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TDMS Study 88032-05 Pathology Tables

NTP Experiment-Test: 88032-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                            OXYMETHOLONE                                       Date: 11/24/97
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 11:09:28

                                                          79 WEEK SSAC




       Facility:  Battelle Columbus Laboratory

       Chemical CAS #:  434-07-01

       Lock Date:  01/02/96

       Cage Range:  All

       Reasons For Removal:    25017 Scheduled Sacrifice

       Removal Date Range:     10/20/94 - 10/21/94

       Treatment Groups:       Include 002    0 MG/KG
                               Include 004    3 MG/KG
                               Include 006    30 MG/KG
                               Include 008    100     MG/KG
                               Include 001    0 MG/KG
                               Include 003    3 MG/KG
                               Include 005    30 MG/KG
                               Include 007    150     MG/KG





























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NTP Experiment-Test: 88032-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                            OXYMETHOLONE                                       Date: 11/24/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 11:09:28  
                                                                                                                                    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|                                            |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|                                            |            |
                                           | 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8|                                            |      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS FEMALE                 | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|                                            |      A     |
    0 MG/KG                                | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 1| 2| 3| 4|                                            |      L     |
                                           | 9| 2| 4| 6| 1| 4| 9| 6| 2| 8|                                            |            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Esophagus                               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Colon                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Rectum                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Parasite Metazoan                    |    X     X  X              X                                             |      4     |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Cecum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Duodenum               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Jejunum                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Ileum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Basophilic Focus                     | X  X        X  X     X  X  X                                             |      7     |
      Hepatodiaphragmatic Nodule           | X              X                                                         |      2     |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         | 1        1  1  1  1  1     1                                             |      7  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mesentery                               |       +  +  +     +                                                      |   4        |
      Fat, Inflammation, Chronic Active    |       3  1  2     2                                                      |      4  2.0|
      Fat, Mineralization                  |                   2                                                      |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pancreas                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Acinus, Atrophy                      | 1                                                                        |      1  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Salivary Glands                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Blood Vessel                            | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Myocardium, Degeneration, Chronic    |       1  1  1  1        1  1                                             |      6  1.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Cortex                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Medulla                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Parathyroid Gland                       | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Cyst                                 |          1  3                                                            |      2  2.0|
      Hyperplasia                          |                   1                                                      |      1  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        

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NTP Experiment-Test: 88032-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                            OXYMETHOLONE                                       Date: 11/24/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 11:09:28  
                                                                                                                                    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|                                            |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|                                            |            |
                                           | 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8|                                            |      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS FEMALE                 | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|                                            |      A     |
    0 MG/KG                                | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 1| 2| 3| 4|                                            |      L     |
                                           | 9| 2| 4| 6| 1| 4| 9| 6| 2| 8|                                            |            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 GENITAL SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Clitoral Gland                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +                                             |   9        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         | 1  1        1  1  1                                                      |      5  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Ovary                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Periovarian Tissue, Cyst             |       2     3     3                                                      |      3  2.7|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Uterus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Hydrometra                           | 2        2              3                                                |      3  2.3|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone Marrow                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |       2                                                                  |      1  2.0|
      Pigmentation, Hemosiderin            |                   2                                                      |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thymus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mammary Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Dilatation                           |       2           2     1  2                                             |      4  1.8|
      Galactocele                          |                2                                                         |      1  2.0|
      Lobular, Hyperplasia                 |                      2                                                   |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Skin                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Epidermis, Cyst                      |       3                                                                  |      1  3.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Brain                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |       1                                                                  |      1  1.0|
      Mineralization                       | 1                    1                                                   |      2  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Nose                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Trachea                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        

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NTP Experiment-Test: 88032-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                            OXYMETHOLONE                                       Date: 11/24/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 11:09:28  
                                                                                                                                    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|                                            |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|                                            |            |
                                           | 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8|                                            |      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS FEMALE                 | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|                                            |      A     |
    0 MG/KG                                | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 1| 2| 3| 4|                                            |      L     |
                                           | 9| 2| 4| 6| 1| 4| 9| 6| 2| 8|                                            |            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Mineralization                       | 1  1     1     1  1  1  1  1                                             |      8  1.0|
      Nephropathy                          |    1  1  1     1  1  1  1  1                                             |      8  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Urinary Bladder                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |       1                                                                  |      1  1.0|
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        

                                                             Page   4                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 88032-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                            OXYMETHOLONE                                       Date: 11/24/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 11:09:28  
                                                                                                                                    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|                                            |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|                                            |            |
                                           | 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8|                                            |      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS FEMALE                 | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5|                                            |      A     |
    3 MG/KG                                | 5| 5| 7| 7| 8| 8| 9| 9| 1| 2|                                            |      L     |
                                           | 1| 6| 1| 5| 0| 6| 2| 3| 8| 0|                                            |            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Esophagus                               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Colon                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Rectum                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Parasite Metazoan                    | X              X     X     X                                             |      4     |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Cecum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Duodenum               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Jejunum                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Ileum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Basophilic Focus                     | X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X                                             |     10     |
      Clear Cell Focus                     |       X                                                                  |      1     |
      Hepatodiaphragmatic Nodule           |       X                                                                  |      1     |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |    2  1        1  1     1  1                                             |      6  1.2|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mesentery                               |       +     +     +                                                      |   3        |
      Fat, Inflammation, Chronic Active    |       2     2     2                                                      |      3  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pancreas                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Salivary Glands                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Blood Vessel                            | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Myocardium, Degeneration, Chronic    | 1  2  1  1     1  1     1                                                |      7  1.1|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Cortex                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Angiectasis                          |    1     3                 2                                             |      3  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Medulla                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Parathyroid Gland                       | M  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |   8        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |   9        |
      Cyst                                 |                2                                                         |      1  2.0|
      Hyperplasia                          |       1                                                                  |      1  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        

                                                             Page   5                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 88032-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                            OXYMETHOLONE                                       Date: 11/24/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 11:09:28  
                                                                                                                                    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|                                            |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|                                            |            |
                                           | 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8|                                            |      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS FEMALE                 | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5|                                            |      A     |
    3 MG/KG                                | 5| 5| 7| 7| 8| 8| 9| 9| 1| 2|                                            |      L     |
                                           | 1| 6| 1| 5| 0| 6| 2| 3| 8| 0|                                            |            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 GENITAL SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Clitoral Gland                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |       1        1  1                                                      |      3  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Ovary                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Periovarian Tissue, Cyst             |          3                                                               |      1  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Uterus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Endometrium, Cyst                    | 2                                                                        |      1  2.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone Marrow                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Ectasia                              |    2                                                                     |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thymus                                  | +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +                                             |   9        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mammary Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Dilatation                           |                            2                                             |      1  2.0|
      Galactocele                          |       2                                                                  |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Skin                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Brain                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |       1           1     1  1                                             |      4  1.0|
      Mineralization                       |       1                                                                  |      1  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Nose                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Trachea                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        

                                                             Page   6                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 88032-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                            OXYMETHOLONE                                       Date: 11/24/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 11:09:28  
                                                                                                                                    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|                                            |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|                                            |            |
                                           | 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8|                                            |      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS FEMALE                 | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5|                                            |      A     |
    3 MG/KG                                | 5| 5| 7| 7| 8| 8| 9| 9| 1| 2|                                            |      L     |
                                           | 1| 6| 1| 5| 0| 6| 2| 3| 8| 0|                                            |            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 URINARY SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Mineralization                       | 1  1  1  1  1     1  1  1  1                                             |      9  1.0|
      Nephropathy                          |       1           1  1     1                                             |      4  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Urinary Bladder                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        

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NTP Experiment-Test: 88032-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                            OXYMETHOLONE                                       Date: 11/24/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 11:09:28  
                                                                                                                                    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|                                            |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|                                            |            |
                                           | 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8|                                            |      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS FEMALE                 | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 5| 5| 5| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6|                                            |      A     |
    30 MG/KG                               | 6| 8| 8| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 1| 3|                                            |      L     |
                                           | 4| 3| 7| 0| 3| 6| 6| 7| 9| 0|                                            |            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Esophagus                               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Colon                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Rectum                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Parasite Metazoan                    | X        X     X  X                                                      |      4     |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Cecum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Duodenum               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Jejunum                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Ileum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Basophilic Focus                     | X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X                                             |     10     |
      Hepatodiaphragmatic Nodule           | X                 X                                                      |      2     |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |    1  1  1        1  2  1  1                                             |      7  1.1|
      Mixed Cell Focus                     |                      X  X                                                |      2     |
      Centrilobular, Vacuolization         |                                                                          |            |
          Cytoplasmic                      | 1     1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1                                             |      9  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mesentery                               | +     +                                                                  |   2        |
      Fat, Inflammation, Chronic Active    | 2     2                                                                  |      2  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pancreas                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Salivary Glands                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Blood Vessel                            | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Myocardium, Degeneration, Chronic    | 1  2  1     2  1     1  1  1                                             |      8  1.3|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Cortex                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Vacuolization Cytoplasmic            |                      1                                                   |      1  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Medulla                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Hyperplasia                          |          2                                                               |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Parathyroid Gland                       | +  +  +  M  +  M  +  +  +  +                                             |   8        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Cyst                                 |       1                 3                                                |      2  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        

                                                             Page   8                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 88032-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                            OXYMETHOLONE                                       Date: 11/24/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 11:09:28  
                                                                                                                                    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|                                            |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|                                            |            |
                                           | 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8|                                            |      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS FEMALE                 | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 5| 5| 5| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6|                                            |      A     |
    30 MG/KG                               | 6| 8| 8| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 1| 3|                                            |      L     |
                                           | 4| 3| 7| 0| 3| 6| 6| 7| 9| 0|                                            |            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Clitoral Gland                          | +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M                                             |   8        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                   1     1                                                |      2  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Ovary                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      DYSGENESIS                           | 2     1     3  3  2  3  2  3                                             |      8  2.4|
      Periovarian Tissue, Cyst             | 2                                                                        |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Uterus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone Marrow                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Ectasia                              |    2                                                                     |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thymus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mammary Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Lobular, Hyperplasia                 | 1  2  2  2  1  1  1     1  1                                             |      9  1.3|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Skin                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Brain                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |          1     1  2        1                                             |      4  1.3|
      Mineralization                       | 1  1  1     1        1                                                   |      5  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Nose                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |    1                                                                     |      1  1.0|
      Glands, Hyperplasia                  |    2                                                                     |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Trachea                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        

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NTP Experiment-Test: 88032-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                            OXYMETHOLONE                                       Date: 11/24/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 11:09:28  
                                                                                                                                    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|                                            |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|                                            |            |
                                           | 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8|                                            |      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS FEMALE                 | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 5| 5| 5| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6|                                            |      A     |
    30 MG/KG                               | 6| 8| 8| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 1| 3|                                            |      L     |
                                           | 4| 3| 7| 0| 3| 6| 6| 7| 9| 0|                                            |            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 URINARY SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Mineralization                       | 1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1                                             |     10  1.0|
      Nephropathy                          | 1  1  1  2  1  1  1  2     1                                             |      9  1.2|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Urinary Bladder                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                   1     1                                                |      2  1.0|
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        

                                                             Page  10                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 88032-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                            OXYMETHOLONE                                       Date: 11/24/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 11:09:28  
                                                                                                                                    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|                                            |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|                                            |            |
                                           | 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8|                                            |      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS FEMALE                 | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7|                                            |      A     |
    100                                    | 4| 5| 5| 6| 6| 6| 8| 9| 0| 2|                                            |      L     |
    MG/KG                                  | 9| 0| 6| 5| 6| 8| 3| 9| 6| 0|                                            |            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Esophagus                               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Colon                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Parasite Metazoan                    |                   X                                                      |      1     |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Rectum                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Cecum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Duodenum               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Jejunum                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Ileum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Basophilic Focus                     | X  X  X  X     X  X  X  X  X                                             |      9     |
      Clear Cell Focus                     | X        X                 X                                             |      3     |
      Hepatodiaphragmatic Nodule           |          X                                                               |      1     |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                   1                                                      |      1  1.0|
      Bile Duct, Hyperplasia               |                            1                                             |      1  1.0|
      Centrilobular, Vacuolization         |                                                                          |            |
          Cytoplasmic                      |             1                                                            |      1  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mesentery                               |                +                                                         |   1        |
      Fat, Inflammation, Chronic Active    |                1                                                         |      1  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pancreas                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Salivary Glands                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Blood Vessel                            | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Myocardium, Degeneration, Chronic    | 1     1  1  2  2  2  1  2  2                                             |      9  1.6|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Cortex                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Vacuolization Cytoplasmic            |    1  1  1  2  3  1  2  1  1                                             |      9  1.4|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Medulla                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Parathyroid Gland                       | +  +  +  +  M  +  M  +  +  +                                             |   8        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Cyst                                 |          2                                                               |      1  2.0|
      Hyperplasia                          |                1  1                                                      |      2  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      C-Cell, Hyperplasia                  |                1                                                         |      1  1.0|
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        

                                                             Page  11                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 88032-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                            OXYMETHOLONE                                       Date: 11/24/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 11:09:28  
                                                                                                                                    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|                                            |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|                                            |            |
                                           | 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8|                                            |      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS FEMALE                 | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7|                                            |      A     |
    100                                    | 4| 5| 5| 6| 6| 6| 8| 9| 0| 2|                                            |      L     |
    MG/KG                                  | 9| 0| 6| 5| 6| 8| 3| 9| 6| 0|                                            |            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Clitoral Gland                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Cyst                                 |                      3  3  3                                             |      3  3.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         | 1     1     1  1                                                         |      4  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Ovary                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      DYSGENESIS                           | 3  3  3  4  3  4  3  3  4  3                                             |     10  3.3|
      Periovarian Tissue, Cyst             |                         4                                                |      1  4.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Uterus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Hydrometra                           | 2  2                                                                     |      2  2.0|
      Endometrium, Hyperplasia             |    2                                                                     |      1  2.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone Marrow                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thymus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +                                             |   9        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mammary Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Dilatation                           |                      1                                                   |      1  1.0|
      Lobular, Hyperplasia                 | 1  1  1  2  2  2  2     2  1                                             |      9  1.6|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Skin                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Brain                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                1     1     1                                             |      3  1.0|
      Mineralization                       |       1           1     1                                                |      3  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Nose                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Trachea                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        

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NTP Experiment-Test: 88032-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                            OXYMETHOLONE                                       Date: 11/24/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 11:09:28  
                                                                                                                                    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|                                            |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|                                            |            |
                                           | 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8|                                            |      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS FEMALE                 | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7|                                            |      A     |
    100                                    | 4| 5| 5| 6| 6| 6| 8| 9| 0| 2|                                            |      L     |
    MG/KG                                  | 9| 0| 6| 5| 6| 8| 3| 9| 6| 0|                                            |            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Mineralization                       |    1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1                                             |      9  1.0|
      Nephropathy                          | 1  1  1  2  1  1  2  2  2  2                                             |     10  1.5|
      Renal Tubule, Hyperplasia            |          4                                                               |      1  4.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Urinary Bladder                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        

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NTP Experiment-Test: 88032-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                            OXYMETHOLONE                                       Date: 11/24/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 11:09:28  
                                                                                                                                    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|                                            |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|                                            |            |
                                           | 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8|                                            |      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      A     |
    0 MG/KG                                | 0| 1| 3| 3| 4| 5| 5| 6| 7| 8|                                            |      L     |
                                           | 6| 3| 5| 8| 1| 5| 8| 5| 9| 9|                                            |            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Esophagus                               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Colon                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Rectum                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Parasite Metazoan                    |                      X  X                                                |      2     |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Cecum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Duodenum               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Jejunum                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Ileum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Basophilic Focus                     |    X  X  X              X                                                |      4     |
      Clear Cell Focus                     |       X     X                                                            |      2     |
      Eosinophilic Focus                   |                X                                                         |      1     |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         | 1  1  1  1  1     1  1  1                                                |      8  1.0|
      Bile Duct, Hyperplasia               | 1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2                                             |     10  1.1|
      Centrilobular, Vacuolization         |                                                                          |            |
          Cytoplasmic                      | 1        1           1                                                   |      3  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mesentery                               |       +        +           +                                             |   3        |
      Fat, Congestion                      |       2                                                                  |      1  2.0|
      Fat, Inflammation, Chronic Active    |                3           3                                             |      2  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pancreas                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Acinus, Atrophy                      |                2                                                         |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Salivary Glands                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Blood Vessel                            | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Myocardium, Degeneration, Chronic    | 1  1  2  2  1  1  2  2  2  1                                             |     10  1.5|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Cortex                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Vacuolization Cytoplasmic            |    1     1  1        1                                                   |      4  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Medulla                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Hyperplasia                          |       3  1           2                                                   |      3  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Parathyroid Gland                       | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Atrophy                              |                   2                                                      |      1  2.0|
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        

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NTP Experiment-Test: 88032-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                            OXYMETHOLONE                                       Date: 11/24/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 11:09:28  
                                                                                                                                    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|                                            |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|                                            |            |
                                           | 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8|                                            |      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      A     |
    0 MG/KG                                | 0| 1| 3| 3| 4| 5| 5| 6| 7| 8|                                            |      L     |
                                           | 6| 3| 5| 8| 1| 5| 8| 5| 9| 9|                                            |            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM - cont                   |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
      Cyst                                 |    2           2                                                         |      2  2.0|
      Hyperplasia                          | 2           2                                                            |      2  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Epididymis                              | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Degeneration                         |       2                                                                  |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Preputial Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         | 1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1                                             |     10  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Prostate                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                   2  1                                                   |      2  1.5|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Seminal Vesicle                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Testes                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Degeneration                         |    3  3                                                                  |      2  3.0|
      Mineralization                       |          1              1  1                                             |      3  1.0|
      Interstitial Cell, Hyperplasia       |    2        2     2                                                      |      3  2.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone Marrow                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thymus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Atrophy                              |          2  2                                                            |      2  2.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mammary Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Dilatation                           | 1                 2                                                      |      2  1.5|
      Galactocele                          |                2        1                                                |      2  1.5|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Skin                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Brain                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        

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NTP Experiment-Test: 88032-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                            OXYMETHOLONE                                       Date: 11/24/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 11:09:28  
                                                                                                                                    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|                                            |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|                                            |            |
                                           | 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8|                                            |      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      A     |
    0 MG/KG                                | 0| 1| 3| 3| 4| 5| 5| 6| 7| 8|                                            |      L     |
                                           | 6| 3| 5| 8| 1| 5| 8| 5| 9| 9|                                            |            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 NERVOUS SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Mineralization                       | 1                                                                        |      1  1.0|
      Vacuolization Cytoplasmic            |    1                                                                     |      1  1.0|
      Alveolar Epithelium, Hyperplasia     |                      2                                                   |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Nose                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         | 2                                                                        |      1  2.0|
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |    2                                                                     |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Trachea                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Nephropathy                          | 2  2  2  2  2  2  1  3  2  2                                             |     10  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Urinary Bladder                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        

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NTP Experiment-Test: 88032-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                            OXYMETHOLONE                                       Date: 11/24/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 11:09:28  
                                                                                                                                    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|                                            |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|                                            |            |
                                           | 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8|                                            |      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                                            |      A     |
    3 MG/KG                                | 9| 2| 3| 3| 3| 4| 6| 6| 6| 7|                                            |      L     |
                                           | 7| 7| 2| 4| 8| 9| 2| 6| 7| 5|                                            |            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Esophagus                               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Colon                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Parasite Metazoan                    |             X                                                            |      1     |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Rectum                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Parasite Metazoan                    |    X                 X  X  X                                             |      4     |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Cecum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Duodenum               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Jejunum                | +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |   9        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Ileum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Basophilic Focus                     | X     X  X     X  X  X  X  X                                             |      8     |
      Degeneration, Cystic                 |                1                                                         |      1  1.0|
      Eosinophilic Focus                   |             X                                                            |      1     |
      Hepatodiaphragmatic Nodule           |                      X     X                                             |      2     |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         | 1           1  1        1  1                                             |      5  1.0|
      Mixed Cell Focus                     |                      X                                                   |      1     |
      Necrosis                             | 1                                                                        |      1  1.0|
      Bile Duct, Hyperplasia               |    2  1  1     1  1     1                                                |      6  1.2|
      Centrilobular, Vacuolization         |                                                                          |            |
          Cytoplasmic                      |          1  1  2        1  1                                             |      5  1.2|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mesentery                               |                         +                                                |   1        |
      Fat, Inflammation, Chronic Active    |                         3                                                |      1  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pancreas                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Acinus, Atrophy                      |          1                 2                                             |      2  1.5|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Salivary Glands                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Blood Vessel                            | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Myocardium, Degeneration, Chronic    | 1  1  2  1  1  1  1  2  2  1                                             |     10  1.3|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Cortex                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Vacuolization Cytoplasmic            | 1     1     1  1  2  2  1  1                                             |      8  1.3|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Medulla                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Hyperplasia                          | 1                                                                        |      1  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        

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NTP Experiment-Test: 88032-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                            OXYMETHOLONE                                       Date: 11/24/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 11:09:28  
                                                                                                                                    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|                                            |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|                                            |            |
                                           | 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8|                                            |      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                                            |      A     |
    3 MG/KG                                | 9| 2| 3| 3| 3| 4| 6| 6| 6| 7|                                            |      L     |
                                           | 7| 7| 2| 4| 8| 9| 2| 6| 7| 5|                                            |            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM - cont                   |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Parathyroid Gland                       | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Hyperplasia                          | 1              1           1                                             |      3  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Epididymis                              | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Preputial Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         | 1  1     1  2  2  1  1     1                                             |      8  1.3|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Prostate                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         | 1                    3                                                   |      2  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Seminal Vesicle                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Testes                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Degeneration                         |                            3                                             |      1  3.0|
      Mineralization                       |                            1                                             |      1  1.0|
      Interstitial Cell, Hyperplasia       |    4           3  2     3                                                |      4  3.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone Marrow                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Myelofibrosis                        |       2                                                                  |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thymus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mammary Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Dilatation                           |       2  1        2                                                      |      3  1.7|
      Galactocele                          |                   3                                                      |      1  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Skin                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Parakeratosis                        |                   3                                                      |      1  3.0|
      Ulcer                                |                   3                                                      |      1  3.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        

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NTP Experiment-Test: 88032-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                            OXYMETHOLONE                                       Date: 11/24/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 11:09:28  
                                                                                                                                    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|                                            |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|                                            |            |
                                           | 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8|                                            |      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                                            |      A     |
    3 MG/KG                                | 9| 2| 3| 3| 3| 4| 6| 6| 6| 7|                                            |      L     |
                                           | 7| 7| 2| 4| 8| 9| 2| 6| 7| 5|                                            |            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 NERVOUS SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Brain                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |             1     2     1  1                                             |      4  1.3|
      Mineralization                       |          1  1        1  1                                                |      4  1.0|
      Vacuolization Cytoplasmic            |       1  1           1                                                   |      3  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Nose                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                2           2                                             |      2  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Trachea                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Nephropathy                          | 2  2  2  2  2  3  3  2  2  3                                             |     10  2.3|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Urinary Bladder                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        

                                                             Page  19                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 88032-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                            OXYMETHOLONE                                       Date: 11/24/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 11:09:28  
                                                                                                                                    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|                                            |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|                                            |            |
                                           | 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8|                                            |      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                                            |      A     |
    30 MG/KG                               | 0| 1| 2| 3| 3| 4| 5| 5| 5| 6|                                            |      L     |
                                           | 3| 7| 1| 3| 5| 2| 1| 2| 4| 6|                                            |            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Esophagus                               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Colon                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Parasite Metazoan                    |                            X                                             |      1     |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Rectum                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Parasite Metazoan                    |       X                                                                  |      1     |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Cecum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Duodenum               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Jejunum                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Ileum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Fibrosis                             |             3                                                            |      1  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Basophilic Focus                     | X  X  X     X  X  X  X  X  X                                             |      9     |
      Clear Cell Focus                     |                X  X                                                      |      2     |
      Eosinophilic Focus                   |    X                                                                     |      1     |
      Hepatodiaphragmatic Nodule           |                         X                                                |      1     |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         | 1                                                                        |      1  1.0|
      Bile Duct, Hyperplasia               | 1  2  1              3  2  1                                             |      6  1.7|
      Centrilobular, Vacuolization         |                                                                          |            |
          Cytoplasmic                      | 1                          1                                             |      2  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mesentery                               |                   +  +     +                                             |   3        |
      Fat, Inflammation, Chronic Active    |                   2  2     2                                             |      3  2.0|
      Fat, Mineralization                  |                   2                                                      |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pancreas                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Acinus, Atrophy                      |    3        1                                                            |      2  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Salivary Glands                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Blood Vessel                            | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Myocardium, Degeneration, Chronic    | 2  2  2  2  2  1  2  1  1  1                                             |     10  1.6|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Cortex                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Vacuolization Cytoplasmic            | 2  2  2  2  2  1  2  2  2  1                                             |     10  1.8|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Medulla                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Hyperplasia                          |    1  2                                                                  |      2  1.5|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        

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NTP Experiment-Test: 88032-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                            OXYMETHOLONE                                       Date: 11/24/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 11:09:28  
                                                                                                                                    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|                                            |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|                                            |            |
                                           | 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8|                                            |      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                                            |      A     |
    30 MG/KG                               | 0| 1| 2| 3| 3| 4| 5| 5| 5| 6|                                            |      L     |
                                           | 3| 7| 1| 3| 5| 2| 1| 2| 4| 6|                                            |            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM - cont                   |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Parathyroid Gland                       | +  M  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |   8        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Hyperplasia                          |    1           2                                                         |      2  1.5|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Epididymis                              | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Preputial Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         | 1  2  1  1     1  1  1  1  1                                             |      9  1.1|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Prostate                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Seminal Vesicle                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Testes                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Degeneration                         |             1     2                                                      |      2  1.5|
      Mineralization                       | 2        1     1  1  1  1  1                                             |      7  1.1|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone Marrow                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node                              |          +                                                               |   1        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Ectasia                              |    2                                                                     |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |             2                                                            |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thymus                                  | M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |   9        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mammary Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Dilatation                           |                   1                                                      |      1  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Skin                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Epidermis, Cyst                      | 3                                                                        |      1  3.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Brain                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        

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NTP Experiment-Test: 88032-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                            OXYMETHOLONE                                       Date: 11/24/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 11:09:28  
                                                                                                                                    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|                                            |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|                                            |            |
                                           | 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8|                                            |      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                                            |      A     |
    30 MG/KG                               | 0| 1| 2| 3| 3| 4| 5| 5| 5| 6|                                            |      L     |
                                           | 3| 7| 1| 3| 5| 2| 1| 2| 4| 6|                                            |            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 NERVOUS SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                                |   9        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |          1  1     1                                                      |      3  1.0|
      Mineralization                       | 1           1  1  1  1  1                                                |      6  1.0|
      Vacuolization Cytoplasmic            |                1                                                         |      1  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Nose                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |             2                                                            |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Trachea                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Nephropathy                          | 2  3  2     2  2  1  2  3  2                                             |      9  2.1|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Urinary Bladder                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        

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NTP Experiment-Test: 88032-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                            OXYMETHOLONE                                       Date: 11/24/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 11:09:28  
                                                                                                                                    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|                                            |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|                                            |            |
                                           | 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8|                                            |      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|                                            |      A     |
    150                                    | 7| 9| 0| 0| 0| 2| 3| 3| 4| 5|                                            |      L     |
    MG/KG                                  | 8| 6| 1| 3| 7| 0| 1| 2| 5| 4|                                            |            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Esophagus                               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Colon                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Rectum                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Parasite Metazoan                    |       X                                                                  |      1     |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Cecum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Duodenum               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Jejunum                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Ileum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Basophilic Focus                     | X  X  X     X  X  X  X     X                                             |      8     |
      Clear Cell Focus                     | X                          X                                             |      2     |
      Hepatodiaphragmatic Nodule           |                   X                                                      |      1     |
      Mixed Cell Focus                     |          X     X           X                                             |      3     |
      Centrilobular, Vacuolization         |                                                                          |            |
          Cytoplasmic                      |    1                                                                     |      1  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pancreas                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Salivary Glands                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Blood Vessel                            | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Myocardium, Degeneration, Chronic    | 2  1  1  1  1  2  1  1  1  1                                             |     10  1.2|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Cortex                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Vacuolization Cytoplasmic            | 1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1                                             |     10  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Medulla                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Pigmentation, Hemosiderin            |             1                                                            |      1  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Parathyroid Gland                       | +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |   9        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +                                             |   9        |
      Hyperplasia                          |                            1                                             |      1  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      C-Cell, Hyperplasia                  |                         1                                                |      1  1.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        

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NTP Experiment-Test: 88032-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                            OXYMETHOLONE                                       Date: 11/24/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 11:09:28  
                                                                                                                                    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|                                            |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|                                            |            |
                                           | 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8|                                            |      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|                                            |      A     |
    150                                    | 7| 9| 0| 0| 0| 2| 3| 3| 4| 5|                                            |      L     |
    MG/KG                                  | 8| 6| 1| 3| 7| 0| 1| 2| 5| 4|                                            |            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Epididymis                              | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Preputial Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         | 1  1  1     1     1  1  1  1                                             |      8  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Prostate                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Seminal Vesicle                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Cyst                                 |          2                                                               |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Testes                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Degeneration                         |          1  1        2                                                   |      3  1.3|
      Mineralization                       | 1                 1  1  1                                                |      4  1.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone Marrow                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Myelofibrosis                        |                         2                                                |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thymus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Atrophy                              |                   2                                                      |      1  2.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mammary Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Dilatation                           | 2     1     1  2     1  2  1                                             |      7  1.4|
      Lobular, Hyperplasia                 | 2     1  2     1     1     2                                             |      6  1.5|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Skin                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Brain                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Mineralization                       | 1              1     1                                                   |      3  1.0|
      Vacuolization Cytoplasmic            |          1              1                                                |      2  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Nose                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Trachea                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        

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NTP Experiment-Test: 88032-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                            OXYMETHOLONE                                       Date: 11/24/97  
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 11:09:28  
                                                                                                                                    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|                                            |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|                                            |            |
                                           | 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8|                                            |      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|                                            |      A     |
    150                                    | 7| 9| 0| 0| 0| 2| 3| 3| 4| 5|                                            |      L     |
    MG/KG                                  | 8| 6| 1| 3| 7| 0| 1| 2| 5| 4|                                            |            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Mineralization                       | 1           1        1     1                                             |      4  1.0|
      Nephropathy                          | 2  2  1  1  2  3  2  2  2  1                                             |     10  1.8|
      Pigmentation, Hemosiderin            |             2                                                            |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Urinary Bladder                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                      1                                                   |      1  1.0|
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        

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