             |   7        |
      Fat, Inflammation, Chronic Active    |                            2                                             |      1  2.0|
      Fat, Necrosis                        |       1  3           3                                                   |      6  2.5|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pancreas                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  59        |
      Acinus, Atrophy                      | 2     2  1     1     1  2  1                                             |     43  1.4|
      Acinus, Hyperplasia                  | 2        2  4     3     3                                                |     37  2.2|
      Artery, Inflammation, Chronic Active |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Salivary Glands                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
      Inflammation, Acute                  |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
      Duct, Metaplasia, Squamous           |          1  1        1                                                   |     13  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
      Hyperkeratosis                       | 1  1  1     1     1     1                                                |     24  1.0|
      Hyperplasia, Basal Cell              | 1  1  3     1     1     1  1                                             |     29  1.3|
      Ulcer                                |    2                       2                                             |      4  1.8|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  59        |
      Erosion                              |    2                                                                     |      2  2.0|
      Hemorrhage                           |                                                                          |      1  4.0|
      Mineralization                       |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Tongue                                  |                                                                          |   1        |
      Hyperkeratosis                       |                                                                          |      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        
                                                             Page  50                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 05144-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SAFFLOWER OIL                                       Date: 04/25/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 08:19:21  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|                                            |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 1|                                            |            |
                                           | 7| 3| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 5|                                            |      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                                            |      A     |
    10.0                                   | 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4|                                            |      L     |
    ML/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|                                            |            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM - cont                  |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
      Cardiomyopathy                       | 1  2  2  1  2  2        2                                                |     51  2.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic                |                            4                                             |      1  4.0|
      Thrombosis                           |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Cortex                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  58        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Medulla                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  58        |
      Hyperplasia                          |             2  1     1  1  3                                             |     19  1.6|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  58        |
      Hyperplasia                          | 2                                                                        |      5  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Parathyroid Gland                       | +  +  +  +  +  M  M  M  +  +                                             |  51        |
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  59        |
      Congestion                           |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Pars Distalis, Angiectasis           | 2              2                                                         |      5  2.4|
      Pars Distalis, Cyst                  |                                                                          |      2     |
      Pars Distalis, Hyperplasia           |    1                    1  2                                             |     10  1.4|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A                                             |  58        |
      C-Cell, Hyperplasia                  | 2     2           1                                                      |     19  1.6|
      Follicle, Cyst                       |             X                                                            |      1     |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Epididymis                              | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Preputial Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  58        |
      Abscess                              |       2           1                                                      |      5  1.6|
      Cyst                                 |                                                                          |      1     |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Prostate                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  58        |
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                                          |      3  2.3|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Seminal Vesicle                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  59        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Testes                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
      Interstitial Cell, Hyperplasia       |                   1                                                      |     11  2.0|
      Seminiferous Tubule, Atrophy         |                   3                                                      |      2  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  51                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 05144-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SAFFLOWER OIL                                       Date: 04/25/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 08:19:21  
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                                           | 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|                                            |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 1|                                            |            |
                                           | 7| 3| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 5|                                            |      T (*) |
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                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                                            |      A     |
    10.0                                   | 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4|                                            |      L     |
    ML/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|                                            |            |
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 GENITAL SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |            |
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 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
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   Blood                                   |                                                                          |   2        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone Marrow                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  59        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node                              |    +           +                                                         |   8        |
      Mediastinal, Angiectasis             |    2           2                                                         |      3  1.7|
      Pancreatic, Angiectasis              |    2                                                                     |      1  2.0|
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   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +                                             |  59        |
      Congestion                           |                            3                                             |      1  3.0|
      Ectasia                              |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
      Hyperplasia, Lymphoid                |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Lymphatic, Ectasia                   |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
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   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  58        |
      Congestion                           |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Hyperplasia, Lymphoid                |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
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   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
      Depletion Lymphoid                   |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Developmental Malformation           |                                                                          |      1     |
      Hematocyst                           |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |    3              2                                                      |      6  2.3|
      Pigmentation                         |                            3                                             |      2  3.0|
      Lymphoid Follicle, Atrophy           |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
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   Thymus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  M                                             |  52        |
      Epithelial Cell, Hyperplasia         |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
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 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
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   Mammary Gland                           | M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  51        |
      Galactocele                          |                                                                          |      1     |
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   Skin                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
      Hyperkeratosis                       |                                                                          |      1  4.0|
      Foot, Acanthosis                     |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Foot, Inflammation, Chronic Active   |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
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 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |            |
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   Bone                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
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   Skeletal Muscle                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  51        |
      Inflammation, Acute                  |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
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 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
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  * : 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: 05144-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SAFFLOWER OIL                                       Date: 04/25/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 08:19:21  
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                                           | 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|                                            |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 1|                                            |            |
                                           | 7| 3| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 5|                                            |      T (*) |
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                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                                            |      A     |
    10.0                                   | 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4|                                            |      L     |
    ML/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|                                            |            |
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 NERVOUS SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |            |
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   Brain                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
      Congestion                           |                                                                          |      1  4.0|
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 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
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   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  59        |
      Congestion                           |                                                                          |      2  3.5|
      Edema                                |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
      Inflammation, Acute                  |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Alveolar Epithelium, Hyperplasia     |             2                                                            |      3  1.3|
      Mediastinum, Abscess                 |                                                                          |      1  4.0|
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   Nose                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  60        |
      Foreign Body                         | 2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2                                             |     51  2.1|
      Fungus                               |    2  2  2  2  2     1  2                                                |     41  2.0|
      Inflammation, Acute                  | 2  3  2  2  3  2  3  3  1  3                                             |     59  2.6|
      Respiratory Epithelium, Hyperplasia  | 2  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  2  1                                             |     53  2.5|
      Respiratory Epithelium, Metaplasia,  |                                                                          |            |
           Squamous                        | 1  2  2  2  2  1        2  2                                             |     29  1.5|
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   Trachea                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  59        |
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 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
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   Ear                                     |                                                                          |   1        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                          |      1  4.0|
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   Eye                                     |                                                                          |   2        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                          |      1  4.0|
      Lens, Cataract                       |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Retina, Atrophy                      |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
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   Harderian Gland                         |                                                                          |   1        |
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 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
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   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  58        |
      Nephropathy                          | 1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1                                             |     55  1.1|
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   Urinary Bladder                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  57        |
      Calculus Gross Observation           |                                                                          |      3     |
      Calculus Micro Observation Only      |                                                                          |      3     |
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  * : 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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