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TDMS Study 05184-05 Pathology Tables


NTP                                    STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF NON-NEOPLASTIC LESIONS                          REPORT: PEIRPT10     
LAB: Battelle Northwest                                      GLUTARALDEHYDE                                    DATE: 09/14/98       
EXPERIMENT: 05184 TEST: 05                                                                                     TIME: 08:31:56       
TEST TYPE:  CHRONIC                             CAGES FROM 0000 TO LAST CAGE                                   PAGE:       1        
CONT: NO1-ES-25335                              ROUTE: RESPIRATORY EXPOSURE WHOLE BODY                         NTP C#: 55425C       
PATHOLOGIST: RENNE, ROGER                                                                                      CAS: 111-30-8        
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NTP                                    STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF NON-NEOPLASTIC LESIONS                          REPORT: PEIRPT10   
LAB: Battelle Northwest                                      GLUTARALDEHYDE                                    DATE: 09/14/98     
EXPERIMENT: 05184 TEST: 05                                                                                     TIME: 08:31:56     
TEST TYPE:  CHRONIC                             CAGES FROM 0000 TO LAST CAGE                                                      
CONT: NO1-ES-25335                              ROUTE: RESPIRATORY EXPOSURE WHOLE BODY                         NTP C#: 55425C     
PATHOLOGIST: RENNE, ROGER                                                                                      CAS: 111-30-8      
SUMMARY OF STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT (P<=.05) RESULTS
IN THE ANALYSIS OF                  GLUTARALDEHYDE
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Male Rats
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Organ                                 Morphology
-----                                 ----------
Adrenal Cortex                         Vacuolization Cytoplasmic
Adrenal Medulla                        Hyperplasia
Blood Vessel                           Mineralization
Brain                                  Hemorrhage
Heart: Atrium                          Thrombosis
Intestine Large, Rectum                Parasite Metazoan
Kidney                                 Mineralization
                                       Nephropathy Chronic
Larynx: Glands                         Inflammation
Liver                                  Vacuolization Cytoplasmic
Lung: Alveolar Epithelium              Hyperplasia
Lung: Alveolus                         Infiltration Cellular Histiocyte
Lung: Interstitium                     Fibrosis
Nose: Goblet Cell, Respiratory Epithelium
                                       Hyperplasia
Nose: Olfactory Epithelium             Atrophy
                                       Degeneration Hyaline
Nose: Respiratory Epithelium           Hyperplasia
                                       Inflammation
                                       Metaplasia
Nose: Squamous Epithelium              Hyperplasia
                                       Inflammation
Pancreas: Acinus                       Atrophy
Parathyroid Gland                      Hyperplasia
Pituitary Gland                        Hemorrhage
Pituitary Gland: Pars Distalis         Hyperplasia
Prostate                               Inflammation
Seminal Vesicle                        Inflammation
Stomach, Forestomach                   Mineralization
Stomach, Forestomach: Epithelium       Hyperplasia
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Female Rats
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Organ                                  Morphology
-----                                  ----------
Adrenal Cortex                         Vacuolization Cytoplasmic
Brain                                  Hydrocephalus
Kidney                                 Nephropathy Chronic
Larynx: Epiglottis                     Inflammation
Larynx: Glands                         Inflammation
Larynx: Squamous Epithelium            Hyperplasia
Liver                                  Necrosis
                                       Vacuolization Cytoplasmic
Lung: Alveolus                         Emphysema
                                       Infiltration Cellular Histiocyte
Lung: Interstitium                     Fibrosis
Nose                                   Concretion
                                       Foreign Body
NTP                                    STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF NON-NEOPLASTIC LESIONS                          REPORT: PEIRPT10   
LAB: Battelle Northwest                                      GLUTARALDEHYDE                                    DATE: 09/14/98     
EXPERIMENT: 05184 TEST: 05                                                                                     TIME: 08:31:56     
TEST TYPE:  CHRONIC                             CAGES FROM 0000 TO LAST CAGE                                                      
CONT: NO1-ES-25335                              ROUTE: RESPIRATORY EXPOSURE WHOLE BODY                         NTP C#: 55425C     
PATHOLOGIST: RENNE, ROGER                                                                                      CAS: 111-30-8      
Nose: Goblet Cell, Respiratory Epithelium
                                       Hyperplasia
Nose: Olfactory Epithelium             Atrophy
                                       Degeneration Hyaline
Nose: Respiratory Epithelium           Hyperplasia
                                       Inflammation
                                       Metaplasia
Nose: Squamous Epithelium              Hyperplasia
                                       Inflammation
Pituitary Gland: Pars Distalis         Hyperplasia
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       Date:  09/14/98                           EXPERIMENT: 05184 TEST: 05                                            Page 1
                     Statistical Analysis of Non-neoplastic Lesions in        Rats(FISCHER 344)  -                   GLUTARALDEHYDE
                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks 
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
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|Adrenal Cortex                                                                                                                   |
|     Vacuolization Cytoplasmic                                                                                                   |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     9/50 (18%)   6/50 (12%)   8/50 (16%)   2/49 (4%)   |7/50 (14%)   6/50 (12%)   11/50 (22%)  9/49 (18%)   |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     23.7%        15.3%        21.5%        7.2%        |16.5%        14.2%        29.1%        26.9%        |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     2/12 (17%)   3/14 (21%)   2/9 (22%)    0/6 (0%)    |5/26 (19%)   5/31 (16%)   3/15 (20%)   5/14 (36%)   |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     117          577          581          634         |589          675          614          516          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.169N     P=0.194N     P=0.553N     P=0.096N    |P=0.014 *    P=0.390N     P=0.052      P=0.082      |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.135N     P=0.255N     P=0.521N     P=0.077N    |P=0.070      P=0.500N     P=0.138      P=0.209      |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.116N     P=0.269N     P=0.512N     P=0.067N    |P=0.091      P=0.507N     P=0.168      P=0.238      |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.155N     P=0.242N     P=0.539N     P=0.087N    |P=0.055      P=0.484N     P=0.112      P=0.187      |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.073N     P=0.304N     P=0.503N     P=0.038N*   |P=0.063      P=0.475N     P=0.125      P=0.205      |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.046N*    P=0.288N     P=0.500N     P=0.028N*   |P=0.185      P=0.500N     P=0.218      P=0.376      |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
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|Adrenal Medulla                                                                                                                  |
|     Hyperplasia                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     13/50 (26%)  9/50 (18%)   6/50 (12%)   2/49 (4%)   |2/50 (4%)    1/50 (2%)    2/50 (4%)    1/49 (2%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     34.4%        22.5%        16.0%        7.3%        |4.8%         2.4%         5.5%         3.2%         |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     3/12 (25%)   4/14 (29%)   0/9 (0%)     1/6 (17%)   |0/26 (0%)    0/31 (0%)    1/15 (7%)    0/14 (0%)    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     555          617          365          708         |638          724          533          716          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.012N*    P=0.133N     P=0.111N     P=0.025N*   |P=0.515      P=0.455N     P=0.560      P=0.650N     |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.004N**   P=0.175N     P=0.051N     P=0.010N*   |P=0.545N     P=0.500N     P=0.641      P=0.596N     |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.003N**   P=0.194N     P=0.052N     P=0.008N**  |P=0.516N     P=0.503N     P=0.664      P=0.575N     |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.005N**   P=0.158N     P=0.054N     P=0.014N*   |P=0.576N     P=0.492N     P=0.609      P=0.617N     |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.003N**   P=0.158N     P=0.060N     P=0.009N**  |P=0.500N     P=0.499N     P=0.697      P=0.594N     |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P<0.001N**   P=0.235N     P=0.062N     P=0.002N**  |P=0.433N     P=0.500N     P=0.691N     P=0.508N     |
|=================================================================================================================================|
       Date:  09/14/98                           EXPERIMENT: 05184 TEST: 05                                            Page 2
                     Statistical Analysis of Non-neoplastic Lesions in       Rats(FISCHER 344)  -                   GLUTARALDEHYDE
                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks 
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Blood Vessel                                                                                                                     |
|     Inflammation                                                                                                                |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     1/45 (2%)    2/50 (4%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)   |1/50 (2%)    1/50 (2%)    0/50 (0%)    1/49 (2%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     3.0%         5.1%         0.0%         0.0%        |2.4%         2.3%         0.0%         3.1%         |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     1/12 (8%)    0/14 (0%)    0/9 (0%)     0/6 (0%)    |0/26 (0%)    0/31 (0%)    0/15 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     729 (T)      652          ---          ---         |698          561          ---          253          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.212N     P=0.556      P=0.557N     P=0.638N    |P=0.572N     P=0.748N     P=0.578N     P=0.710      |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.178N     P=0.562      P=0.484N     P=0.535N    |P=0.566N     P=0.757N     P=0.531N     P=0.702      |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.170N     P=0.550      P=0.482N     P=0.526N    |P=0.545N     P=0.760N     P=0.518N     P=0.715      |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.187N     P=0.579      P=0.488N     P=0.542N    |P=0.591N     P=0.750N     P=0.549N     P=0.689      |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.169N     P=0.564      (e)          (e)         |P=0.349N     P=0.758N     P=0.541N     P=0.667N     |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.133N     P=0.540      P=0.474N     P=0.474N    |P=0.505N     P=0.753N     P=0.500N     P=0.747      |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Blood Vessel                                                                                                                     |
|     Mineralization                                                                                                              |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     7/45 (16%)   3/50 (6%)    1/50 (2%)    4/50 (8%)   |0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    1/50 (2%)    0/49 (0%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     21.1%        7.6%         2.8%         13.8%       |0.0%         0.0%         2.8%         0.0%         |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     3/12 (25%)   0/14 (0%)    0/9 (0%)     0/6 (0%)    |0/26 (0%)    0/31 (0%)    0/15 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     689          579          632          492         |---          ---          680          ---          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.252N     P=0.105N     P=0.060N     P=0.496N    |P=0.423      (e)          P=0.407      (e)          |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.114N     P=0.089N     P=0.019N*    P=0.335N    |P=0.448      (e)          P=0.470      (e)          |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.108N     P=0.102N     P=0.020N*    P=0.323N    |P=0.456      (e)          P=0.483      (e)          |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.121N     P=0.073N     P=0.019N*    P=0.337N    |P=0.444      (e)          P=0.455      (e)          |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.147N     P=0.087N     P=0.026N*    P=0.374N    |P=0.467      (e)          P=0.479      (e)          |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.088N     P=0.119N     P=0.020N*    P=0.204N    |P=0.497      (e)          P=0.500      (e)          |
|=================================================================================================================================|
       Date:  09/14/98                           EXPERIMENT: 05184 TEST: 05                                            Page 3
                     Statistical Analysis of Non-neoplastic Lesions in       Rats(FISCHER 344)  -                   GLUTARALDEHYDE
                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks 
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
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|Bone Marrow                                                                                                                      |
|     Fibrosis                                                                                                                    |
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     7/50 (14%)   5/50 (10%)   2/50 (4%)    3/50 (6%)   |0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    2/50 (4%)    0/50 (0%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     19.4%        12.3%        5.6%         10.4%       |0.0%         0.0%         5.5%         0.0%         |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     2/12 (17%)   0/14 (0%)    0/9 (0%)     0/6 (0%)    |0/26 (0%)    0/31 (0%)    1/15 (7%)    0/14 (0%)    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     555          356          632          492         |---          ---          558          ---          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.154N     P=0.291N     P=0.135N     P=0.338N    |P=0.271      (e)          P=0.167      (e)          |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.089N     P=0.292N     P=0.074N     P=0.256N    |P=0.289      (e)          P=0.207      (e)          |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.084N     P=0.324N     P=0.075N     P=0.246N    |P=0.306      (e)          P=0.220      (e)          |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.096N     P=0.254N     P=0.076N     P=0.261N    |P=0.277      (e)          P=0.192      (e)          |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.073N     P=0.373N     P=0.077N     P=0.256N    |P=0.366      (e)          P=0.242      (e)          |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.056N     P=0.380N     P=0.080N     P=0.159N    |P=0.375      (e)          P=0.247      (e)          |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
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|Brain                                                                                                                            |
|     Hemorrhage                                                                                                                  |
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     3/50 (6%)    4/50 (8%)    10/50 (20%)  1/50 (2%)   |3/49 (6%)    1/50 (2%)    7/50 (14%)   3/50 (6%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     8.1%         10.1%        25.9%        3.6%        |7.2%         2.4%         17.4%        9.2%         |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/12 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    1/9 (11%)    0/6 (0%)    |2/26 (8%)    0/31 (0%)    0/15 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     452          607          524          608         |566          615          355          641          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.367      P=0.590      P=0.052      P=0.400N    |P=0.133      P=0.279N     P=0.101      P=0.460      |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.264      P=0.541      P=0.037 *    P=0.410N    |P=0.150      P=0.296N     P=0.142      P=0.549      |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.309      P=0.526      P=0.037 *    P=0.391N    |P=0.176      P=0.300N     P=0.155      P=0.578      |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.223      P=0.564      P=0.039 *    P=0.427N    |P=0.129      P=0.287N     P=0.125      P=0.526      |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.529      P=0.416      P=0.032 *    P=0.250N    |P=0.423      P=0.296N     P=0.282      P=0.601      |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.544      P=0.500      P=0.036 *    P=0.309N    |P=0.276      P=0.301N     P=0.167      P=0.651N     |
|=================================================================================================================================|
       Date:  09/14/98                           EXPERIMENT: 05184 TEST: 05                                            Page 4
                     Statistical Analysis of Non-neoplastic Lesions in       Rats(FISCHER 344)  -                   GLUTARALDEHYDE
                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks 
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Brain                                                                                                                            |
|     Hydrocephalus                                                                                                               |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     5/50 (10%)   7/50 (14%)   10/50 (20%)  5/50 (10%)  |10/49 (20%)  10/50 (20%)  7/50 (14%)   2/50 (4%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     13.2%        17.5%        25.3%        16.9%       |23.5%        22.9%        18.3%        6.3%         |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/12 (0%)    1/14 (7%)    0/9 (0%)     0/6 (0%)    |3/26 (12%)   6/31 (19%)   0/15 (0%)    1/14 (7%)    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     392          615          393          586         |542          561          508          721          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.233      P=0.502      P=0.150      P=0.485     |P=0.123N     P=0.487N     P=0.588N     P=0.107N     |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.228      P=0.417      P=0.143      P=0.471     |P=0.047N*    P=0.575N     P=0.384N     P=0.046N*    |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.249      P=0.403      P=0.140      P=0.491     |P=0.030N*    P=0.585N     P=0.339N     P=0.033N*    |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.218      P=0.439      P=0.148      P=0.466     |P=0.076N     P=0.556N     P=0.441N     P=0.065N     |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.432      P=0.334      P=0.098      P=0.634N    |P=0.018N*    P=0.581N     P=0.287N     P=0.037N*    |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.427      P=0.380      P=0.131      P=0.630N    |P=0.009N**   P=0.579N     P=0.282N     P=0.013N*    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
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|Clitoral Gland                                                                                                                   |
|     Hyperplasia                                                                                                                 |
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |                                                        |4/49 (8%)    7/50 (14%)   0/50 (0%)    2/50 (4%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|                                                        |9.6%         16.5%        0.0%         6.3%         |
|TERMINAL (d)       |                                                        |2/26 (8%)    5/31 (16%)   0/15 (0%)    1/14 (7%)    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |                                                        |550          674          ---          721          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |                                                        |P=0.240N     P=0.335      P=0.125N     P=0.585N     |
|POLY 3             |                                                        |P=0.126N     P=0.269      P=0.082N     P=0.466N     |
|POLY 1.5           |                                                        |P=0.097N     P=0.266      P=0.071N     P=0.429N     |
|POLY 6             |                                                        |P=0.169N     P=0.280      P=0.100N     P=0.504N     |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|                                                        |P=0.125N     P=0.273      P=0.061N     P=0.438N     |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |                                                        |P=0.058N     P=0.274      P=0.056N     P=0.329N     |
|=================================================================================================================================|
       Date:  09/14/98                           EXPERIMENT: 05184 TEST: 05                                            Page 5
                     Statistical Analysis of Non-neoplastic Lesions in       Rats(FISCHER 344)  -                   GLUTARALDEHYDE
                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks 
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
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|Eye                                                                                                                              |
|     Cataract                                                                                                                    |
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     1/1 (100%)   3/3 (100%)   2/3 (67%)    0/0 (0%)    |1/2 (50%)    1/2 (50%)    3/3 (100%)   0/0 (0%)     |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     100.0%       100.0%       66.7%        0.0%        |65.6%        50.0%        100.0%       0.0%         |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/0 (0%)     1/1 (100%)   0/1 (0%)     0/0 (0%)    |1/1 (100%)   0/1 (0%)     1/1 (100%)   0/0 (0%)     |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     694          694          481          ---         |730 (T)      720          357          ---          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.407N     (e)          P=0.461      (e)         |P=0.357      P=0.738N     P=0.175      P=1.000      |
|POLY 3             |     (e)          (e)          P=0.691N     (e)         |(e)          P=0.721N     P=0.719      (e)          |
|POLY 1.5           |     (e)          (e)          P=0.691N     (e)         |(e)          P=0.741N     P=0.546      (e)          |
|POLY 6             |     (e)          (e)          P=0.691N     (e)         |(e)          P=0.683N     P=0.981      (e)          |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.222      P=0.703N     P=0.381      (e)          |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.370N     (e)          P=0.750N     (e)         |P=0.215      P=0.833N     P=0.400      P=1.000      |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Heart                                                                                                                            |
|     Mineralization                                                                                                              |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     6/50 (12%)   2/50 (4%)    1/50 (2%)    4/50 (8%)   |0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     16.9%        5.1%         2.8%         13.8%       |0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     2/12 (17%)   0/14 (0%)    0/9 (0%)     0/6 (0%)    |0/26 (0%)    0/31 (0%)    0/15 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     689          579          632          492         |---          ---          ---          ---          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.385N     P=0.096N     P=0.097N     P=0.590N    |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.259N     P=0.097N     P=0.050N     P=0.498N    |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.251N     P=0.110N     P=0.052N     P=0.490N    |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.270N     P=0.081N     P=0.049N*    P=0.496N    |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.295N     P=0.093N     P=0.057N     P=0.528N    |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.221N     P=0.134N     P=0.056N     P=0.370N    |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          |
|=================================================================================================================================|
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks 
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Heart: Atrium                                                                                                                    |
|     Thrombosis                                                                                                                  |
|                                                                                                                                 |
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     3/50 (6%)    2/50 (4%)    1/50 (2%)    0/50 (0%)   |1/50 (2%)    1/50 (2%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     8.4%         5.0%         2.7%         0.0%        |2.4%         2.4%         0.0%         0.0%         |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/12 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    0/9 (0%)     0/6 (0%)    |0/26 (0%)    0/31 (0%)    0/15 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     612          495          365          ---         |651          724          ---          ---          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.071N     P=0.439N     P=0.316N     P=0.182N    |P=0.245N     P=0.737N     P=0.559N     P=0.566N     |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.077N     P=0.450N     P=0.297N     P=0.171N    |P=0.226N     P=0.760N     P=0.532N     P=0.554N     |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.071N     P=0.468N     P=0.297N     P=0.162N    |P=0.208N     P=0.759      P=0.518N     P=0.541N     |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.084N     P=0.428N     P=0.303N     P=0.181N    |P=0.249N     P=0.756N     P=0.550N     P=0.567N     |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.027N*    P=0.547N     P=0.327N     P=0.162N    |P=0.199N     P=0.762      P=0.497N     P=0.520N     |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.048N*    P=0.500N     P=0.309N     P=0.121N    |P=0.170N     P=0.753N     P=0.500N     P=0.500N     |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Heart: Myocardium                                                                                                                |
|     Fibrosis                                                                                                                    |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     12/50 (24%)  10/50 (20%)  8/50 (16%)   7/50 (14%)  |3/50 (6%)    1/50 (2%)    4/50 (8%)    1/50 (2%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     31.7%        24.7%        21.1%        24.4%       |7.2%         2.4%         11.1%        3.1%         |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     2/12 (17%)   4/14 (29%)   1/9 (11%)    2/6 (33%)   |3/26 (12%)   1/31 (3%)    3/15 (20%)   1/14 (7%)    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     555          613          524          561         |730 (T)      730 (T)      676          730 (T)      |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.371N     P=0.257N     P=0.307N     P=0.429N    |P=0.421      P=0.243N     P=0.229      P=0.543N     |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.216N     P=0.328N     P=0.210N     P=0.351N    |P=0.532N     P=0.301N     P=0.419      P=0.406N     |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.192N     P=0.354N     P=0.211N     P=0.310N    |P=0.494N     P=0.306N     P=0.454      P=0.381N     |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.246N     P=0.300N     P=0.216N     P=0.399N    |P=0.569N     P=0.291N     P=0.376      P=0.430N     |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.203N     P=0.323N     P=0.217N     P=0.323N    |P=0.510      P=0.243N     P=0.291      P=0.543N     |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.096N     P=0.405N     P=0.227N     P=0.154N    |P=0.380N     P=0.309N     P=0.500      P=0.309N     |
|=================================================================================================================================|
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks 
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Intestine Large, Cecum                                                                                                           |
|     Parasite Metazoan                                                                                                           |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     3/47 (6%)    1/46 (2%)    9/48 (19%)   2/45 (4%)   |5/48 (10%)   4/48 (8%)    3/49 (6%)    3/49 (6%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     8.7%         2.7%         24.8%        7.7%        |12.4%        9.7%         8.3%         9.4%         |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/11 (0%)    1/14 (7%)    4/9 (44%)    1/6 (17%)   |5/26 (19%)   4/31 (13%)   0/15 (0%)    1/14 (7%)    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     498          729 (T)      524          683         |730 (T)      730 (T)      558          569          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.127      P=0.251N     P=0.051      P=0.637N    |P=0.511      P=0.388N     P=0.619N     P=0.633      |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.134      P=0.278N     P=0.065      P=0.626N    |P=0.358N     P=0.487N     P=0.419N     P=0.493N     |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.160      P=0.290N     P=0.066      P=0.608N    |P=0.318N     P=0.497N     P=0.386N     P=0.458N     |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.112      P=0.262N     P=0.063      P=0.642N    |P=0.401N     P=0.468N     P=0.461N     P=0.524N     |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.225      P=0.356N     P=0.067      P=0.577N    |P=0.409N     P=0.388N     P=0.477N     P=0.543N     |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.301      P=0.317N     P=0.065      P=0.521N    |P=0.224N     P=0.500N     P=0.346N     P=0.346N     |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Intestine Large, Colon                                                                                                           |
|     Parasite Metazoan                                                                                                           |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     2/49 (4%)    3/48 (6%)    0/48 (0%)    0/45 (0%)   |2/48 (4%)    4/49 (8%)    1/49 (2%)    1/49 (2%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     5.8%         7.8%         0.0%         0.0%        |4.9%         9.3%         2.8%         3.2%         |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     1/12 (8%)    2/14 (14%)   0/9 (0%)     0/6 (0%)    |2/26 (8%)    2/31 (7%)    0/15 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     601          647          ---          ---         |730 (T)      589          558          630          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.100N     P=0.574      P=0.268N     P=0.351N    |P=0.399N     P=0.397      P=0.642N     P=0.673N     |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.077N     P=0.546      P=0.235N     P=0.307N    |P=0.317N     P=0.363      P=0.540N     P=0.585N     |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.074N     P=0.526      P=0.236N     P=0.300N    |P=0.282N     P=0.353      P=0.520N     P=0.563N     |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.080N     P=0.571      P=0.236N     P=0.313N    |P=0.357N     P=0.381      P=0.567N     P=0.603N     |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.071N     P=0.564      P=0.235N     P=0.299N    |P=0.229N     P=0.346      P=0.513N     P=0.595N     |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.059N     P=0.490      P=0.253N     P=0.269N    |P=0.204N     P=0.349      P=0.492N     P=0.492N     |
|=================================================================================================================================|
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks 
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Intestine Large, Rectum                                                                                                          |
|     Parasite Metazoan                                                                                                           |
|                                                                                                                                 |
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/50 (0%)    4/48 (8%)    2/49 (4%)    3/46 (7%)   |3/48 (6%)    4/50 (8%)    4/49 (8%)    0/49 (0%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     0.0%         10.5%        5.7%         11.3%       |7.4%         9.4%         10.9%        0.0%         |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/12 (0%)    3/14 (21%)   2/9 (22%)    3/6 (50%)   |2/26 (8%)    2/31 (7%)    2/15 (13%)   0/14 (0%)    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          708          729 (T)      729 (T)     |638          593          357          ---          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.030 *    P=0.088      P=0.173      P=0.025 *   |P=0.336N     P=0.560      P=0.296      P=0.230N     |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.120      P=0.070      P=0.237      P=0.074     |P=0.271N     P=0.525      P=0.440      P=0.174N     |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.125      P=0.064      P=0.237      P=0.078     |P=0.227N     P=0.519      P=0.473      P=0.157N     |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.113      P=0.077      P=0.235      P=0.070     |P=0.321N     P=0.538      P=0.396      P=0.191N     |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.046 *    P=0.085      P=0.173      P=0.025 *   |P=0.161N     P=0.520      P=0.516      P=0.171N     |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.159      P=0.054      P=0.242      P=0.106     |P=0.129N     P=0.523      P=0.512      P=0.117N     |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Kidney                                                                                                                           |
|     Cyst                                                                                                                        |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/50 (0%)    2/50 (4%)    1/50 (2%)    2/50 (4%)   |0/49 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    1/50 (2%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     0.0%         5.0%         2.8%         7.3%        |0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         3.1%         |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/12 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    0/9 (0%)     2/6 (33%)   |0/26 (0%)    0/31 (0%)    0/15 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          356          593          729 (T)     |---          ---          ---          654          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.110      P=0.275      P=0.511      P=0.099     |P=0.146      (e)          (e)          P=0.432      |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.178      P=0.265      P=0.505      P=0.187     |P=0.199      (e)          (e)          P=0.453      |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.181      P=0.255      P=0.504      P=0.194     |P=0.199      (e)          (e)          P=0.465      |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.174      P=0.279      P=0.506      P=0.180     |P=0.198      (e)          (e)          P=0.442      |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.191      P=0.151      P=0.488      P=0.099     |P=0.171      (e)          (e)          P=0.481      |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.209      P=0.247      P=0.500      P=0.247     |P=0.186      (e)          (e)          P=0.505      |
|=================================================================================================================================|
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks 
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Kidney                                                                                                                           |
|     Mineralization                                                                                                              |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     3/50 (6%)    1/50 (2%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)   |1/49 (2%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     8.5%         2.6%         0.0%         0.0%        |2.4%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     1/12 (8%)    0/14 (0%)    0/9 (0%)     0/6 (0%)    |1/26 (4%)    0/31 (0%)    0/15 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     689          579          ---          ---         |730 (T)      ---          ---          ---          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.035N*    P=0.246N     P=0.163N     P=0.202N    |P=0.252N     P=0.465N     P=0.610N     P=0.623N     |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.027N*    P=0.267N     P=0.115N     P=0.167N    |P=0.212N     P=0.494N     P=0.527N     P=0.549N     |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.026N*    P=0.281N     P=0.116N     P=0.160N    |P=0.202N     P=0.497N     P=0.514N     P=0.536N     |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.029N*    P=0.249N     P=0.117N     P=0.174N    |P=0.224N     P=0.489N     P=0.544N     P=0.561N     |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.026N*    P=0.270N     P=0.124N     P=0.176N    |P=0.252N     (e)          (e)          (e)          |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.021N*    P=0.309N     P=0.121N     P=0.121N    |P=0.183N     P=0.495N     P=0.495N     P=0.495N     |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Kidney                                                                                                                           |
|     Nephropathy Chronic                                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                                                 |
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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     39/50 (78%)  48/50 (96%)  48/50 (96%)  38/50 (76%) |3/50 (6%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     86.4%        97.9%        98.7%        97.1%       |8.3%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     11/12 (92%)  14/14 (100%) 9/9 (100%)   6/6 (100%)  |0/12 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    0/9 (0%)     0/6 (0%)     |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     392          356          393          393         |495          ---          ---          ---          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.021 *    P=0.463      P=0.083      P=0.067     |P=0.023N*    P=0.093N     P=0.128N     P=0.169N     |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.004 **   P=0.019 *    P=0.010 *    P=0.055     |P=0.021N*    P=0.106N     P=0.120N     P=0.174N     |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.007 **   P=0.014 *    P=0.008 **   P=0.064     |P=0.020N*    P=0.110N     P=0.118N     P=0.164N     |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.009 **   P=0.034 *    P=0.022 *    P=0.101     |P=0.022N*    P=0.101N     P=0.125N     P=0.185N     |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.008 **   P=0.019 *    P=0.010 *    P=0.039 *   |P=0.015N*    P=0.137N     P=0.126N     P=0.128N     |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.427N     P=0.007 **   P=0.007 **   P=0.500N    |P=0.019N*    P=0.121N     P=0.121N     P=0.121N     |
|=================================================================================================================================|
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks 
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Larynx                                                                                                                           |
|     Foreign Body                                                                                                                |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     1/50 (2%)    2/50 (4%)    3/50 (6%)    2/50 (4%)   |4/49 (8%)    3/50 (6%)    2/50 (4%)    6/49 (12%)   |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     2.9%         5.1%         8.1%         6.9%        |9.7%         7.0%         5.5%         16.8%        |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     1/12 (8%)    1/14 (7%)    0/9 (0%)     0/6 (0%)    |2/26 (8%)    1/31 (3%)    1/15 (7%)    0/14 (0%)    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     729 (T)      666          526          262         |666          589          614          32           |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.190      P=0.567      P=0.294      P=0.372     |P=0.141      P=0.448N     P=0.536N     P=0.199      |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.243      P=0.537      P=0.324      P=0.432     |P=0.238      P=0.478N     P=0.399N     P=0.281      |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.249      P=0.523      P=0.318      P=0.438     |P=0.264      P=0.487N     P=0.368N     P=0.299      |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.240      P=0.556      P=0.333      P=0.431     |P=0.209      P=0.460N     P=0.441N     P=0.269      |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.354      P=0.566      P=0.292      P=0.543     |P=0.496      P=0.490N     P=0.417N     P=0.598      |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.314      P=0.500      P=0.309      P=0.500     |P=0.315      P=0.489N     P=0.329N     P=0.370      |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Larynx: Epiglottis                                                                                                               |
|     Inflammation                                                                                                                |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     1/50 (2%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    1/50 (2%)   |1/49 (2%)    0/50 (0%)    2/50 (4%)    5/49 (10%)   |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     2.8%         0.0%         0.0%         3.5%        |2.4%         0.0%         5.5%         15.1%        |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/12 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    0/9 (0%)     0/6 (0%)    |1/26 (4%)    0/31 (0%)    1/15 (7%)    2/14 (14%)   |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     702          ---          ---          468         |730 (T)      ---          543          113          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.577      P=0.460N     P=0.523N     P=0.708     |P=0.003 **   P=0.465N     P=0.361      P=0.033 *    |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.641N     P=0.481N     P=0.498N     P=0.711     |P=0.011 *    P=0.494N     P=0.458      P=0.059      |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.636N     P=0.488N     P=0.497N     P=0.716     |P=0.013 *    P=0.497N     P=0.479      P=0.067      |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.639      P=0.472N     P=0.501N     P=0.708     |P=0.009 **   P=0.489N     P=0.432      P=0.052      |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.600N     P=0.465N     P=0.505N     P=0.767     |P=0.019 *    (e)          P=0.490      P=0.103      |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.625      P=0.500N     P=0.500N     P=0.753N    |P=0.018 *    P=0.495N     P=0.508      P=0.102      |
|=================================================================================================================================|
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks 
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Larynx: Glands                                                                                                                   |
|     Inflammation                                                                                                                |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     28/50 (56%)  18/50 (36%)  18/50 (36%)  26/50 (52%) |20/49 (41%)  16/50 (32%)  18/50 (36%)  19/49 (39%)  |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     65.5%        42.5%        45.2%        70.5%       |47.1%        36.4%        44.7%        50.1%        |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     7/12 (58%)   6/14 (43%)   4/9 (44%)    2/6 (33%)   |12/26 (46%)  10/31 (32%)  5/15 (33%)   5/14 (36%)   |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     452          495          526          100         |598          542          455          113          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.150      P=0.021N*    P=0.122N     P=0.205     |P=0.034 *    P=0.149N     P=0.200      P=0.108      |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.432      P=0.020N*    P=0.040N*    P=0.399     |P=0.355      P=0.210N     P=0.500N     P=0.484      |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.484      P=0.023N*    P=0.033N*    P=0.448     |P=0.388      P=0.231N     P=0.451N     P=0.492      |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.379      P=0.020N*    P=0.057N     P=0.372     |P=0.337      P=0.179N     P=0.557N     P=0.508      |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.505      P=0.025N*    P=0.030N*    P=0.505     |P=0.339      P=0.228N     P=0.567N     P=0.453      |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.375N     P=0.035N*    P=0.035N*    P=0.421N    |P=0.500N     P=0.241N     P=0.387N     P=0.500N     |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Larynx: Squamous Epithelium                                                                                                      |
|     Hyperplasia                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     1/50 (2%)    0/50 (0%)    1/50 (2%)    1/50 (2%)   |5/49 (10%)   1/50 (2%)    1/50 (2%)    0/49 (0%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     2.8%         0.0%         2.8%         3.6%        |12.0%        2.4%         2.8%         0.0%         |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/12 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    0/9 (0%)     0/6 (0%)    |3/26 (12%)   1/31 (3%)    0/15 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     702          ---          721          589         |598          730 (T)      634          ---          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.410      P=0.460N     P=0.737      P=0.712     |P=0.028N*    P=0.081N     P=0.215N     P=0.099N     |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.467      P=0.481N     P=0.759N     P=0.708     |P=0.013N*    P=0.098N     P=0.136N     P=0.061N     |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.472      P=0.488N     P=0.758N     P=0.714     |P=0.011N*    P=0.099N     P=0.118N     P=0.052N     |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.460      P=0.472N     P=0.763      P=0.706     |P=0.016N*    P=0.094N     P=0.163N     P=0.072N     |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.442      P=0.465N     P=0.754      P=0.722     |P=0.012N*    P=0.098N     P=0.118N     P=0.054N     |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.500      P=0.500N     P=0.753N     P=0.753N    |P=0.008N**   P=0.098N     P=0.098N     P=0.028N*    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks 
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Liver                                                                                                                            |
|     Angiectasis                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     2/50 (4%)    2/50 (4%)    1/50 (2%)    3/50 (6%)   |1/50 (2%)    0/50 (0%)    2/50 (4%)    0/50 (0%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     5.6%         5.1%         2.8%         10.7%       |2.4%         0.0%         5.5%         0.0%         |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     1/12 (8%)    1/14 (7%)    0/9 (0%)     0/6 (0%)    |0/26 (0%)    0/31 (0%)    0/15 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     602          647          726          638         |589          ---          617          ---          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.256      P=0.630N     P=0.548N     P=0.349     |P=0.595      P=0.500N     P=0.410      P=0.570N     |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.393      P=0.661N     P=0.499N     P=0.392     |P=0.616N     P=0.500N     P=0.446      P=0.555N     |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.401      P=0.673N     P=0.497N     P=0.407     |P=0.589N     P=0.502N     P=0.469      P=0.541N     |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.379      P=0.645N     P=0.507N     P=0.383     |P=0.605      P=0.496N     P=0.418      P=0.568N     |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.321      P=0.661N     P=0.499N     P=0.383     |P=0.506N     P=0.488N     P=0.513      P=0.474N     |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.436      P=0.691N     P=0.500N     P=0.500     |P=0.500N     P=0.500N     P=0.500      P=0.500N     |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Liver                                                                                                                            |
|     Basophilic Focus                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     1/50 (2%)    1/50 (2%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)   |2/50 (4%)    2/50 (4%)    3/50 (6%)    3/50 (6%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     2.8%         2.6%         0.0%         0.0%        |4.8%         4.8%         8.3%         9.3%         |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/12 (0%)    1/14 (7%)    0/9 (0%)     0/6 (0%)    |1/26 (4%)    2/31 (7%)    1/15 (7%)    1/14 (7%)    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     556          729 (T)      ---          ---         |660          730 (T)      617          698          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.221N     P=0.730N     P=0.495N     P=0.538N    |P=0.115      P=0.646N     P=0.326      P=0.280      |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.209N     P=0.743N     P=0.500N     P=0.551N    |P=0.228      P=0.693N     P=0.434      P=0.380      |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.202N     P=0.749N     P=0.499N     P=0.543N    |P=0.255      P=0.692      P=0.462      P=0.409      |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.216N     P=0.735N     P=0.505N     P=0.558N    |P=0.202      P=0.686N     P=0.400      P=0.354      |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.179N     P=0.763      P=0.529N     P=0.485N    |P=0.191      P=0.684N     P=0.444      P=0.350      |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.170N     P=0.753N     P=0.500N     P=0.500N    |P=0.332      P=0.691N     P=0.500      P=0.500      |
|=================================================================================================================================|
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks 
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Liver                                                                                                                            |
|     Clear Cell Focus                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/50 (0%)    4/50 (8%)    3/50 (6%)    1/50 (2%)   |6/50 (12%)   7/50 (14%)   6/50 (12%)   4/50 (8%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     0.0%         10.3%        8.3%         3.6%        |14.2%        16.3%        15.9%        12.0%        |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/12 (0%)    3/14 (21%)   1/9 (11%)    0/6 (0%)    |3/26 (12%)   5/31 (16%)   1/15 (7%)    2/14 (14%)   |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          666          617          638         |666          589          508          474          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.239      P=0.086      P=0.106      P=0.452     |P=0.403      P=0.587      P=0.350      P=0.590      |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.314      P=0.073      P=0.122      P=0.455     |P=0.468N     P=0.513      P=0.539      P=0.525N     |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.327      P=0.068      P=0.122      P=0.460     |P=0.416N     P=0.501      P=0.574      P=0.489N     |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.307      P=0.080      P=0.121      P=0.452     |P=0.527N     P=0.535      P=0.494      P=0.560N     |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.315      P=0.087      P=0.120      P=0.466     |P=0.360N     P=0.504      P=0.591      P=0.474N     |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.436      P=0.059      P=0.121      P=0.500     |P=0.276N     P=0.500      P=0.620N     P=0.370N     |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Liver                                                                                                                            |
|     Hepatodiaphragmatic Nodule                                                                                                  |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     1/50 (2%)    2/50 (4%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)   |3/50 (6%)    6/50 (12%)   3/50 (6%)    3/50 (6%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     2.8%         5.1%         0.0%         0.0%        |7.0%         14.3%        8.2%         9.0%         |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/12 (0%)    1/14 (7%)    0/9 (0%)     0/6 (0%)    |1/26 (4%)    6/31 (19%)   0/15 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     580          671          ---          ---         |119          730 (T)      508          113          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.206N     P=0.549      P=0.495N     P=0.546N    |P=0.365      P=0.315      P=0.527      P=0.490      |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.192N     P=0.532      P=0.500N     P=0.550N    |P=0.520      P=0.231      P=0.589      P=0.539      |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.185N     P=0.520      P=0.498N     P=0.542N    |P=0.540N     P=0.228      P=0.618      P=0.569      |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.201N     P=0.547      P=0.504N     P=0.558N    |P=0.470      P=0.239      P=0.554      P=0.511      |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.169N     P=0.516      P=0.518N     P=0.501N    |P=0.348N     P=0.246      P=0.579N     P=0.466N     |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.149N     P=0.500      P=0.500N     P=0.500N    |P=0.405N     P=0.243      P=0.661N     P=0.661N     |
|=================================================================================================================================|
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks 
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Liver                                                                                                                            |
|     Necrosis                                                                                                                    |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     1/50 (2%)    2/50 (4%)    1/50 (2%)    0/50 (0%)   |2/50 (4%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     2.8%         5.1%         2.8%         0.0%        |4.7%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/12 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    0/9 (0%)     0/6 (0%)    |0/26 (0%)    0/31 (0%)    0/15 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     657          550          716          ---         |550          ---          ---          ---          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.327N     P=0.564      P=0.748      P=0.557N    |P=0.086N     P=0.218N     P=0.317N     P=0.349N     |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.340N     P=0.538      P=0.760N     P=0.549N    |P=0.068N     P=0.238N     P=0.276N     P=0.305N     |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.325N     P=0.524      P=0.758N     P=0.542N    |P=0.063N     P=0.240N     P=0.259N     P=0.287N     |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.356N     P=0.557      P=0.761      P=0.556N    |P=0.075N     P=0.233N     P=0.300N     P=0.323N     |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.283N     P=0.487      P=0.763N     P=0.543N    |P=0.049N*    P=0.232N     P=0.223N     P=0.238N     |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.249N     P=0.500      P=0.753N     P=0.500N    |P=0.056N     P=0.247N     P=0.247N     P=0.247N     |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Liver                                                                                                                            |
|     Vacuolization Cytoplasmic                                                                                                   |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     7/50 (14%)   1/50 (2%)    2/50 (4%)    1/50 (2%)   |5/50 (10%)   1/50 (2%)    0/50 (0%)    3/50 (6%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     19.1%        2.6%         5.4%         3.6%        |11.8%        2.4%         0.0%         9.0%         |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     1/12 (8%)    0/14 (0%)    0/9 (0%)     0/6 (0%)    |2/26 (8%)    1/31 (3%)    0/15 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     495          694          525          561         |651          730 (T)      ---          516          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.030N*    P=0.019N*    P=0.104N     P=0.080N    |P=0.366N     P=0.087N     P=0.092N     P=0.591N     |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.020N*    P=0.022N*    P=0.073N     P=0.066N    |P=0.223N     P=0.102N     P=0.047N*    P=0.492N     |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.019N*    P=0.025N*    P=0.074N     P=0.060N    |P=0.204N     P=0.104N     P=0.039N*    P=0.462N     |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.021N*    P=0.020N*    P=0.075N     P=0.073N    |P=0.250N     P=0.097N     P=0.060N     P=0.519N     |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.014N*    P=0.026N*    P=0.082N     P=0.055N    |P=0.211N     P=0.100N     P=0.049N*    P=0.417N     |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.013N*    P=0.030N*    P=0.080N     P=0.030N*   |P=0.180N     P=0.102N     P=0.028N*    P=0.357N     |
|=================================================================================================================================|
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks 
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Liver: Bile Duct                                                                                                                 |
|     Hyperplasia                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     3/50 (6%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    2/50 (4%)   |0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     8.4%         0.0%         0.0%         7.1%        |0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     1/12 (8%)    0/14 (0%)    0/9 (0%)     0/6 (0%)    |0/26 (0%)    0/31 (0%)    0/15 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     638          ---          ---          502         |---          ---          ---          ---          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.448N     P=0.095N     P=0.130N     P=0.645N    |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.354N     P=0.103N     P=0.117N     P=0.605N    |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.349N     P=0.109N     P=0.117N     P=0.591N    |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.362N     P=0.097N     P=0.121N     P=0.617N    |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.381N     P=0.104N     P=0.118N     P=0.587N    |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.343N     P=0.121N     P=0.121N     P=0.500N    |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Liver: Hepatocyte                                                                                                                |
|     Degeneration Focal                                                                                                          |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     3/50 (6%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    1/50 (2%)   |0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     8.4%         0.0%         0.0%         3.6%        |0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     1/12 (8%)    0/14 (0%)    0/9 (0%)     0/6 (0%)    |0/26 (0%)    0/31 (0%)    0/15 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     638          ---          ---          708         |---          ---          ---          ---          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.191N     P=0.095N     P=0.147N     P=0.441N    |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.138N     P=0.103N     P=0.117N     P=0.399N    |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.136N     P=0.108N     P=0.116N     P=0.384N    |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.141N     P=0.096N     P=0.119N     P=0.413N    |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.164N     P=0.098N     P=0.119N     P=0.406N    |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.129N     P=0.121N     P=0.121N     P=0.309N    |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          |
|=================================================================================================================================|
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks 
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Lung: Alveolar Epithelium                                                                                                        |
|     Hyperplasia                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     9/50 (18%)   3/50 (6%)    5/50 (10%)   4/50 (8%)   |7/50 (14%)   4/50 (8%)    2/50 (4%)    4/49 (8%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     24.1%        7.6%         13.2%        13.3%       |16.8%        9.5%         5.5%         12.0%        |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     1/12 (8%)    1/14 (7%)    0/9 (0%)     0/6 (0%)    |7/26 (27%)   4/31 (13%)   1/15 (7%)    0/14 (0%)    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     555          617          481          100         |730 (T)      730 (T)      617          514          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.235N     P=0.039N*    P=0.232N     P=0.266N    |P=0.436N     P=0.161N     P=0.252N     P=0.591N     |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.166N     P=0.044N*    P=0.177N     P=0.209N    |P=0.208N     P=0.253N     P=0.115N     P=0.403N     |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.158N     P=0.049N*    P=0.179N     P=0.195N    |P=0.184N     P=0.262N     P=0.099N     P=0.379N     |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.176N     P=0.039N*    P=0.182N     P=0.224N    |P=0.234N     P=0.236N     P=0.139N     P=0.418N     |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.080N     P=0.052N     P=0.196N     P=0.124N    |P=0.248N     P=0.161N     P=0.180N     P=0.413N     |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.108N     P=0.061N     P=0.194N     P=0.117N    |P=0.134N     P=0.262N     P=0.080N     P=0.274N     |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Lung: Alveolus                                                                                                                   |
|     Emphysema                                                                                                                   |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     1/50 (2%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)   |0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    2/49 (4%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     2.9%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%        |0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         6.2%         |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     1/12 (8%)    0/14 (0%)    0/9 (0%)     0/6 (0%)    |0/26 (0%)    0/31 (0%)    0/15 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     729 (T)      ---          ---          ---         |---          ---          ---          474          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.241N     P=0.469N     P=0.557N     P=0.638N    |P=0.032 *    (e)          (e)          P=0.170      |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.212N     P=0.480N     P=0.497N     P=0.548N    |P=0.054      (e)          (e)          P=0.186      |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.207N     P=0.488N     P=0.497N     P=0.541N    |P=0.056      (e)          (e)          P=0.195      |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.219N     P=0.470N     P=0.499N     P=0.553N    |P=0.051      (e)          (e)          P=0.177      |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.241N     (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.060      (e)          (e)          P=0.243      |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.185N     P=0.500N     P=0.500N     P=0.500N    |P=0.055      (e)          (e)          P=0.242      |
|=================================================================================================================================|
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks 
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Lung: Alveolus                                                                                                                   |
|     Hemorrhage                                                                                                                  |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     3/50 (6%)    2/50 (4%)    1/50 (2%)    1/50 (2%)   |1/50 (2%)    0/50 (0%)    1/50 (2%)    0/49 (0%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     8.5%         5.1%         2.8%         3.6%        |2.4%         0.0%         2.8%         0.0%         |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     1/12 (8%)    0/14 (0%)    0/9 (0%)     1/6 (17%)   |1/26 (4%)    0/31 (0%)    0/15 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     637          569          561          729 (T)     |730 (T)      ---          533          ---          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.245N     P=0.417N     P=0.337N     P=0.489N    |P=0.483N     P=0.465N     P=0.687      P=0.623N     |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.203N     P=0.453N     P=0.297N     P=0.400N    |P=0.457N     P=0.498N     P=0.729      P=0.554N     |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.194N     P=0.471N     P=0.298N     P=0.385N    |P=0.438N     P=0.501N     P=0.743      P=0.543N     |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.214N     P=0.431N     P=0.299N     P=0.415N    |P=0.474N     P=0.493N     P=0.712      P=0.565N     |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.191N     P=0.466N     P=0.301N     P=0.411N    |P=0.367N     (e)          P=0.750N     (e)          |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.151N     P=0.500N     P=0.309N     P=0.309N    |P=0.379N     P=0.500N     P=0.753N     P=0.505N     |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Lung: Alveolus                                                                                                                   |
|     Infiltration Cellular Histiocyte                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     23/50 (46%)  15/50 (30%)  14/50 (28%)  11/50 (22%) |29/50 (58%)  24/50 (48%)  22/50 (44%)  35/49 (71%)  |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     56.3%        36.7%        35.6%        35.5%       |64.0%        53.5%        54.0%        90.7%        |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     7/12 (58%)   4/14 (29%)   1/9 (11%)    2/6 (33%)   |17/26 (65%)  17/31 (55%)  7/15 (47%)   13/14 (93%)  |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     392          613          481          468         |542          178          355          117          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.153N     P=0.036N*    P=0.132N     P=0.181N    |P<0.001 **   P=0.099N     P=0.359      P<0.001 **   |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.030N*    P=0.050N     P=0.041N*    P=0.057N    |P=0.011 *    P=0.205N     P=0.224N     P=0.002 **   |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.026N*    P=0.056N     P=0.041N*    P=0.046N*   |P=0.025 *    P=0.208N     P=0.166N     P=0.006 **   |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.034N*    P=0.044N*    P=0.043N*    P=0.067N    |P=0.006 **   P=0.199N     P=0.308N     P<0.001 **   |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.027N*    P=0.042N*    P=0.044N*    P=0.042N*   |P=0.015 *    P=0.215N     P=0.220N     P=0.003 **   |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.007N**   P=0.074N     P=0.048N*    P=0.010N*   |P=0.144      P=0.212N     P=0.115N     P=0.117      |
|=================================================================================================================================|
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks 
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Lung: Alveolus                                                                                                                   |
|     Inflammation                                                                                                                |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/50 (0%)    2/50 (4%)    0/50 (0%)    2/50 (4%)   |2/50 (4%)    1/50 (2%)    0/50 (0%)    1/49 (2%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     0.0%         5.2%         0.0%         7.0%        |4.8%         2.4%         0.0%         3.2%         |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/12 (0%)    1/14 (7%)    0/9 (0%)     0/6 (0%)    |2/26 (8%)    1/31 (3%)    0/15 (0%)    1/14 (7%)    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          712          ---          23          |730 (T)      730 (T)      ---          730 (T)      |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.162      P=0.291      (e)          P=0.196     |P=0.444N     P=0.438N     P=0.365N     P=0.712N     |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.243      P=0.260      (e)          P=0.193     |P=0.307N     P=0.497N     P=0.273N     P=0.594N     |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.243      P=0.251      (e)          P=0.199     |P=0.288N     P=0.501N     P=0.257N     P=0.574N     |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.240      P=0.271      (e)          P=0.189     |P=0.331N     P=0.487N     P=0.294N     P=0.613N     |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.328      P=0.282      (e)          P=0.391     |P=0.444N     P=0.438N     (e)          P=0.712N     |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.249      P=0.247      (e)          P=0.247     |P=0.253N     P=0.500N     P=0.247N     P=0.508N     |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Lung: Alveolus                                                                                                                   |
|     Mineralization                                                                                                              |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     4/50 (8%)    3/50 (6%)    1/50 (2%)    4/50 (8%)   |0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/49 (0%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     11.3%        7.5%         2.8%         13.8%       |0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     1/12 (8%)    0/14 (0%)    0/9 (0%)     0/6 (0%)    |0/26 (0%)    0/31 (0%)    0/15 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     689          579          632          492         |---          ---          ---          ---          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.490      P=0.421N     P=0.235N     P=0.457     |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.507N     P=0.435N     P=0.171N     P=0.533     |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.496N     P=0.460N     P=0.172N     P=0.539     |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.522N     P=0.400N     P=0.171N     P=0.538     |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.522N     P=0.454N     P=0.178N     P=0.519     |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.447N     P=0.500N     P=0.181N     P=0.643N    |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          |
|=================================================================================================================================|
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks 
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Lung: Interstitium                                                                                                               |
|     Fibrosis                                                                                                                    |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     8/50 (16%)   14/50 (28%)  17/50 (34%)  7/50 (14%)  |9/50 (18%)   13/50 (26%)  17/50 (34%)  24/49 (49%)  |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     22.0%        34.3%        41.8%        23.2%       |21.3%        30.3%        42.5%        70.4%        |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     4/12 (33%)   4/14 (29%)   0/9 (0%)     0/6 (0%)    |7/26 (27%)   9/31 (29%)   5/15 (33%)   11/14 (79%)  |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     583          579          481          468         |566          593          355          567          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.185      P=0.257      P=0.039 *    P=0.444     |P<0.001 **   P=0.374      P=0.005 **   P<0.001 **   |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.285      P=0.168      P=0.047 *    P=0.573     |P<0.001 **   P=0.239      P=0.029 *    P<0.001 **   |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.295      P=0.145      P=0.040 *    P=0.577     |P<0.001 **   P=0.229      P=0.037 *    P<0.001 **   |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.298      P=0.208      P=0.064      P=0.585     |P<0.001 **   P=0.266      P=0.023 *    P<0.001 **   |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.329      P=0.183      P=0.034 *    P=0.563     |P<0.001 **   P=0.251      P=0.034 *    P<0.001 **   |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.530      P=0.114      P=0.032 *    P=0.500N    |P<0.001 **   P=0.235      P=0.055      P<0.001 **   |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Mammary Gland                                                                                                                    |
|     Galactocele                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     2/49 (4%)    1/50 (2%)    5/50 (10%)   0/50 (0%)   |2/50 (4%)    2/50 (4%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     5.7%         2.6%         13.6%        0.0%        |4.8%         4.7%         0.0%         0.0%         |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     1/12 (8%)    1/14 (7%)    1/9 (11%)    0/6 (0%)    |1/26 (4%)    1/31 (3%)    0/15 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     583          729 (T)      608          ---         |708          724          ---          ---          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.513      P=0.452N     P=0.197      P=0.340N    |P=0.126N     P=0.624N     P=0.345N     P=0.353N     |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.518      P=0.464N     P=0.233      P=0.293N    |P=0.090N     P=0.692N     P=0.273N     P=0.301N     |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.549      P=0.474N     P=0.232      P=0.283N    |P=0.078N     P=0.692      P=0.257N     P=0.285N     |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.486      P=0.453N     P=0.234      P=0.303N    |P=0.106N     P=0.683N     P=0.295N     P=0.318N     |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.518N     P=0.457N     P=0.228      P=0.280N    |P=0.104N     P=0.665N     P=0.317N     P=0.326N     |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.428N     P=0.492N     P=0.226      P=0.242N    |P=0.057N     P=0.691N     P=0.247N     P=0.247N     |
|=================================================================================================================================|
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Mammary Gland: Epithelium                                                                                                        |
|     Hyperplasia                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/49 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)   |0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    2/50 (4%)    0/50 (0%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%        |0.0%         0.0%         5.5%         0.0%         |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/12 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    0/9 (0%)     0/6 (0%)    |0/26 (0%)    0/31 (0%)    0/15 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          ---          ---          ---         |---          ---          589          ---          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.305      (e)          P=0.194      (e)          |
|POLY 3             |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.288      (e)          P=0.208      (e)          |
|POLY 1.5           |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.305      (e)          P=0.220      (e)          |
|POLY 6             |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.275      (e)          P=0.195      (e)          |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.395      (e)          P=0.258      (e)          |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.375      (e)          P=0.247      (e)          |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Mesentery: Fat                                                                                                                   |
|     Necrosis                                                                                                                    |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     8/10 (80%)   6/7 (86%)    5/6 (83%)    6/7 (86%)   |9/10 (90%)   9/9 (100%)   7/7 (100%)   3/3 (100%)   |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     82.8%        86.6%        83.3%        88.7%       |96.2%        100.0%       100.0%       100.0%       |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     3/3 (100%)   2/2 (100%)   0/1 (0%)     0/0 (0%)    |5/5 (100%)   6/6 (100%)   3/3 (100%)   2/2 (100%)   |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     583          550          533          449         |651          437          634          721          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.295      P=0.373N     P=0.453N     P=0.350     |P=0.412N     P=0.448N     P=0.414      P=0.379N     |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.486      P=0.684      P=0.744      P=0.650     |P=0.625      P=0.960      P=0.970      P=0.994      |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.479      P=0.655      P=0.712      P=0.637     |P=0.402      P=0.755      P=0.792      P=0.909      |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.504      P=0.740      P=0.737N     P=0.683     |P=0.998      P=1.000      P=1.000      P=1.000      |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.355N     P=0.636      P=0.739N     P=0.640N    |P=0.285      P=0.349      (e)          (e)          |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.472      P=0.640      P=0.786N     P=0.640     |P=0.268      P=0.526      P=0.588      P=0.769      |
|=================================================================================================================================|
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks 
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Nose                                                                                                                             |
|     Concretion                                                                                                                  |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)   |2/50 (4%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/49 (0%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%        |4.7%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/12 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    0/9 (0%)     0/6 (0%)    |0/26 (0%)    0/31 (0%)    0/15 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          ---          ---          ---         |518          ---          ---          ---          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.075N     P=0.244N     P=0.274N     P=0.318N     |
|POLY 3             |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.069N     P=0.241N     P=0.279N     P=0.310N     |
|POLY 1.5           |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.064N     P=0.241N     P=0.261N     P=0.292N     |
|POLY 6             |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.076N     P=0.238N     P=0.305N     P=0.328N     |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.031N*    P=0.213N     P=0.202N     P=0.173N     |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.057N     P=0.247N     P=0.247N     P=0.253N     |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Nose                                                                                                                             |
|     Foreign Body                                                                                                                |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     2/50 (4%)    2/50 (4%)    1/50 (2%)    0/50 (0%)   |5/50 (10%)   3/50 (6%)    2/50 (4%)    0/49 (0%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     5.7%         5.1%         2.8%         0.0%        |11.9%        7.1%         5.6%         0.0%         |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     2/12 (17%)   0/14 (0%)    0/9 (0%)     0/6 (0%)    |3/26 (12%)   3/31 (10%)   2/15 (13%)   0/14 (0%)    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     729 (T)      533          664          ---         |651          730 (T)      730 (T)      ---          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.190N     P=0.637N     P=0.562N     P=0.398N    |P=0.072N     P=0.286N     P=0.453N     P=0.099N     |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.165N     P=0.652N     P=0.493N     P=0.293N    |P=0.035N*    P=0.357N     P=0.287N     P=0.063N     |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.157N     P=0.668N     P=0.494N     P=0.286N    |P=0.028N*    P=0.361N     P=0.255N     P=0.054N     |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.174N     P=0.628N     P=0.493N     P=0.299N    |P=0.045N*    P=0.346N     P=0.333N     P=0.073N     |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.140N     P=0.667N     P=0.513N     (e)         |P=0.043N*    P=0.333N     P=0.346N     P=0.065N     |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.112N     P=0.691N     P=0.500N     P=0.247N    |P=0.015N*    P=0.357N     P=0.218N     P=0.030N*    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks 
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Nose: Goblet Cell, Respiratory Epithelium                                                                                        |
|     Hyperplasia                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     1/50 (2%)    0/50 (0%)    6/50 (12%)   6/50 (12%)  |1/50 (2%)    3/50 (6%)    5/50 (10%)   8/49 (16%)   |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     2.8%         0.0%         16.2%        20.0%       |2.4%         7.1%         13.4%        23.5%        |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/12 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    2/9 (22%)    1/6 (17%)   |0/26 (0%)    2/31 (7%)    1/15 (7%)    3/14 (21%)   |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     495          ---          593          393         |682          674          469          432          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P<0.001 **   P=0.496N     P=0.057      P=0.027 *   |P<0.001 **   P=0.347      P=0.047 *    P=0.004 **   |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.002 **   P=0.484N     P=0.058      P=0.029 *   |P=0.002 **   P=0.308      P=0.075      P=0.005 **   |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.002 **   P=0.490N     P=0.058      P=0.031 *   |P=0.002 **   P=0.304      P=0.086      P=0.007 **   |
|POLY 6             |     P<0.001 **   P=0.477N     P=0.059      P=0.029 *   |P<0.001 **   P=0.318      P=0.063      P=0.005 **   |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.004 **   P=0.605N     P=0.058      P=0.052     |P=0.003 **   P=0.309      P=0.108      P=0.011 *    |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.005 **   P=0.500N     P=0.056      P=0.056     |P=0.006 **   P=0.309      P=0.102      P=0.014 *    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Nose: Nasolacrimal Duct                                                                                                          |
|     Inflammation                                                                                                                |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/50 (0%)    3/50 (6%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)   |4/50 (8%)    2/50 (4%)    2/50 (4%)    1/49 (2%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     0.0%         7.6%         0.0%         0.0%        |9.3%         4.7%         5.6%         3.2%         |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/12 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    0/9 (0%)     0/6 (0%)    |1/26 (4%)    1/31 (3%)    1/15 (7%)    1/14 (7%)    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          617          ---          ---         |542          612          676          730 (T)      |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.371N     P=0.162      (e)          (e)         |P=0.256N     P=0.311N     P=0.490N     P=0.334N     |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.370N     P=0.141      (e)          (e)         |P=0.197N     P=0.344N     P=0.425N     P=0.287N     |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.362N     P=0.132      (e)          (e)         |P=0.170N     P=0.346N     P=0.386N     P=0.258N     |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.378N     P=0.154      (e)          (e)         |P=0.230N     P=0.338N     P=0.475N     P=0.318N     |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.331N     P=0.121      (e)          (e)         |P=0.130N     P=0.326N     P=0.319N     P=0.190N     |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.301N     P=0.121      (e)          (e)         |P=0.115N     P=0.339N     P=0.339N     P=0.187N     |
|=================================================================================================================================|
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Nose: Olfactory Epithelium                                                                                                       |
|     Atrophy                                                                                                                     |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    4/50 (8%)   |0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    2/49 (4%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         12.7%       |0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         6.1%         |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/12 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    0/9 (0%)     0/6 (0%)    |0/26 (0%)    0/31 (0%)    0/15 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          ---          ---          100         |---          ---          ---          113          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.005 **   (e)          (e)          P=0.055     |P=0.043 *    (e)          (e)          P=0.196      |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.006 **   (e)          (e)          P=0.046 *   |P=0.054      (e)          (e)          P=0.188      |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.006 **   (e)          (e)          P=0.047 *   |P=0.055      (e)          (e)          P=0.198      |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.005 **   (e)          (e)          P=0.045 *   |P=0.050      (e)          (e)          P=0.180      |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.326      (e)          (e)          P=0.609     |P=0.132      (e)          (e)          P=0.414      |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.006 **   (e)          (e)          P=0.059     |P=0.055      (e)          (e)          P=0.242      |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Nose: Olfactory Epithelium                                                                                                       |
|     Degeneration Hyaline                                                                                                        |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     4/50 (8%)    8/50 (16%)   9/50 (18%)   14/50 (28%) |4/50 (8%)    5/50 (10%)   12/50 (24%)  15/49 (31%)  |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     11.0%        19.3%        23.7%        44.0%       |9.6%         11.8%        30.6%        42.9%        |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/12 (0%)    1/14 (7%)    3/9 (33%)    2/6 (33%)   |3/26 (12%)   4/31 (13%)   2/15 (13%)   5/14 (36%)   |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     556          533          393          474         |708          675          533          432          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P<0.001 **   P=0.283      P=0.110      P=0.002 **  |P<0.001 **   P=0.598      P=0.005 **   P<0.001 **   |
|POLY 3             |     P<0.001 **   P=0.240      P=0.123      P<0.001 **  |P<0.001 **   P=0.508      P=0.015 *    P<0.001 **   |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.002 **   P=0.214      P=0.123      P=0.002 **  |P<0.001 **   P=0.499      P=0.019 *    P<0.001 **   |
|POLY 6             |     P<0.001 **   P=0.276      P=0.119      P=0.002 **  |P<0.001 **   P=0.527      P=0.013 *    P<0.001 **   |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.002 **   P=0.150      P=0.117      P=0.003 **  |P<0.001 **   P=0.548      P=0.022 *    P<0.001 **   |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.006 **   P=0.178      P=0.117      P=0.009 **  |P<0.001 **   P=0.500      P=0.027 *    P=0.004 **   |
|=================================================================================================================================|
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks 
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Nose: Respiratory Epithelium                                                                                                     |
|     Hyperplasia                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     6/50 (12%)   5/50 (10%)   17/50 (34%)  35/50 (70%) |1/50 (2%)    6/50 (12%)   15/50 (30%)  29/49 (59%)  |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     16.6%        12.6%        44.1%        86.1%       |2.4%         14.2%        37.3%        71.8%        |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     2/12 (17%)   1/14 (7%)    4/9 (44%)    6/6 (100%)  |1/26 (4%)    5/31 (16%)   2/15 (13%)   7/14 (50%)   |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     543          550          526          23          |730 (T)      675          355          113          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P<0.001 **   P=0.379N     P=0.008 **   P<0.001 **  |P<0.001 **   P=0.086      P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   |
|POLY 3             |     P<0.001 **   P=0.434N     P=0.007 **   P<0.001 **  |P<0.001 **   P=0.057      P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   |
|POLY 1.5           |     P<0.001 **   P=0.458N     P=0.007 **   P<0.001 **  |P<0.001 **   P=0.055      P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   |
|POLY 6             |     P<0.001 **   P=0.404N     P=0.006 **   P<0.001 **  |P<0.001 **   P=0.062      P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P<0.001 **   P=0.449N     P=0.008 **   P<0.001 **  |P<0.001 **   P=0.069      P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P<0.001 **   P=0.500N     P=0.008 **   P<0.001 **  |P<0.001 **   P=0.056      P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Nose: Respiratory Epithelium                                                                                                     |
|     Inflammation                                                                                                                |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     17/50 (34%)  10/50 (20%)  25/50 (50%)  43/50 (86%) |5/50 (10%)   9/50 (18%)   26/50 (52%)  42/49 (86%)  |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     44.9%        23.9%        61.4%        93.6%       |11.6%        21.3%        61.2%        92.2%        |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     8/12 (67%)   1/14 (7%)    6/9 (67%)    5/6 (83%)   |2/26 (8%)    8/31 (26%)   6/15 (40%)   11/14 (79%)  |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     543          449          481          23          |550          675          355          32           |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P<0.001 **   P=0.046N*    P=0.052      P<0.001 **  |P<0.001 **   P=0.272      P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   |
|POLY 3             |     P<0.001 **   P=0.034N*    P=0.091      P<0.001 **  |P<0.001 **   P=0.179      P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   |
|POLY 1.5           |     P<0.001 **   P=0.051N     P=0.086      P<0.001 **  |P<0.001 **   P=0.180      P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   |
|POLY 6             |     P<0.001 **   P=0.020N*    P=0.106      P<0.001 **  |P<0.001 **   P=0.183      P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P<0.001 **   P=0.062N     P=0.075      P<0.001 **  |P<0.001 **   P=0.194      P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P<0.001 **   P=0.088N     P=0.078      P<0.001 **  |P<0.001 **   P=0.194      P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   |
|=================================================================================================================================|
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks 
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Nose: Respiratory Epithelium                                                                                                     |
|     Metaplasia                                                                                                                  |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     1/50 (2%)    2/50 (4%)    11/50 (22%)  24/50 (48%) |1/50 (2%)    1/50 (2%)    11/50 (22%)  16/49 (33%)  |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     2.8%         5.1%         29.1%        65.1%       |2.4%         2.4%         28.4%        43.2%        |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/12 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    2/9 (22%)    5/6 (83%)   |0/26 (0%)    1/31 (3%)    1/15 (7%)    2/14 (14%)   |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     708          708          526          23          |550          730 (T)      533          113          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P<0.001 **   P=0.589      P=0.003 **   P<0.001 **  |P<0.001 **   P=0.741N     P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   |
|POLY 3             |     P<0.001 **   P=0.535      P=0.002 **   P<0.001 **  |P<0.001 **   P=0.760      P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   |
|POLY 1.5           |     P<0.001 **   P=0.522      P=0.002 **   P<0.001 **  |P<0.001 **   P=0.758      P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   |
|POLY 6             |     P<0.001 **   P=0.553      P=0.002 **   P<0.001 **  |P<0.001 **   P=0.758N     P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P<0.001 **   P=0.568      P=0.003 **   P<0.001 **  |P<0.001 **   P=0.759N     P=0.003 **   P<0.001 **   |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P<0.001 **   P=0.500      P=0.002 **   P<0.001 **  |P<0.001 **   P=0.753N     P=0.002 **   P<0.001 **   |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Nose: Squamous Epithelium                                                                                                        |
|     Hyperplasia                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     3/50 (6%)    11/50 (22%)  39/50 (78%)  48/50 (96%) |3/50 (6%)    15/50 (30%)  29/50 (58%)  45/49 (92%)  |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     8.5%         26.7%        86.4%        98.6%       |7.0%         33.8%        66.6%        94.6%        |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     1/12 (8%)    0/14 (0%)    8/9 (89%)    6/6 (100%)  |1/26 (4%)    7/31 (23%)   7/15 (47%)   12/14 (86%)  |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     702          533          365          23          |550          561          276          32           |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P<0.001 **   P=0.067      P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **  |P<0.001 **   P=0.008 **   P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   |
|POLY 3             |     P<0.001 **   P=0.037 *    P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **  |P<0.001 **   P=0.002 **   P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   |
|POLY 1.5           |     P<0.001 **   P=0.029 *    P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **  |P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   |
|POLY 6             |     P<0.001 **   P=0.053      P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **  |P<0.001 **   P=0.002 **   P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P<0.001 **   P=0.032 *    P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **  |P<0.001 **   P=0.002 **   P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P<0.001 **   P=0.020 *    P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **  |P<0.001 **   P=0.002 **   P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   |
|=================================================================================================================================|
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks 
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Nose: Squamous Epithelium                                                                                                        |
|     Inflammation                                                                                                                |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     6/50 (12%)   17/50 (34%)  41/50 (82%)  49/50 (98%) |6/50 (12%)   26/50 (52%)  42/50 (84%)  48/49 (98%)  |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     16.7%        39.3%        89.1%        99.7%       |13.8%        56.0%        85.4%        99.3%        |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     2/12 (17%)   1/14 (7%)    7/9 (78%)    6/6 (100%)  |1/26 (4%)    14/31 (45%)  9/15 (60%)   14/14 (100%) |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     556          449          365          23          |550          542          276          32           |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P<0.001 **   P=0.047 *    P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **  |P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   |
|POLY 3             |     P<0.001 **   P=0.021 *    P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **  |P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   |
|POLY 1.5           |     P<0.001 **   P=0.014 *    P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **  |P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   |
|POLY 6             |     P<0.001 **   P=0.040 *    P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **  |P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P<0.001 **   P=0.011 *    P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **  |P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P<0.001 **   P=0.008 **   P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **  |P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Ovary                                                                                                                            |
|     Cyst                                                                                                                        |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |                                                        |3/50 (6%)    3/50 (6%)    7/50 (14%)   4/49 (8%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|                                                        |7.0%         7.0%         18.8%        12.3%        |
|TERMINAL (d)       |                                                        |0/26 (0%)    1/31 (3%)    3/15 (20%)   2/14 (14%)   |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |                                                        |550          593          357          432          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |                                                        |P=0.070      P=0.642N     P=0.061      P=0.297      |
|POLY 3             |                                                        |P=0.116      P=0.663N     P=0.104      P=0.354      |
|POLY 1.5           |                                                        |P=0.143      P=0.658      P=0.126      P=0.385      |
|POLY 6             |                                                        |P=0.092      P=0.653N     P=0.080      P=0.323      |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|                                                        |P=0.207      P=0.657N     P=0.168      P=0.457      |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |                                                        |P=0.239      P=0.661N     P=0.159      P=0.489      |
|=================================================================================================================================|
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|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Pancreas: Acinus                                                                                                                 |
|     Atrophy                                                                                                                     |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     9/50 (18%)   3/49 (6%)    2/50 (4%)    5/48 (10%)  |3/50 (6%)    3/50 (6%)    3/50 (6%)    4/50 (8%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     24.1%        7.8%         5.5%         17.6%       |7.2%         7.1%         8.2%         12.2%        |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     2/12 (17%)   3/14 (21%)   0/9 (0%)     2/6 (33%)   |2/26 (8%)    3/31 (10%)   0/15 (0%)    2/14 (14%)   |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     543          729 (T)      481          561         |708          730 (T)      619          583          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.273N     P=0.038N*    P=0.042N*    P=0.448N    |P=0.133      P=0.581N     P=0.469      P=0.247      |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.138N     P=0.047N*    P=0.024N*    P=0.371N    |P=0.284      P=0.660N     P=0.598      P=0.368      |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.131N     P=0.052N     P=0.024N*    P=0.345N    |P=0.315      P=0.660      P=0.626      P=0.397      |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.149N     P=0.044N*    P=0.028N*    P=0.401N    |P=0.254      P=0.648N     P=0.564      P=0.345      |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.161N     P=0.043N*    P=0.027N*    P=0.340N    |P=0.243      P=0.607N     P=0.580      P=0.350      |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.106N     P=0.065N     P=0.026N*    P=0.217N    |P=0.399      P=0.661N     P=0.661N     P=0.500      |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Parathyroid Gland                                                                                                                |
|     Hyperplasia                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     7/42 (17%)   7/38 (18%)   1/45 (2%)    3/41 (7%)   |0/42 (0%)    0/39 (0%)    2/44 (5%)    0/36 (0%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     22.6%        22.7%        3.1%         11.9%       |0.0%         0.0%         6.2%         0.0%         |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     1/10 (10%)   1/11 (9%)    0/6 (0%)     0/5 (0%)    |0/23 (0%)    0/25 (0%)    1/13 (8%)    0/10 (0%)    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     657          356          661          561         |---          ---          543          ---          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.101N     P=0.490N     P=0.058N     P=0.336N    |P=0.256      (e)          P=0.168      (e)          |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.036N*    P=0.619      P=0.022N*    P=0.240N    |P=0.277      (e)          P=0.214      (e)          |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.033N*    P=0.588      P=0.021N*    P=0.225N    |P=0.292      (e)          P=0.228      (e)          |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.043N*    P=0.581N     P=0.024N*    P=0.258N    |P=0.264      (e)          P=0.197      (e)          |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.039N*    P=0.566      P=0.028N*    P=0.268N    |P=0.357      (e)          P=0.258      (e)          |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.026N*    P=0.534      P=0.023N*    P=0.166N    |P=0.354      (e)          P=0.259      (e)          |
|=================================================================================================================================|
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks 
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Pituitary Gland                                                                                                                  |
|     Cyst                                                                                                                        |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     2/50 (4%)    2/49 (4%)    1/50 (2%)    1/50 (2%)   |3/50 (6%)    1/50 (2%)    3/50 (6%)    2/49 (4%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     5.6%         5.2%         2.8%         3.6%        |7.1%         2.4%         8.1%         6.2%         |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/12 (0%)    1/14 (7%)    0/9 (0%)     0/6 (0%)    |1/26 (4%)    1/31 (3%)    0/15 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     495          671          652          708         |550          730 (T)      558          628          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.413N     P=0.643N     P=0.515N     P=0.593N    |P=0.415      P=0.277N     P=0.509      P=0.668N     |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.367N     P=0.670N     P=0.501N     P=0.590N    |P=0.510      P=0.308N     P=0.595      P=0.624N     |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.353N     P=0.682N     P=0.498N     P=0.576N    |P=0.536      P=0.310N     P=0.624      P=0.598N     |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.383N     P=0.655N     P=0.507N     P=0.604N    |P=0.484      P=0.302N     P=0.561      P=0.647N     |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.340N     P=0.690      P=0.509N     P=0.553N    |P=0.540N     P=0.305N     P=0.641N     P=0.562N     |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.288N     P=0.684      P=0.500N     P=0.500N    |P=0.508N     P=0.309N     P=0.661N     P=0.510N     |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Pituitary Gland                                                                                                                  |
|     Hemorrhage                                                                                                                  |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     1/50 (2%)    0/49 (0%)    3/50 (6%)    3/50 (6%)   |1/50 (2%)    0/50 (0%)    1/50 (2%)    1/49 (2%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     2.9%         0.0%         8.3%         10.6%       |2.4%         0.0%         2.7%         3.1%         |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     1/12 (8%)    0/14 (0%)    1/9 (11%)    0/6 (0%)    |0/26 (0%)    0/31 (0%)    0/15 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     729 (T)      ---          587          492         |566          ---          513          514          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.031 *    P=0.469N     P=0.246      P=0.185     |P=0.428      P=0.504N     P=0.729      P=0.697      |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.058      P=0.483N     P=0.315      P=0.231     |P=0.458      P=0.501N     P=0.727      P=0.698      |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.062      P=0.491N     P=0.313      P=0.239     |P=0.468      P=0.502N     P=0.742      P=0.711      |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.054      P=0.472N     P=0.316      P=0.228     |P=0.447      P=0.497N     P=0.707      P=0.685      |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.051      (e)          P=0.305      P=0.226     |P=0.595N     P=0.484N     P=0.731N     P=0.718N     |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.086      P=0.505N     P=0.309      P=0.309     |P=0.495      P=0.500N     P=0.753N     P=0.747      |
|=================================================================================================================================|
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Pituitary Gland: Pars Distalis                                                                                                   |
|     Hyperplasia                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     6/50 (12%)   5/49 (10%)   4/50 (8%)    1/50 (2%)   |3/50 (6%)    4/50 (8%)    4/50 (8%)    7/49 (14%)   |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     16.6%        12.8%        11.0%        3.6%        |7.1%         9.5%         11.0%        21.5%        |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     3/12 (25%)   1/14 (7%)    1/9 (11%)    0/6 (0%)    |1/26 (4%)    3/31 (10%)   2/15 (13%)   2/14 (14%)   |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     555          634          533          718         |598          720          617          628          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.127N     P=0.387N     P=0.441N     P=0.167N    |P=0.014 *    P=0.573      P=0.299      P=0.044 *    |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.091N     P=0.446N     P=0.362N     P=0.109N    |P=0.051      P=0.497      P=0.417      P=0.071      |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.079N     P=0.472N     P=0.360N     P=0.099N    |P=0.064      P=0.494      P=0.452      P=0.085      |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.104N     P=0.412N     P=0.369N     P=0.120N    |P=0.039 *    P=0.506      P=0.373      P=0.060      |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.071N     P=0.440N     P=0.361N     P=0.105N    |P=0.037 *    P=0.506      P=0.443      P=0.073      |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.040N*    P=0.514N     P=0.370N     P=0.056N    |P=0.106      P=0.500      P=0.500      P=0.151      |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Preputial Gland                                                                                                                  |
|     Hyperplasia                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/50 (0%)    1/50 (2%)    2/50 (4%)    0/50 (0%)   |                                                    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     0.0%         2.6%         5.5%         0.0%        |                                                    |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/12 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    0/9 (0%)     0/6 (0%)    |                                                    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          634          593          ---         |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.431      P=0.531      P=0.246      (e)         |                                                    |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.391      P=0.522      P=0.243      (e)         |                                                    |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.406      P=0.513      P=0.242      (e)         |                                                    |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.378      P=0.533      P=0.245      (e)         |                                                    |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.480      P=0.493      P=0.236      (e)         |                                                    |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.500      P=0.500      P=0.247      (e)         |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Preputial Gland                                                                                                                  |
|     Inflammation                                                                                                                |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     5/50 (10%)   2/50 (4%)    3/50 (6%)    1/50 (2%)   |                                                    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     13.8%        5.2%         8.2%         3.6%        |                                                    |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     1/12 (8%)    1/14 (7%)    0/9 (0%)     0/6 (0%)    |                                                    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     543          724          593          708         |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.183N     P=0.168N     P=0.407N     P=0.203N    |                                                    |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.142N     P=0.186N     P=0.351N     P=0.173N    |                                                    |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.131N     P=0.196N     P=0.350N     P=0.160N    |                                                    |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.154N     P=0.175N     P=0.356N     P=0.188N    |                                                    |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.124N     P=0.175N     P=0.350N     P=0.162N    |                                                    |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.083N     P=0.218N     P=0.357N     P=0.102N    |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Prostate                                                                                                                         |
|     Hyperplasia                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/50 (0%)    1/50 (2%)    2/50 (4%)    0/50 (0%)   |                                                    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     0.0%         2.6%         5.6%         0.0%        |                                                    |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/12 (0%)    1/14 (7%)    1/9 (11%)    0/6 (0%)    |                                                    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          729 (T)      711          ---         |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.348      P=0.531      P=0.201      (e)         |                                                    |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.390      P=0.520      P=0.239      (e)         |                                                    |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.405      P=0.512      P=0.240      (e)         |                                                    |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.377      P=0.530      P=0.237      (e)         |                                                    |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.386      P=0.531      P=0.211      (e)         |                                                    |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.500      P=0.500      P=0.247      (e)         |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks 
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Prostate                                                                                                                         |
|     Inflammation                                                                                                                |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     9/50 (18%)   4/50 (8%)    5/50 (10%)   3/50 (6%)   |                                                    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     24.7%        10.0%        13.7%        10.4%       |                                                    |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     5/12 (42%)   0/14 (0%)    1/9 (11%)    0/6 (0%)    |                                                    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     543          495          561          107         |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.178N     P=0.076N     P=0.301N     P=0.236N    |                                                    |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.094N     P=0.075N     P=0.178N     P=0.120N    |                                                    |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.086N     P=0.090N     P=0.181N     P=0.111N    |                                                    |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.102N     P=0.058N     P=0.175N     P=0.125N    |                                                    |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.066N     P=0.094N     P=0.184N     P=0.103N    |                                                    |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.049N*    P=0.117N     P=0.194N     P=0.061N    |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Seminal Vesicle                                                                                                                  |
|     Inflammation                                                                                                                |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     3/50 (6%)    1/50 (2%)    0/50 (0%)    0/49 (0%)   |                                                    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     8.5%         2.6%         0.0%         0.0%        |                                                    |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     2/12 (17%)   0/14 (0%)    0/9 (0%)     0/6 (0%)    |                                                    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     694          716          ---          ---         |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.041N*    P=0.250N     P=0.171N     P=0.238N    |                                                    |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.027N*    P=0.270N     P=0.115N     P=0.171N    |                                                    |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.026N*    P=0.283N     P=0.115N     P=0.165N    |                                                    |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.028N*    P=0.253N     P=0.115N     P=0.175N    |                                                    |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.029N*    P=0.231N     P=0.130N     P=0.180N    |                                                    |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.022N*    P=0.309N     P=0.121N     P=0.125N    |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Skin                                                                                                                             |
|     Cyst Epithelial Inclusion                                                                                                   |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     2/50 (4%)    2/50 (4%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)   |1/50 (2%)    3/50 (6%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     5.6%         5.1%         0.0%         0.0%        |2.4%         7.0%         0.0%         0.0%         |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     1/12 (8%)    1/14 (7%)    0/9 (0%)     0/6 (0%)    |0/26 (0%)    1/31 (3%)    0/15 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     617          634          ---          ---         |682          615          ---          ---          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.092N     P=0.630N     P=0.260N     P=0.342N    |P=0.219N     P=0.337      P=0.590N     P=0.581N     |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.077N     P=0.660N     P=0.235N     P=0.296N    |P=0.205N     P=0.311      P=0.532N     P=0.553N     |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.073N     P=0.672N     P=0.234N     P=0.287N    |P=0.179N     P=0.305      P=0.518N     P=0.540N     |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.082N     P=0.643N     P=0.239N     P=0.305N    |P=0.238N     P=0.323      P=0.549N     P=0.566N     |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.071N     P=0.660N     P=0.235N     P=0.292N    |P=0.158N     P=0.304      P=0.523N     P=0.545N     |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.057N     P=0.691N     P=0.247N     P=0.247N    |P=0.129N     P=0.309      P=0.500N     P=0.500N     |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Skin                                                                                                                             |
|     Hyperkeratosis                                                                                                              |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    1/50 (2%)   |2/50 (4%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         3.6%        |4.8%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/12 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    0/9 (0%)     0/6 (0%)    |1/26 (4%)    0/31 (0%)    0/15 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          ---          ---          683         |674          ---          ---          ---          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.142      (e)          (e)          P=0.436     |P=0.092N     P=0.218N     P=0.340N     P=0.357N     |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.215      (e)          (e)          P=0.454     |P=0.068N     P=0.236N     P=0.274N     P=0.302N     |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.210      (e)          (e)          P=0.459     |P=0.063N     P=0.238N     P=0.258N     P=0.285N     |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.216      (e)          (e)          P=0.450     |P=0.074N     P=0.231N     P=0.296N     P=0.319N     |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.150      (e)          (e)          P=0.447     |P=0.073N     P=0.235N     P=0.286N     P=0.306N     |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.185      (e)          (e)          P=0.500     |P=0.056N     P=0.247N     P=0.247N     P=0.247N     |
|=================================================================================================================================|
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks 
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Spinal Cord                                                                                                                      |
|     Demyelination                                                                                                               |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/0 (0%)     0/0 (0%)     0/0 (0%)     0/0 (0%)    |0/1 (0%)     2/2 (100%)   0/0 (0%)     2/4 (50%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%        |0.0%         100.0%       0.0%         99.7%        |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/0 (0%)     0/0 (0%)     0/0 (0%)     0/0 (0%)    |0/0 (0%)     0/0 (0%)     0/0 (0%)     0/0 (0%)     |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          ---          ---          ---         |---          117          ---          108          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.139      P=0.500      (e)          P=0.229      |
|POLY 3             |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |(e)          P=1.000N     (e)          P=1.000      |
|POLY 1.5           |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |(e)          P=1.000N     (e)          P=1.000      |
|POLY 6             |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |(e)          P=1.000N     (e)          P=1.000      |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.476      P=0.496      (e)          P=0.863      |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.625N     P=0.333      (e)          P=0.600      |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Spleen                                                                                                                           |
|     Fibrosis                                                                                                                    |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     15/50 (30%)  15/50 (30%)  16/50 (32%)  9/50 (18%)  |5/50 (10%)   7/50 (14%)   8/50 (16%)   4/50 (8%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     39.4%        36.1%        41.2%        31.5%       |11.9%        16.5%        20.8%        12.0%        |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     6/12 (50%)   6/14 (43%)   3/9 (33%)    3/6 (50%)   |3/26 (12%)   4/31 (13%)   1/15 (7%)    2/14 (14%)   |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     543          449          561          561         |708          617          513          113          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.475      P=0.378N     P=0.399      P=0.494N    |P=0.229      P=0.501      P=0.115      P=0.495      |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.403N     P=0.469N     P=0.530      P=0.340N    |P=0.407      P=0.389      P=0.218      P=0.634      |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.341N     P=0.510N     P=0.525      P=0.288N    |P=0.462      P=0.379      P=0.241      P=0.607N     |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.474N     P=0.429N     P=0.538      P=0.408N    |P=0.354      P=0.412      P=0.194      P=0.604      |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.336N     P=0.484N     P=0.519      P=0.313N    |P=0.535N     P=0.410      P=0.256      P=0.551N     |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.129N     P=0.586N     P=0.500      P=0.121N    |P=0.461N     P=0.380      P=0.277      P=0.500N     |
|=================================================================================================================================|
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks 
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Spleen                                                                                                                           |
|     Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/50 (0%)    1/50 (2%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)   |2/50 (4%)    1/50 (2%)    1/50 (2%)    0/50 (0%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     0.0%         2.6%         0.0%         0.0%        |4.7%         2.4%         2.7%         0.0%         |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/12 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    0/9 (0%)     0/6 (0%)    |1/26 (4%)    1/31 (3%)    0/15 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          617          ---          ---         |518          730 (T)      276          ---          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.534N     P=0.546      (e)          (e)         |P=0.210N     P=0.464N     P=0.575N     P=0.349N     |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.563N     P=0.522      (e)          (e)         |P=0.193N     P=0.502N     P=0.550N     P=0.305N     |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.555N     P=0.513      (e)          (e)         |P=0.174N     P=0.504N     P=0.527N     P=0.287N     |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.571N     P=0.533      (e)          (e)         |P=0.216N     P=0.495N     P=0.579N     P=0.323N     |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.502N     P=0.482      (e)          (e)         |P=0.074N     P=0.498N     P=0.434N     P=0.227N     |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.500N     P=0.500      (e)          (e)         |P=0.129N     P=0.500N     P=0.500N     P=0.247N     |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Spleen                                                                                                                           |
|     Hemorrhage                                                                                                                  |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/50 (0%)    1/50 (2%)    1/50 (2%)    0/50 (0%)   |1/50 (2%)    0/50 (0%)    2/50 (4%)    1/50 (2%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     0.0%         2.5%         2.8%         0.0%        |2.4%         0.0%         5.5%         3.1%         |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/12 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    0/9 (0%)     0/6 (0%)    |0/26 (0%)    0/31 (0%)    0/15 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          569          654          ---         |660          ---          355          514          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.579      P=0.529      P=0.523      (e)         |P=0.313      P=0.500N     P=0.419      P=0.676      |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.557      P=0.522      P=0.504      (e)         |P=0.343      P=0.499N     P=0.453      P=0.701      |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.565      P=0.514      P=0.504      (e)         |P=0.359      P=0.501N     P=0.474      P=0.716      |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.550      P=0.534      P=0.504      (e)         |P=0.329      P=0.495N     P=0.425      P=0.687      |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.626N     P=0.450      P=0.502      (e)         |P=0.514      P=0.499N     P=0.552      P=0.747N     |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.625      P=0.500      P=0.500      (e)         |P=0.411      P=0.500N     P=0.500      P=0.753N     |
|=================================================================================================================================|
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks 
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Spleen                                                                                                                           |
|     Infarct                                                                                                                     |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/50 (0%)    3/50 (6%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)   |0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     0.0%         7.6%         0.0%         0.0%        |0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/12 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    0/9 (0%)     0/6 (0%)    |0/26 (0%)    0/31 (0%)    0/15 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          634          ---          ---         |---          ---          ---          ---          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.364N     P=0.164      (e)          (e)         |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.371N     P=0.139      (e)          (e)         |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.362N     P=0.131      (e)          (e)         |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.378N     P=0.152      (e)          (e)         |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.347N     P=0.134      (e)          (e)         |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.301N     P=0.121      (e)          (e)         |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Stomach, Forestomach                                                                                                             |
|     Inflammation                                                                                                                |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     8/49 (16%)   3/49 (6%)    3/50 (6%)    5/48 (10%)  |3/49 (6%)    4/50 (8%)    2/50 (4%)    4/50 (8%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     21.5%        7.6%         8.2%         16.5%       |7.2%         9.1%         5.5%         11.7%        |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     2/12 (17%)   0/14 (0%)    0/9 (0%)     0/6 (0%)    |0/26 (0%)    0/31 (0%)    0/15 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     580          550          593          106         |651          542          543          375          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.360N     P=0.067N     P=0.121N     P=0.493N    |P=0.315      P=0.516      P=0.642N     P=0.349      |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.262N     P=0.075N     P=0.097N     P=0.417N    |P=0.391      P=0.529      P=0.560N     P=0.394      |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.245N     P=0.082N     P=0.093N     P=0.388N    |P=0.427      P=0.517      P=0.530N     P=0.418      |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.284N     P=0.069N     P=0.108N     P=0.452N    |P=0.349      P=0.549      P=0.599N     P=0.369      |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.121N     P=0.107N     P=0.094N     P=0.229N    |P=0.513N     P=0.521      P=0.499N     P=0.560      |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.199N     P=0.100N     P=0.094N     P=0.290N    |P=0.510      P=0.511      P=0.490N     P=0.511      |
|=================================================================================================================================|
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks 
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Stomach, Forestomach                                                                                                             |
|     Mineralization                                                                                                              |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     4/49 (8%)    1/49 (2%)    1/50 (2%)    0/48 (0%)   |0/49 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     11.4%        2.6%         2.8%         0.0%        |0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/12 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    0/9 (0%)     0/6 (0%)    |0/26 (0%)    0/31 (0%)    0/15 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     689          579          632          ---         |---          ---          ---          ---          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.036N*    P=0.138N     P=0.225N     P=0.112N    |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.031N*    P=0.146N     P=0.169N     P=0.095N    |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.029N*    P=0.158N     P=0.169N     P=0.090N    |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.034N*    P=0.133N     P=0.172N     P=0.102N    |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.027N*    P=0.148N     P=0.176N     P=0.102N    |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.021N*    P=0.181N     P=0.175N     P=0.061N    |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Stomach, Forestomach                                                                                                             |
|     Ulcer                                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     5/49 (10%)   7/49 (14%)   4/50 (8%)    2/48 (4%)   |3/49 (6%)    2/50 (4%)    2/50 (4%)    2/50 (4%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     13.9%        17.5%        11.0%        7.0%        |7.2%         4.7%         5.6%         5.9%         |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     1/12 (8%)    1/14 (7%)    0/9 (0%)     0/6 (0%)    |0/26 (0%)    1/31 (3%)    0/15 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     602          550          581          106         |598          720          703          113          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.248N     P=0.524      P=0.520N     P=0.359N    |P=0.544      P=0.449N     P=0.654N     P=0.617N     |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.197N     P=0.453      P=0.492N     P=0.314N    |P=0.485N     P=0.495N     P=0.568N     P=0.596N     |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.178N     P=0.427      P=0.486N     P=0.295N    |P=0.450N     P=0.497N     P=0.534N     P=0.569N     |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.222N     P=0.486      P=0.505N     P=0.334N    |P=0.526N     P=0.490N     P=0.611N     P=0.624N     |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.129N     P=0.422      P=0.486N     P=0.208N    |P=0.298N     P=0.492N     P=0.535N     P=0.310N     |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.115N     P=0.380      P=0.487N     P=0.226N    |P=0.372N     P=0.490N     P=0.490N     P=0.490N     |
|=================================================================================================================================|
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks 
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Stomach, Forestomach: Epithelium                                                                                                 |
|     Hyperplasia                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     11/49 (22%)  2/49 (4%)    2/50 (4%)    4/48 (8%)   |3/49 (6%)    4/50 (8%)    3/50 (6%)    5/50 (10%)   |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     29.0%        5.1%         5.5%         13.1%       |7.2%         9.4%         8.2%         14.8%        |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     1/12 (8%)    0/14 (0%)    0/9 (0%)     0/6 (0%)    |0/26 (0%)    2/31 (7%)    0/15 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     580          666          525          106         |651          612          543          375          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.047N*    P=0.005N**   P=0.015N*    P=0.149N    |P=0.131      P=0.540      P=0.497      P=0.206      |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.019N*    P=0.005N**   P=0.007N**   P=0.095N    |P=0.215      P=0.515      P=0.603      P=0.248      |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.018N*    P=0.005N**   P=0.006N**   P=0.083N    |P=0.246      P=0.509      P=0.633      P=0.273      |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.022N*    P=0.004N**   P=0.009N**   P=0.113N    |P=0.184      P=0.528      P=0.563      P=0.226      |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.005N**   P=0.007N**   P=0.008N**   P=0.031N*   |P=0.291      P=0.510      P=0.665N     P=0.344      |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.016N*    P=0.007N**   P=0.007N**   P=0.049N*   |P=0.325      P=0.511      P=0.651N     P=0.369      |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Stomach, Glandular                                                                                                               |
|     Erosion                                                                                                                     |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     1/49 (2%)    0/49 (0%)    1/50 (2%)    2/48 (4%)   |0/49 (0%)    1/49 (2%)    1/50 (2%)    0/50 (0%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     2.9%         0.0%         2.8%         7.0%        |0.0%         2.4%         2.7%         0.0%         |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/12 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    0/9 (0%)     0/6 (0%)    |0/26 (0%)    0/31 (0%)    0/15 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     717          ---          705          449         |---          720          355          ---          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.181      P=0.486N     P=0.726      P=0.401     |P=0.542      P=0.546      P=0.500      (e)          |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.227      P=0.480N     P=0.757N     P=0.432     |P=0.547      P=0.505      P=0.478      (e)          |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.232      P=0.487N     P=0.755N     P=0.438     |P=0.567      P=0.501      P=0.490      (e)          |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.220      P=0.471N     P=0.761N     P=0.431     |P=0.526      P=0.511      P=0.462      (e)          |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.241      P=0.459N     P=0.754      P=0.491     |P=0.528N     P=0.516      P=0.470      (e)          |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.245      P=0.500N     P=0.747N     P=0.492     |P=0.620N     P=0.500      P=0.505      (e)          |
|=================================================================================================================================|
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Stomach, Glandular                                                                                                               |
|     Inflammation                                                                                                                |
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/49 (0%)    1/49 (2%)    1/50 (2%)    0/48 (0%)   |0/49 (0%)    1/49 (2%)    2/50 (4%)    0/50 (0%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     0.0%         2.6%         2.8%         0.0%        |0.0%         2.4%         5.5%         0.0%         |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/12 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    0/9 (0%)     0/6 (0%)    |0/26 (0%)    0/31 (0%)    0/15 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          689          593          ---         |---          612          355          ---          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.559      P=0.533      P=0.511      (e)         |P=0.425      P=0.505      P=0.196      (e)          |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.563      P=0.521      P=0.507      (e)         |P=0.390      P=0.507      P=0.213      (e)          |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.572      P=0.514      P=0.507      (e)         |P=0.417      P=0.502      P=0.226      (e)          |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.555      P=0.532      P=0.506      (e)         |P=0.367      P=0.514      P=0.197      (e)          |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.609      P=0.527      P=0.494      (e)         |P=0.601      P=0.505      P=0.272      (e)          |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.623      P=0.500      P=0.505      (e)         |P=0.506      P=0.500      P=0.253      (e)          |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
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|Stomach, Glandular                                                                                                               |
|     Ulcer                                                                                                                       |
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/49 (0%)    2/49 (4%)    0/50 (0%)    0/48 (0%)   |0/49 (0%)    0/49 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     0.0%         5.1%         0.0%         0.0%        |0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/12 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    0/9 (0%)     0/6 (0%)    |0/26 (0%)    0/31 (0%)    0/15 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          550          ---          ---         |---          ---          ---          ---          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.421N     P=0.281      (e)          (e)         |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.437N     P=0.265      (e)          (e)         |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.427N     P=0.255      (e)          (e)         |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.447N     P=0.280      (e)          (e)         |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.355N     P=0.188      (e)          (e)         |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.377N     P=0.247      (e)          (e)         |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          |
|=================================================================================================================================|
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
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|Stomach, Glandular: Epithelium                                                                                                   |
|     Mineralization                                                                                                              |
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     9/49 (18%)   5/49 (10%)   3/50 (6%)    4/48 (8%)   |0/49 (0%)    0/49 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     25.2%        12.5%        8.4%         13.9%       |0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     3/12 (25%)   0/14 (0%)    1/9 (11%)    0/6 (0%)    |0/26 (0%)    0/31 (0%)    0/15 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     612          579          632          492         |---          ---          ---          ---          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.168N     P=0.126N     P=0.118N     P=0.325N    |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.081N     P=0.127N     P=0.051N     P=0.209N    |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.075N     P=0.151N     P=0.051N     P=0.198N    |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.089N     P=0.100N     P=0.052N     P=0.215N    |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.093N     P=0.133N     P=0.056N     P=0.233N    |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.051N     P=0.194N     P=0.056N     P=0.124N    |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Testes: Germinal Epithelium                                                                                                      |
|     Atrophy                                                                                                                     |
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     12/50 (24%)  9/50 (18%)   13/50 (26%)  6/50 (12%)  |                                                    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     32.5%        21.9%        34.5%        20.2%       |                                                    |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     4/12 (33%)   1/14 (7%)    3/9 (33%)    0/6 (0%)    |                                                    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     555          356          526          474         |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.477N     P=0.184N     P=0.375      P=0.311N    |                                                    |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.343N     P=0.209N     P=0.524      P=0.197N    |                                                    |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.314N     P=0.245N     P=0.521      P=0.188N    |                                                    |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.373N     P=0.169N     P=0.522      P=0.201N    |                                                    |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.296N     P=0.254N     P=0.512      P=0.210N    |                                                    |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.152N     P=0.312N     P=0.500      P=0.096N    |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Testes: Interstitial Cell                                                                                                        |
|     Hyperplasia                                                                                                                 |
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     4/50 (8%)    0/50 (0%)    1/50 (2%)    4/50 (8%)   |                                                    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     10.9%        0.0%         2.8%         13.3%       |                                                    |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/12 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    0/9 (0%)     0/6 (0%)    |                                                    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     495          ---          661          393         |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.387      P=0.050N     P=0.188N     P=0.503     |                                                    |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.477      P=0.052N     P=0.184N     P=0.530     |                                                    |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.486      P=0.055N     P=0.179N     P=0.540     |                                                    |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.462      P=0.050N     P=0.193N     P=0.522     |                                                    |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.503N     P=0.078N     P=0.187N     P=0.595N    |                                                    |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.500      P=0.059N     P=0.181N     P=0.643N    |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Thyroid Gland: C-Cell                                                                                                            |
|     Hyperplasia                                                                                                                 |
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     6/50 (12%)   2/50 (4%)    8/50 (16%)   5/50 (10%)  |3/50 (6%)    4/50 (8%)    4/49 (8%)    4/49 (8%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     16.4%        5.2%         21.8%        17.3%       |7.1%         9.5%         11.3%        12.2%        |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/12 (0%)    1/14 (7%)    3/9 (33%)    1/6 (17%)   |1/26 (4%)    4/31 (13%)   2/15 (13%)   2/14 (14%)   |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     543          724          481          449         |542          730 (T)      674          106          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.167      P=0.095N     P=0.319      P=0.550     |P=0.118      P=0.572      P=0.285      P=0.278      |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.261      P=0.111N     P=0.385      P=0.593     |P=0.253      P=0.495      P=0.399      P=0.361      |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.284      P=0.118N     P=0.393      P=0.613     |P=0.292      P=0.492      P=0.437      P=0.393      |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.236      P=0.105N     P=0.365      P=0.575     |P=0.214      P=0.504      P=0.354      P=0.329      |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.272      P=0.107N     P=0.395      P=0.622     |P=0.314      P=0.502      P=0.419      P=0.528      |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.418      P=0.134N     P=0.387      P=0.500N    |P=0.391      P=0.500      P=0.489      P=0.489      |
|=================================================================================================================================|
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
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|Tooth                                                                                                                            |
|     Degeneration                                                                                                                |
|                                                                                                                                 |
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     1/1 (100%)   0/0 (0%)     0/0 (0%)     8/8 (100%)  |1/1 (100%)   2/2 (100%)   0/0 (0%)     2/3 (67%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     100.0%       0.0%         0.0%         100.0%      |100.0%       100.0%       0.0%         99.8%        |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/0 (0%)     0/0 (0%)     0/0 (0%)     0/0 (0%)    |0/0 (0%)     0/0 (0%)     0/0 (0%)     0/0 (0%)     |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     117          ---          ---          99          |119          117          ---          113          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.384      (e)          (e)          P=0.464      |
|POLY 3             |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |(e)          (e)          (e)          P=1.000N     |
|POLY 1.5           |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |(e)          (e)          (e)          P=1.000N     |
|POLY 6             |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |(e)          (e)          (e)          P=1.000N     |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.274N     (e)          (e)          P=0.750N     |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      |
|Dose               |     CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB     |CONTROL      250 PPB      500 PPB      750 PPB      |
|                   |                                                        |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Urinary Bladder: Transitional Epithelium                                                                                         |
|     Hyperplasia                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    |
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)        |     2/50 (4%)    0/49 (0%)    1/50 (2%)    0/48 (0%)   |0/49 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    |
|POLY-3 ADJUSTED (b)|     5.5%         0.0%         2.8%         0.0%        |0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         |
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/12 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    0/9 (0%)     0/6 (0%)    |0/26 (0%)    0/31 (0%)    0/15 (0%)    0/14 (0%)    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     543          ---          705          ---         |---          ---          ---          ---          |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    |
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.180N     P=0.213N     P=0.507N     P=0.299N    |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          |
|POLY 3             |     P=0.203N     P=0.222N     P=0.504N     P=0.303N    |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          |
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.194N     P=0.228N     P=0.500N     P=0.294N    |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          |
|POLY 6             |     P=0.211N     P=0.215N     P=0.515N     P=0.314N    |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.145N     P=0.301N     P=0.507N     P=0.230N    |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          |
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.153N     P=0.253N     P=0.500N     P=0.258N    |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          |
|=================================================================================================================================|
(a)  Number of tumor-bearing animals /  number of animals examined at site.
(b)  Poly-3 adjusted lifetime tumor incidence.
(d)  Observed incidence at terminal kill.
(f)  Beneath the control incidence are the P-values associated with the trend 
test.  Beneath the dosed group incidence are the P-values corresponding to 
pairwise comparisons between the controls and that dosed group.  The life
table analysis regards tumors in animals dying prior to  terminal kill as
 being (directly or indirectly) the cause of death.
Logistic regression is an alternative
 method for analyzing the incidence of non-fatal tumors. The Cochran-Armitage
and Fishers exact tests compare directly the overall incidence rates
For all tests a negative trend is indicated by N
(e)  Value of Statistic cannot be computed.
(I)  Interim sacrifice
(T)  Terminal sacrifice
#   Tumor rates based on number of animals necropsied.
*   To the right of any statistical result, indicates significance at (P<=0.05).
**  To the right of any statistical result, indicates significance at (P<=0.01).