NTP Experiment-Test: 05217-03 INCIDENCE RATES OF NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY ANATOMIC SITE (a) Report: PEIRPT03
Study Type: CHRONIC T-BUTYLHYDROQUINONE Date: 04/04/96
Route: DOSED FEED Time: 06:47:04
Facility: Southern Research Institute
Chemical CAS #: 1948-33-0
Lock Date: 05/26/93
Cage Range: All
Reasons For Removal: All
Removal Date Range: All
Treatment Groups: Include All
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05217-03 INCIDENCE RATES OF NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY ANATOMIC SITE (a) Report: PEIRPT03
Study Type: CHRONIC T-BUTYLHYDROQUINONE Date: 04/04/96
Route: DOSED FEED Time: 06:47:04
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FISCHER 344 RATS FEMALE UNTREATD 0.0% 0.125% 0.25% 0.5%
CONTROL
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DISPOSITION SUMMARY
Animals Initially In Study 70 70 70 70 70
Scheduled Sacrifice 10 10 10 10 10
Early Deaths
Moribund Sacrifice 40 31 41 33 36
Natural Death 10 7 8 9 7
Survivors
Terminal Sacrifice 10 22 11 16 17
Other 2
Animals Examined Microscopically 70 70 70 68 70
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ALIMENTARY SYSTEM
Esophagus (68) (69) (70) (67) (70)
Inflammation, Subacute 1 (1%)
Epithelium, Hyperplasia 1 (1%)
Intestine Large, Colon (70) (70) (69) (66) (69)
Edema 1 (1%)
Parasite Metazoan 6 (9%) 3 (4%) 4 (6%) 4 (6%) 5 (7%)
Ulcer 1 (1%)
Intestine Large, Rectum (69) (70) (69) (67) (69)
Edema 1 (1%)
Parasite Metazoan 2 (3%) 2 (3%) 6 (9%) 9 (13%)
Intestine Large, Cecum (70) (70) (70) (67) (70)
Edema 1 (1%) 2 (3%) 1 (1%) 2 (3%)
Parasite Metazoan 2 (3%) 2 (3%) 1 (1%) 3 (4%) 1 (1%)
Intestine Small, Duodenum (69) (70) (70) (67) (70)
Erosion 1 (1%)
Epithelium, Hyperplasia 1 (1%) 1 (1%)
Intestine Small, Ileum (70) (70) (68) (67) (68)
Inflammation, Chronic Active 1 (1%)
Epithelium, Hyperplasia 1 (1%)
Liver (70) (70) (70) (68) (70)
Angiectasis 1 (1%) 2 (3%) 2 (3%) 1 (1%) 2 (3%)
Basophilic Focus 26 (37%) 34 (49%) 31 (44%) 31 (46%) 29 (41%)
Clear Cell Focus 2 (3%) 4 (6%) 4 (6%) 5 (7%)
Degeneration, Cystic 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 1 (1%)
Eosinophilic Focus 10 (14%) 12 (17%) 13 (19%) 12 (18%) 17 (24%)
Eosinophilic Focus, Multiple 1 (1%)
Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation 1 (1%) 3 (4%) 1 (1%) 2 (3%)
Hemorrhage 4 (6%)
Hepatodiaphragmatic Nodule 14 (20%) 12 (17%) 10 (14%) 9 (13%) 19 (27%)
Inflammation, Granulomatous 12 (17%) 9 (13%) 9 (13%) 9 (13%) 10 (14%)
Mixed Cell Focus 2 (3%) 3 (4%) 6 (9%) 8 (12%) 7 (10%)
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05217-03 INCIDENCE RATES OF NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY ANATOMIC SITE (a) Report: PEIRPT03
Study Type: CHRONIC T-BUTYLHYDROQUINONE Date: 04/04/96
Route: DOSED FEED Time: 06:47:04
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FISCHER 344 RATS FEMALE UNTREATD 0.0% 0.125% 0.25% 0.5%
CONTROL
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ALIMENTARY SYSTEM - CONT
Necrosis, Focal 6 (9%) 2 (3%) 3 (4%) 5 (7%) 3 (4%)
Bile Duct, Cyst 1 (1%) 1 (1%)
Bile Duct, Hyperplasia 17 (24%) 18 (26%) 20 (29%) 18 (26%) 24 (34%)
Centrilobular, Atrophy 1 (1%)
Centrilobular, Necrosis 1 (1%) 1 (1%)
Hepatocyte, Vacuolization Cytoplasmic 14 (20%) 7 (10%) 14 (20%) 9 (13%) 3 (4%)
Kupffer Cell, Pigmentation 12 (17%) 9 (13%) 14 (20%) 7 (10%) 9 (13%)
Mesentery (11) (5) (13) (10) (7)
Accessory Spleen 1 (9%) 3 (60%) 1 (8%) 2 (29%)
Fat, Necrosis 9 (82%) 2 (40%) 12 (92%) 8 (80%) 5 (71%)
Pancreas (70) (70) (70) (67) (69)
Atrophy 20 (29%) 20 (29%) 22 (31%) 14 (21%) 13 (19%)
Metaplasia, Hepatocyte 1 (1%)
Acinus, Cytoplasmic Alteration 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 1 (1%)
Acinus, Hyperplasia, Focal 1 (1%) 2 (3%)
Salivary Glands (70) (70) (70) (68) (70)
Atrophy 2 (3%) 1 (1%)
Cyst 1 (1%)
Inflammation, Chronic 1 (1%)
Stomach, Forestomach (70) (70) (70) (67) (69)
Edema 4 (6%) 2 (3%) 3 (4%) 4 (6%)
Erosion 1 (1%) 2 (3%) 1 (1%)
Hyperplasia 1 (1%) 1 (1%)
Ulcer 2 (3%) 4 (6%) 4 (6%) 3 (4%) 2 (3%)
Mucosa, Hyperplasia 5 (7%) 9 (13%) 9 (13%) 8 (12%) 5 (7%)
Stomach, Glandular (70) (70) (70) (67) (70)
Edema 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 2 (3%)
Erosion 3 (4%) 1 (1%) 2 (3%) 6 (9%) 2 (3%)
Ulcer 2 (3%) 4 (6%) 4 (6%) 1 (1%)
Tongue (1) (1) (1) (4) (1)
Epithelium, Hyperplasia 2 (50%) 1 (100%)
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CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
Blood Vessel (70) (70) (70) (68) (70)
Inflammation, Subacute 1 (1%)
Heart (70) (70) (70) (68) (70)
Cardiomyopathy 28 (40%) 35 (50%) 32 (46%) 26 (38%) 28 (40%)
Thrombosis 3 (4%) 1 (1%) 3 (4%)
Valve, Inflammation, Chronic 1 (1%)
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05217-03 INCIDENCE RATES OF NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY ANATOMIC SITE (a) Report: PEIRPT03
Study Type: CHRONIC T-BUTYLHYDROQUINONE Date: 04/04/96
Route: DOSED FEED Time: 06:47:04
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FISCHER 344 RATS FEMALE UNTREATD 0.0% 0.125% 0.25% 0.5%
CONTROL
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ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
Adrenal Cortex (70) (70) (70) (68) (70)
Accessory Adrenal Cortical Nodule 14 (20%) 9 (13%) 14 (20%) 9 (13%) 10 (14%)
Atrophy 1 (1%)
Degeneration, Fatty 9 (13%) 8 (11%) 16 (23%) 17 (25%) 12 (17%)
Fibrosis 1 (1%)
Hemorrhage 1 (1%) 2 (3%) 1 (1%)
Hyperplasia, Diffuse 3 (4%) 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 1 (1%)
Hyperplasia, Focal 4 (6%) 6 (9%) 7 (10%) 4 (6%) 2 (3%)
Hypertrophy, Focal 9 (13%) 8 (11%) 6 (9%) 4 (6%) 7 (10%)
Metaplasia, Osseous 1 (1%)
Necrosis 2 (3%) 2 (3%) 1 (1%)
Adrenal Medulla (70) (70) (70) (68) (70)
Hyperplasia 5 (7%) 7 (10%) 11 (16%) 7 (10%) 7 (10%)
Islets, Pancreatic (70) (70) (69) (67) (69)
Hyperplasia 1 (1%) 1 (1%)
Parathyroid Gland (62) (64) (65) (63) (62)
Hyperplasia 1 (2%) 1 (2%) 1 (2%)
Pituitary Gland (70) (69) (70) (67) (70)
Pars Distalis, Angiectasis 8 (11%) 7 (10%) 3 (4%) 6 (9%) 7 (10%)
Pars Distalis, Atypia Cellular 1 (1%)
Pars Distalis, Cyst 16 (23%) 11 (16%) 25 (36%) 17 (25%) 19 (27%)
Pars Distalis, Hyperplasia, Focal 9 (13%) 7 (10%) 15 (21%) 1 (1%) 9 (13%)
Pars Intermedia, Angiectasis 2 (3%) 2 (3%)
Pars Intermedia, Cyst 2 (3%) 5 (7%) 4 (6%) 3 (4%)
Thyroid Gland (70) (69) (70) (67) (70)
Ectopic Thymus 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 1 (1%)
Ultimobranchial Cyst 4 (6%) 2 (3%) 4 (6%) 2 (3%)
C-Cell, Hyperplasia 8 (11%) 9 (13%) 9 (13%) 3 (4%) 8 (11%)
Follicle, Cyst 1 (1%) 2 (3%) 1 (1%)
Follicular Cell, Hyperplasia 1 (1%) 1 (1%)
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GENERAL BODY SYSTEM
None
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GENITAL SYSTEM
Clitoral Gland (68) (69) (69) (68) (70)
Cyst 2 (3%) 5 (7%) 7 (10%) 6 (9%) 5 (7%)
Cyst, Multiple 1 (1%)
Fibrosis 1 (1%)
Hyperplasia 3 (4%) 4 (6%) 6 (9%) 3 (4%) 4 (6%)
Inflammation, Chronic 3 (4%) 1 (1%) 2 (3%) 2 (3%) 2 (3%)
Inflammation, Suppurative 2 (3%) 3 (4%) 3 (4%) 1 (1%)
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05217-03 INCIDENCE RATES OF NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY ANATOMIC SITE (a) Report: PEIRPT03
Study Type: CHRONIC T-BUTYLHYDROQUINONE Date: 04/04/96
Route: DOSED FEED Time: 06:47:04
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FISCHER 344 RATS FEMALE UNTREATD 0.0% 0.125% 0.25% 0.5%
CONTROL
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GENITAL SYSTEM - CONT
Ovary (70) (70) (70) (67) (70)
Angiectasis 1 (1%)
Cyst 17 (24%) 9 (13%) 11 (16%) 19 (28%) 18 (26%)
Uterus (70) (70) (70) (68) (70)
Hydrometra 4 (6%) 9 (13%) 10 (14%) 4 (6%) 9 (13%)
Hyperplasia, Cystic 4 (6%) 4 (6%) 5 (7%) 2 (3%) 3 (4%)
Cervix, Hypertrophy 1 (1%)
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HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM
Bone Marrow (70) (70) (70) (67) (70)
Depletion Cellular 1 (1%) 1 (1%)
Fibrosis 1 (1%)
Hyperplasia 1 (1%) 1 (1%)
Infiltration Cellular, Histiocyte 1 (1%)
Inflammation, Granulomatous 1 (1%)
Myelofibrosis 2 (3%) 1 (1%) 4 (6%) 1 (1%) 3 (4%)
Stromal Cell, Hyperplasia 1 (1%)
Lymph Node (20) (14) (24) (19) (18)
Hyperplasia, Lymphoid 1 (4%)
Iliac, Hemorrhage 1 (7%)
Iliac, Hyperplasia, Lymphoid 1 (7%)
Inguinal, Ectasia 1 (5%)
Inguinal, Hemorrhage 1 (5%)
Inguinal, Hyperplasia, Lymphoid 1 (5%)
Mediastinal, Ectasia 1 (5%)
Mediastinal, Hemorrhage 3 (15%) 1 (7%) 1 (4%) 7 (37%)
Mediastinal, Hyperplasia, Lymphoid 1 (5%)
Mediastinal, Pigmentation 14 (70%) 3 (21%) 9 (38%) 11 (58%) 6 (33%)
Pancreatic, Hemorrhage 1 (5%)
Pancreatic, Pigmentation 1 (5%) 2 (14%) 6 (25%) 4 (21%) 4 (22%)
Renal, Hemorrhage 2 (11%)
Renal, Pigmentation 1 (5%) 3 (21%) 2 (8%) 7 (39%)
Lymph Node, Mandibular (69) (70) (70) (65) (70)
Ectasia 2 (3%) 2 (3%) 2 (3%) 4 (6%) 1 (1%)
Hemorrhage 5 (7%) 3 (4%) 3 (4%) 5 (8%) 2 (3%)
Hyperplasia, Lymphoid 13 (19%) 12 (17%) 9 (13%) 14 (22%) 7 (10%)
Hyperplasia, Plasma Cell 1 (1%) 1 (1%)
Pigmentation 20 (29%) 27 (39%) 19 (27%) 26 (40%) 25 (36%)
Lymph Node, Mesenteric (68) (69) (70) (65) (70)
Ectasia 2 (3%) 2 (3%) 2 (3%) 2 (3%)
Hemorrhage 4 (6%) 1 (1%) 9 (14%) 7 (10%)
Hyperplasia, Lymphoid 2 (3%) 4 (6%) 2 (3%) 3 (5%) 4 (6%)
Pigmentation 1 (1%) 1 (2%) 1 (1%)
Spleen (70) (70) (70) (67) (70)
Developmental Malformation 1 (1%)
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05217-03 INCIDENCE RATES OF NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY ANATOMIC SITE (a) Report: PEIRPT03
Study Type: CHRONIC T-BUTYLHYDROQUINONE Date: 04/04/96
Route: DOSED FEED Time: 06:47:04
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FISCHER 344 RATS FEMALE UNTREATD 0.0% 0.125% 0.25% 0.5%
CONTROL
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HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM - CONT
Fibrosis 3 (4%) 4 (6%) 5 (7%) 3 (4%) 3 (4%)
Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation 15 (21%) 12 (17%) 12 (17%) 17 (25%) 11 (16%)
Hemorrhage 1 (1%)
Hyperplasia, Lymphoid 1 (1%)
Metaplasia, Lipocyte 1 (1%)
Necrosis 2 (3%) 2 (3%) 1 (1%)
Pigmentation, Hemosiderin 29 (41%) 31 (44%) 34 (49%) 41 (61%) 51 (73%)
Lymphoid Follicle, Atrophy 1 (1%) 1 (1%)
Red Pulp, Atrophy 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 1 (1%)
Thymus (66) (66) (70) (67) (67)
Hemorrhage 1 (2%)
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INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM
Mammary Gland (70) (70) (69) (68) (70)
Dilatation 37 (53%) 33 (47%) 48 (70%) 39 (57%) 34 (49%)
Galactocele 5 (7%) 1 (1%) 4 (6%) 1 (1%) 5 (7%)
Hyperplasia 12 (17%) 12 (17%) 6 (9%) 11 (16%) 15 (21%)
Inflammation, Suppurative 1 (1%)
Skin (70) (69) (70) (67) (70)
Cyst Epithelial Inclusion 1 (1%) 1 (1%)
Hyperkeratosis 1 (1%) 1 (1%)
Inflammation, Chronic 1 (1%) 2 (3%)
Ulcer 2 (3%) 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 2 (3%)
Epidermis, Hyperplasia 1 (1%) 2 (3%) 2 (3%) 2 (3%)
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MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM
Bone (70) (70) (69) (68) (70)
Fibrous Osteodystrophy 1 (1%) 1 (1%)
Hyperostosis 1 (1%)
Cranium, Osteopetrosis 8 (11%) 17 (24%) 9 (13%) 6 (9%) 9 (13%)
Femur, Osteopetrosis 9 (13%) 17 (24%) 10 (14%) 6 (9%) 5 (7%)
Skeletal Muscle (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)
Hemorrhage 1 (100%)
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NERVOUS SYSTEM
Brain (70) (70) (70) (68) (70)
Atrophy 19 (27%) 22 (31%) 20 (29%) 25 (37%) 22 (31%)
Gliosis 1 (1%)
Hemorrhage 1 (1%)
Hydrocephalus 4 (6%) 4 (6%) 1 (1%) 3 (4%) 8 (11%)
Necrosis 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 1 (1%)
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05217-03 INCIDENCE RATES OF NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY ANATOMIC SITE (a) Report: PEIRPT03
Study Type: CHRONIC T-BUTYLHYDROQUINONE Date: 04/04/96
Route: DOSED FEED Time: 06:47:04
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FISCHER 344 RATS FEMALE UNTREATD 0.0% 0.125% 0.25% 0.5%
CONTROL
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RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
Lung (70) (70) (70) (68) (70)
Congestion 1 (1%)
Edema 2 (3%) 1 (1%)
Hemorrhage 2 (3%) 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 2 (3%)
Infiltration Cellular, Histiocyte 28 (40%) 33 (47%) 24 (34%) 30 (44%) 23 (33%)
Inflammation, Subacute 7 (10%) 4 (6%) 1 (1%) 3 (4%) 2 (3%)
Thrombosis 1 (1%)
Alveolar Epithelium, Hyperplasia 5 (7%) 6 (9%) 5 (7%) 2 (3%) 5 (7%)
Nose (70) (70) (70) (68) (70)
Foreign Body 3 (4%) 1 (1%) 3 (4%)
Inflammation, Suppurative 5 (7%) 3 (4%) 2 (3%) 11 (16%) 3 (4%)
Goblet Cell, Hyperplasia 10 (14%) 8 (11%) 2 (3%) 3 (4%) 7 (10%)
Mucosa, Hyperplasia 5 (7%) 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 12 (18%) 1 (1%)
Mucosa, Metaplasia, Squamous 3 (4%) 2 (3%) 4 (6%)
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SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM
Eye (4) (1) (3) (1)
Cataract 3 (75%) 1 (100%) 3 (100%) 1 (100%)
Hemorrhage 1 (25%) 1 (33%)
Inflammation, Chronic 1 (33%)
Retina, Degeneration 4 (100%) 1 (100%) 3 (100%) 1 (100%)
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URINARY SYSTEM
Kidney (70) (70) (70) (67) (70)
Cyst 1 (1%) 3 (4%)
Hydronephrosis 1 (1%) 1 (1%)
Inflammation, Chronic 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 3 (4%) 5 (7%)
Inflammation, Suppurative 2 (3%) 1 (1%) 1 (1%)
Mineralization 67 (96%) 62 (89%) 66 (94%) 54 (81%) 58 (83%)
Nephropathy 37 (53%) 38 (54%) 38 (54%) 37 (55%) 39 (56%)
Renal Tubule, Atrophy 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 4 (6%) 5 (7%)
Renal Tubule, Cytoplasmic Alteration 5 (7%) 3 (4%) 3 (4%) 4 (6%) 2 (3%)
Renal Tubule, Dilatation 1 (1%) 1 (1%)
Renal Tubule, Necrosis 2 (3%) 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 2 (3%)
Renal Tubule, Pigmentation 15 (21%) 9 (13%) 16 (23%) 11 (16%) 16 (23%)
Transitional Epithelium, Hyperplasia 2 (3%) 4 (6%) 2 (3%) 6 (9%) 3 (4%)
Urinary Bladder (69) (70) (70) (68) (69)
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05217-03 INCIDENCE RATES OF NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY ANATOMIC SITE (a) Report: PEIRPT03
Study Type: CHRONIC T-BUTYLHYDROQUINONE Date: 04/04/96
Route: DOSED FEED Time: 06:47:04
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FISCHER 344 RATS FEMALE UNTREATD 0.0% 0.125% 0.25% 0.5%
CONTROL
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URINARY SYSTEM - CONT
Transitional Epithelium, Hyperplasia 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 2 (3%)
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05217-03 INCIDENCE RATES OF NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY ANATOMIC SITE (a) Report: PEIRPT03
Study Type: CHRONIC T-BUTYLHYDROQUINONE Date: 04/04/96
Route: DOSED FEED Time: 06:47:04
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FISCHER 344 RATS MALE UNTREATD 0.0% 0.125% 0.25% 0.5%
CONTROL
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DISPOSITION SUMMARY
Animals Initially In Study 70 70 70 70 70
Scheduled Sacrifice 10 10 10 10 10
Early Deaths
Moribund Sacrifice 48 41 51 50 42
Natural Death 4 7 2 7 4
Survivors
Terminal Sacrifice 8 12 7 1 14
Other 2
Animals Examined Microscopically 70 70 70 68 70
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ALIMENTARY SYSTEM
Intestine Large, Colon (68) (70) (68) (68) (70)
Edema 1 (1%) 1 (1%)
Parasite Metazoan 7 (10%) 6 (9%) 6 (9%) 3 (4%) 3 (4%)
Intestine Large, Rectum (69) (68) (70) (68) (69)
Edema 2 (3%) 1 (1%) 1 (1%)
Hemorrhage 1 (1%)
Parasite Metazoan 6 (9%) 5 (7%) 1 (1%) 8 (12%)
Intestine Large, Cecum (70) (70) (68) (68) (70)
Edema 3 (4%) 2 (3%) 2 (3%) 3 (4%) 3 (4%)
Parasite Metazoan 1 (1%) 2 (3%) 2 (3%) 3 (4%)
Intestine Small, Duodenum (69) (70) (70) (68) (70)
Epithelium, Hyperplasia 2 (3%) 4 (6%)
Intestine Small, Jejunum (70) (69) (70) (67) (70)
Metaplasia, Osseous 1 (1%)
Epithelium, Hyperplasia 1 (1%) 1 (1%)
Intestine Small, Ileum (70) (69) (69) (68) (69)
Diverticulum 1 (1%)
Hyperplasia, Lymphoid 1 (1%)
Ulcer 1 (1%)
Liver (70) (70) (70) (68) (70)
Angiectasis 10 (14%) 5 (7%) 1 (1%) 4 (6%) 7 (10%)
Basophilic Focus 7 (10%) 7 (10%) 3 (4%) 2 (3%) 7 (10%)
Clear Cell Focus 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 3 (4%) 1 (1%) 5 (7%)
Congestion 1 (1%)
Degeneration, Cystic 23 (33%) 9 (13%) 16 (23%) 11 (16%) 5 (7%)
Eosinophilic Focus 10 (14%) 6 (9%) 4 (6%) 1 (1%) 4 (6%)
Eosinophilic Focus, Multiple 1 (1%)
Fibrosis 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 1 (1%)
Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation 1 (1%) 1 (1%)
Hemorrhage 1 (1%) 1 (1%)
Hepatodiaphragmatic Nodule 7 (10%) 4 (6%) 8 (11%) 4 (6%) 8 (11%)
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05217-03 INCIDENCE RATES OF NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY ANATOMIC SITE (a) Report: PEIRPT03
Study Type: CHRONIC T-BUTYLHYDROQUINONE Date: 04/04/96
Route: DOSED FEED Time: 06:47:04
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FISCHER 344 RATS MALE UNTREATD 0.0% 0.125% 0.25% 0.5%
CONTROL
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ALIMENTARY SYSTEM - CONT
Inflammation, Subacute 1 (1%) 2 (3%) 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 2 (3%)
Mixed Cell Focus 2 (3%) 2 (3%)
Necrosis, Focal 8 (11%) 7 (10%) 6 (9%) 3 (4%) 2 (3%)
Thrombosis 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 3 (4%) 1 (1%)
Bile Duct, Cyst 2 (3%)
Bile Duct, Hyperplasia 52 (74%) 47 (67%) 49 (70%) 43 (63%) 26 (37%)
Centrilobular, Atrophy 1 (1%)
Centrilobular, Fibrosis 1 (1%)
Centrilobular, Necrosis 2 (3%) 3 (4%) 1 (1%) 2 (3%)
Hepatocyte, Vacuolization Cytoplasmic 6 (9%) 10 (14%) 4 (6%) 7 (10%) 3 (4%)
Kupffer Cell, Hyperplasia 1 (1%)
Kupffer Cell, Pigmentation 11 (16%) 15 (21%) 18 (26%) 8 (12%) 10 (14%)
Mesentery (20) (15) (11) (7) (16)
Accessory Spleen 1 (5%) 2 (13%) 3 (27%) 4 (25%)
Fat, Necrosis 16 (80%) 12 (80%) 7 (64%) 6 (86%) 13 (81%)
Pancreas (70) (70) (69) (68) (70)
Atrophy 16 (23%) 19 (27%) 19 (28%) 12 (18%) 17 (24%)
Acinus, Cytoplasmic Alteration 3 (4%) 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 4 (6%)
Acinus, Hyperplasia, Focal 2 (3%) 1 (1%) 3 (4%) 2 (3%) 2 (3%)
Salivary Glands (70) (70) (70) (68) (70)
Atrophy 1 (1%) 1 (1%)
Stomach, Forestomach (70) (70) (70) (68) (69)
Edema 9 (13%) 2 (3%) 4 (6%) 5 (7%) 6 (9%)
Erosion 2 (3%) 2 (3%)
Hyperplasia 8 (11%) 7 (10%) 7 (10%) 9 (13%) 12 (17%)
Inflammation, Subacute 2 (3%)
Ulcer 8 (11%) 10 (14%) 1 (1%) 3 (4%) 7 (10%)
Mucosa, Hyperplasia 1 (1%) 1 (1%)
Stomach, Glandular (70) (70) (69) (68) (70)
Edema 1 (1%) 2 (3%) 1 (1%) 3 (4%) 3 (4%)
Erosion 1 (1%) 11 (16%) 3 (4%) 2 (3%) 1 (1%)
Mineralization 1 (1%) 2 (3%) 5 (7%)
Ulcer 3 (4%) 5 (7%) 3 (4%) 3 (4%)
Tongue (1) (2) (2) (1) (4)
Epithelium, Hyperplasia 1 (50%) 2 (100%) 1 (100%) 2 (50%)
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CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
Blood Vessel (70) (70) (70) (68) (70)
Hypertrophy 1 (1%) 3 (4%) 1 (1%) 4 (6%)
Inflammation, Subacute 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 1 (1%)
Mineralization 1 (1%) 1 (1%)
Thrombosis 1 (1%)
Heart (70) (70) (70) (68) (70)
Cardiomyopathy 42 (60%) 42 (60%) 43 (61%) 37 (54%) 39 (56%)
Mineralization 1 (1%)
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05217-03 INCIDENCE RATES OF NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY ANATOMIC SITE (a) Report: PEIRPT03
Study Type: CHRONIC T-BUTYLHYDROQUINONE Date: 04/04/96
Route: DOSED FEED Time: 06:47:04
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FISCHER 344 RATS MALE UNTREATD 0.0% 0.125% 0.25% 0.5%
CONTROL
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CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM - CONT
Necrosis 1 (1%)
Thrombosis 6 (9%) 9 (13%) 8 (11%) 4 (6%)
Endocardium, Hyperplasia 1 (1%)
Schwann Cell, Hyperplasia 1 (1%) 1 (1%)
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ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
Adrenal Cortex (70) (70) (70) (68) (70)
Accessory Adrenal Cortical Nodule 18 (26%) 17 (24%) 10 (14%) 12 (18%) 14 (20%)
Degeneration, Cystic 1 (1%)
Degeneration, Fatty 9 (13%) 7 (10%) 10 (14%) 8 (12%) 7 (10%)
Hemorrhage 1 (1%) 3 (4%) 2 (3%)
Hyperplasia, Focal 4 (6%) 2 (3%) 2 (3%) 2 (3%) 3 (4%)
Hypertrophy, Focal 6 (9%) 5 (7%) 5 (7%) 2 (3%) 2 (3%)
Necrosis 1 (1%) 1 (1%)
Adrenal Medulla (70) (70) (69) (68) (70)
Hyperplasia 26 (37%) 30 (43%) 22 (32%) 15 (22%) 12 (17%)
Islets, Pancreatic (70) (70) (69) (68) (70)
Hyperplasia 3 (4%) 3 (4%) 1 (1%) 2 (3%) 1 (1%)
Parathyroid Gland (65) (66) (64) (65) (66)
Hyperplasia 6 (9%) 1 (2%) 8 (13%) 7 (11%) 9 (14%)
Pituitary Gland (70) (69) (68) (66) (70)
Nuclear Alteration 1 (1%)
Pars Distalis, Angiectasis 4 (6%) 2 (3%) 2 (3%) 1 (2%)
Pars Distalis, Cyst 6 (9%) 9 (13%) 3 (4%) 4 (6%) 7 (10%)
Pars Distalis, Cyst, Hemorrhagic 1 (1%) 1 (2%)
Pars Distalis, Hyperplasia, Focal 10 (14%) 10 (14%) 8 (12%) 8 (12%) 14 (20%)
Pars Intermedia, Angiectasis 1 (1%) 2 (3%) 1 (1%)
Pars Intermedia, Cyst 1 (1%) 8 (12%) 6 (9%) 5 (8%) 2 (3%)
Thyroid Gland (70) (70) (70) (68) (70)
Ectopic Thymus 1 (1%) 1 (1%)
Ultimobranchial Cyst 2 (3%) 3 (4%) 2 (3%) 1 (1%) 8 (11%)
C-Cell, Hyperplasia 9 (13%) 6 (9%) 8 (11%) 9 (13%) 7 (10%)
Follicle, Cyst 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 3 (4%) 1 (1%)
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GENERAL BODY SYSTEM
None
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a Number of animals examined microscopically at site and number of animals with lesion
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05217-03 INCIDENCE RATES OF NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY ANATOMIC SITE (a) Report: PEIRPT03
Study Type: CHRONIC T-BUTYLHYDROQUINONE Date: 04/04/96
Route: DOSED FEED Time: 06:47:04
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FISCHER 344 RATS MALE UNTREATD 0.0% 0.125% 0.25% 0.5%
CONTROL
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GENITAL SYSTEM
Epididymis (70) (70) (70) (67) (70)
Atypia Cellular 27 (39%) 29 (41%) 26 (37%) 28 (42%) 25 (36%)
Granuloma Sperm 1 (1%)
Preputial Gland (70) (70) (70) (68) (70)
Cyst 3 (4%) 3 (4%) 4 (6%) 4 (6%)
Hyperplasia 3 (4%) 1 (1%) 2 (3%) 4 (6%) 2 (3%)
Inflammation, Chronic 26 (37%) 12 (17%) 16 (23%) 18 (26%) 12 (17%)
Inflammation, Suppurative 3 (4%) 1 (1%) 7 (10%) 3 (4%) 5 (7%)
Prostate (70) (70) (70) (68) (70)
Cyst 1 (1%)
Fibrosis 3 (4%) 1 (1%)
Inflammation, Chronic 5 (7%) 2 (3%) 1 (1%)
Inflammation, Suppurative 36 (51%) 29 (41%) 41 (59%) 41 (60%) 23 (33%)
Epithelium, Hyperplasia 11 (16%) 12 (17%) 10 (14%) 6 (9%) 8 (11%)
Testes (70) (70) (70) (67) (70)
Interstitial Cell, Hyperplasia 4 (6%) 3 (4%) 7 (10%) 6 (9%) 3 (4%)
Seminiferous Tubule, Atrophy 7 (10%) 1 (1%) 6 (9%) 2 (3%) 5 (7%)
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HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM
Bone Marrow (70) (70) (70) (68) (70)
Depletion Cellular 1 (1%)
Hyperplasia 6 (9%) 5 (7%) 2 (3%) 7 (10%)
Infiltration Cellular, Histiocyte 2 (3%)
Myelofibrosis 4 (6%) 2 (3%) 8 (11%) 2 (3%)
Lymph Node (33) (37) (37) (36) (35)
Deep Cervical, Hyperplasia, Lymphoid 1 (3%)
Iliac, Hemorrhage 1 (3%)
Inguinal, Hyperplasia, Lymphoid 2 (6%) 1 (3%)
Mediastinal, Congestion 2 (6%)
Mediastinal, Hemorrhage 3 (9%) 5 (14%) 3 (8%) 3 (8%) 3 (9%)
Mediastinal, Hyperplasia, Lymphoid 1 (3%) 3 (8%) 2 (5%) 1 (3%) 2 (6%)
Mediastinal, Pigmentation 13 (39%) 14 (38%) 14 (38%) 17 (47%) 16 (46%)
Pancreatic, Ectasia 1 (3%)
Pancreatic, Hemorrhage 2 (5%)
Pancreatic, Hyperplasia, Plasma Cell 1 (3%)
Pancreatic, Pigmentation 9 (27%) 4 (11%) 3 (8%) 4 (11%) 3 (9%)
Renal, Ectasia 2 (6%)
Renal, Hemorrhage 1 (3%) 1 (3%) 1 (3%) 3 (8%) 2 (6%)
Renal, Hyperplasia, Lymphoid 1 (3%)
Renal, Pigmentation 8 (24%) 5 (14%) 8 (22%) 8 (22%) 7 (20%)
Lymph Node, Mandibular (70) (69) (70) (68) (70)
Ectasia 3 (4%) 8 (12%) 8 (11%) 7 (10%) 6 (9%)
Hemorrhage 2 (3%) 1 (1%) 2 (3%) 3 (4%)
Hyperplasia, Lymphoid 11 (16%) 11 (16%) 7 (10%) 10 (15%) 17 (24%)
a Number of animals examined microscopically at site and number of animals with lesion
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05217-03 INCIDENCE RATES OF NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY ANATOMIC SITE (a) Report: PEIRPT03
Study Type: CHRONIC T-BUTYLHYDROQUINONE Date: 04/04/96
Route: DOSED FEED Time: 06:47:04
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FISCHER 344 RATS MALE UNTREATD 0.0% 0.125% 0.25% 0.5%
CONTROL
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HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM - CONT
Hyperplasia, Plasma Cell 1 (1%) 1 (1%)
Pigmentation 6 (9%) 8 (12%) 3 (4%) 7 (10%) 5 (7%)
Lymph Node, Mesenteric (70) (68) (68) (67) (70)
Ectasia 7 (10%) 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 7 (10%) 10 (14%)
Hemorrhage 1 (1%) 3 (4%) 3 (4%) 1 (1%) 2 (3%)
Hyperplasia, Lymphoid 3 (4%) 2 (3%) 1 (1%) 10 (15%) 6 (9%)
Pigmentation 1 (1%)
Spleen (70) (70) (70) (68) (70)
Angiectasis 1 (1%)
Congestion 1 (1%)
Fibrosis 21 (30%) 19 (27%) 20 (29%) 9 (13%) 13 (19%)
Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation 7 (10%) 6 (9%) 6 (9%) 3 (4%) 8 (11%)
Metaplasia, Lipocyte 1 (1%)
Necrosis 2 (3%) 3 (4%) 2 (3%) 3 (4%)
Pigmentation, Hemosiderin 13 (19%) 11 (16%) 9 (13%) 14 (21%) 17 (24%)
Lymphoid Follicle, Atrophy 1 (1%)
Red Pulp, Atrophy 1 (1%)
Thymus (68) (65) (65) (64) (66)
Cyst 1 (2%)
Ectopic Parathyroid Gland 1 (2%) 2 (3%)
Hemorrhage 1 (2%) 3 (5%) 1 (2%)
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INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM
Mammary Gland (67) (68) (67) (66) (68)
Dilatation 23 (34%) 27 (40%) 24 (36%) 17 (26%) 10 (15%)
Galactocele 5 (7%) 4 (6%) 1 (2%) 2 (3%)
Hyperplasia 7 (10%) 12 (18%) 4 (6%) 5 (8%) 6 (9%)
Skin (70) (70) (70) (67) (70)
Cyst Epithelial Inclusion 2 (3%) 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 1 (1%)
Hemorrhage 1 (1%)
Hyperkeratosis 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 2 (3%) 1 (1%)
Inflammation, Chronic 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 2 (3%)
Ulcer 1 (1%) 1 (1%)
Epidermis, Hyperplasia 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 1 (1%)
Subcutaneous Tissue, Inflammation,
Suppurative 1 (1%)
Subcutaneous Tissue, Thrombosis 1 (1%)
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MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM
Bone (70) (70) (70) (68) (70)
Fibrous Osteodystrophy 6 (9%) 1 (1%) 5 (7%) 5 (7%) 7 (10%)
Hyperostosis 1 (1%) 1 (1%)
Femur, Osteopetrosis 1 (1%) 2 (3%) 2 (3%) 1 (1%)
a Number of animals examined microscopically at site and number of animals with lesion
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05217-03 INCIDENCE RATES OF NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY ANATOMIC SITE (a) Report: PEIRPT03
Study Type: CHRONIC T-BUTYLHYDROQUINONE Date: 04/04/96
Route: DOSED FEED Time: 06:47:04
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
FISCHER 344 RATS MALE UNTREATD 0.0% 0.125% 0.25% 0.5%
CONTROL
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NERVOUS SYSTEM
Brain (70) (70) (70) (68) (70)
Angiectasis 1 (1%)
Atrophy 12 (17%) 6 (9%) 8 (11%) 8 (12%) 3 (4%)
Gliosis 1 (1%)
Hemorrhage 2 (3%) 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 1 (1%)
Hydrocephalus 4 (6%) 3 (4%) 3 (4%) 4 (6%)
Necrosis 1 (1%) 2 (3%) 1 (1%)
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RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
Lung (70) (70) (70) (68) (70)
Congestion 2 (3%)
Edema 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 1 (1%)
Hemorrhage 3 (4%) 2 (3%) 5 (7%) 2 (3%) 2 (3%)
Infiltration Cellular, Histiocyte 19 (27%) 17 (24%) 21 (30%) 10 (15%) 14 (20%)
Inflammation, Subacute 4 (6%) 7 (10%) 7 (10%) 7 (10%) 8 (11%)
Metaplasia, Osseous 1 (1%)
Mineralization 1 (1%) 1 (1%)
Alveolar Epithelium, Hyperplasia 7 (10%) 8 (11%) 10 (14%) 6 (9%) 10 (14%)
Nose (70) (70) (70) (68) (70)
Foreign Body 6 (9%) 5 (7%) 8 (11%) 2 (3%) 2 (3%)
Inflammation, Suppurative 17 (24%) 10 (14%) 22 (31%) 15 (22%) 11 (16%)
Goblet Cell, Hyperplasia 5 (7%) 4 (6%) 3 (4%) 9 (13%) 20 (29%)
Mucosa, Hyperplasia 14 (20%) 8 (11%) 18 (26%) 13 (19%) 10 (14%)
Mucosa, Metaplasia, Squamous 8 (11%) 4 (6%) 13 (19%) 8 (12%) 7 (10%)
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SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM
Eye (4) (4) (2) (1) (2)
Atrophy 2 (50%) 1 (50%)
Cataract 1 (25%) 2 (50%) 1 (50%)
Inflammation, Chronic 1 (25%) 1 (50%)
Retina, Degeneration 1 (25%) 2 (50%) 1 (50%)
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URINARY SYSTEM
Kidney (70) (70) (70) (68) (70)
Cyst 2 (3%) 1 (1%) 3 (4%) 7 (10%) 11 (16%)
Developmental Malformation 1 (1%)
Inflammation, Suppurative 9 (13%) 8 (11%) 9 (13%) 20 (29%)
Mineralization 13 (19%) 13 (19%) 4 (6%) 2 (3%) 1 (1%)
Nephropathy 65 (93%) 64 (91%) 65 (93%) 62 (91%) 66 (94%)
a Number of animals examined microscopically at site and number of animals with lesion
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NTP Experiment-Test: 05217-03 INCIDENCE RATES OF NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY ANATOMIC SITE (a) Report: PEIRPT03
Study Type: CHRONIC T-BUTYLHYDROQUINONE Date: 04/04/96
Route: DOSED FEED Time: 06:47:04
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
FISCHER 344 RATS MALE UNTREATD 0.0% 0.125% 0.25% 0.5%
CONTROL
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URINARY SYSTEM - CONT
Renal Tubule, Accumulation, Hyaline Droplet 1 (1%) 3 (4%) 1 (1%) 2 (3%) 1 (1%)
Renal Tubule, Atrophy 1 (1%) 1 (1%)
Renal Tubule, Hyperplasia, Focal 1 (1%)
Renal Tubule, Necrosis 3 (4%) 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 1 (1%)
Renal Tubule, Pigmentation 18 (26%) 23 (33%) 26 (37%) 17 (25%) 15 (21%)
Transitional Epithelium, Hyperplasia 13 (19%) 2 (3%) 12 (17%) 11 (16%) 21 (30%)
Urinary Bladder (70) (70) (70) (68) (70)
Hemorrhage 1 (1%) 1 (1%)
Inflammation, Suppurative 1 (1%) 1 (1%)
Transitional Epithelium, Hyperplasia 2 (3%)
a Number of animals examined microscopically at site and number of animals with lesion
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