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TDMS Study 96007-04 Pathology Tables

NTP Experiment-Test: 96007-04                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                        TOXIC EQUIVALENCY FACTOR EVALUATION (DIOXIN MIXTURE)                   Date: 04/22/03
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 10:23:04
                                                          14 WEEK SSAC
       Facility:  Battelle Columbus Laboratory
       Chemical CAS #:  TEFDIOXINMIX
       Lock Date:  09/12/01
       Cage Range:  All
       Reasons For Removal:    25017 Scheduled Sacrifice
       Removal Date Range:     09/17/98 - 09/18/98
       Treatment Groups:       Include 001    TERT.MIXCONTROL
                               Include 002    TERT.MIXTEQ=10
                               Include 003    TERT.MIXTEQ=22
                               Include 004    TERT.MIXTEQ=46
                               Include 005    TERT.MIXTEQ=100
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NTP Experiment-Test: 96007-04                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: CHRONIC                        TOXIC EQUIVALENCY FACTOR EVALUATION (DIOXIN MIXTURE)                   Date: 04/22/03    
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 10:23:04    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9|                          |            |
                                           | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5|                          |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |      O     |
   SPRAGUE-DAWLEY RATS FEMALE              | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |      A     |
    TERT.MIX                               | 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 5| 6| 6| 7| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9|                          |      L     |
    CONTROL                                | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 6| 2| 4| 9| 9| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 8|                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +                 +  +  +  +  +                              |  10        |
      Inflammation                         | 1  1  1  1  1                 1  1  1  1  1                              |     10  1.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pancreas                                | +  +  +  +  +                 +  +  +  +  +                              |  10        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +                 +  +  +  +  +                              |  10        |
      Hyperkeratosis                       |             2                                                            |      1  2.0|
      Hyperplasia, Squamous                |             3                                                            |      1  3.0|
      Inflammation                         |             2                                                            |      1  2.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +                 +  +  +  +  +                              |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Cortex                          | +  +  +  +  +                 +  +  +  +  +                              |  10        |
      Hypertrophy                          |             2                                                            |      1  2.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Medulla                         | +  +  +  +  +                 +  +  +  +  +                              |  10        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  +  +  +  +                 +  +  +  +  +                              |  10        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +                 +  +  +  +  +                              |  10        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   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: 96007-04                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: CHRONIC                        TOXIC EQUIVALENCY FACTOR EVALUATION (DIOXIN MIXTURE)                   Date: 04/22/03    
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 10:23:04    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9|                          |            |
                                           | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5|                          |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |      O     |
   SPRAGUE-DAWLEY RATS FEMALE              | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |      A     |
    TERT.MIX                               | 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 5| 6| 6| 7| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9|                          |      L     |
    CONTROL                                | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 6| 2| 4| 9| 9| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 8|                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 GENITAL SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |            |
   Ovary                                   | +  +  +  +  +                 +  +  +  +  +                              |  10        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Uterus                                  | +  +  +  +  +                 +  +  +  +  +                              |  10        |
      Endometrium, Hyperplasia, Cystic     | 3                                      3                                 |      2  3.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Vagina                                  | +  +  +  +  +                 +  +  +  +  +                              |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +                 +  +  +  +  +                              |  10        |
      Pigmentation                         | 1  1  1  1  1                 2  1  2  1  1                              |     10  1.2|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thymus                                  | +  +  +  +  +                 +  +  +  +  +                              |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mammary Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +                 +  +  +  +  +                              |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +                 +  +  +  +  +                              |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 URINARY 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: 96007-04                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: CHRONIC                        TOXIC EQUIVALENCY FACTOR EVALUATION (DIOXIN MIXTURE)                   Date: 04/22/03    
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 10:23:04    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9|                          |            |
                                           | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5|                          |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |      O     |
   SPRAGUE-DAWLEY RATS FEMALE              | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |      A     |
    TERT.MIX                               | 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 5| 6| 6| 7| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9|                          |      L     |
    CONTROL                                | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 6| 2| 4| 9| 9| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 8|                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
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NTP Experiment-Test: 96007-04                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: CHRONIC                        TOXIC EQUIVALENCY FACTOR EVALUATION (DIOXIN MIXTURE)                   Date: 04/22/03    
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 10:23:04    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9|                          |            |
                                           | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|                          |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |      O     |
   SPRAGUE-DAWLEY RATS FEMALE              | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                          |      A     |
    TERT.MIX                               | 0| 2| 4| 4| 5| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9|                          |      L     |
    TEQ=10                                 | 9| 5| 1| 7| 5| 4| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Liver                                   |                   +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                           |  10        |
      Inflammation                         |                   1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1                           |     10  1.0|
      Hepatocyte, Hypertrophy              |                         1                                                |      1  1.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pancreas                                |                   +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                           |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Cortex                          |                   +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                           |  10        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thyroid Gland                           |                   +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                           |  10        |
      Follicular Cell, Hypertrophy         |                   1  1           1                                       |      3  1.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Ovary                                   |                   +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                           |  10        |
      Atrophy                              |                               3                                          |      1  3.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Uterus                                  |                   +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                           |  10        |
      Metaplasia, Squamous                 |                   1                                                      |      1  1.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thymus                                  |                   +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                           |  10        |
      Atrophy                              |                               1     1                                    |      2  1.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 INTEGUMENTARY 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: 96007-04                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: CHRONIC                        TOXIC EQUIVALENCY FACTOR EVALUATION (DIOXIN MIXTURE)                   Date: 04/22/03    
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 10:23:04    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9|                          |            |
                                           | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|                          |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |      O     |
   SPRAGUE-DAWLEY RATS FEMALE              | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                          |      A     |
    TERT.MIX                               | 0| 2| 4| 4| 5| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9|                          |      L     |
    TEQ=10                                 | 9| 5| 1| 7| 5| 4| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lung                                    |                   +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                           |  10        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pleura                                  |                            +                                             |   1        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 URINARY 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: 96007-04                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: CHRONIC                        TOXIC EQUIVALENCY FACTOR EVALUATION (DIOXIN MIXTURE)                   Date: 04/22/03    
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 10:23:04    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9|                          |            |
                                           | 5| 5| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5|                          |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |      O     |
   SPRAGUE-DAWLEY RATS FEMALE              | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                          |      A     |
    TERT.MIX                               | 0| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 8| 9|                          |      L     |
    TEQ=22                                 | 7| 9| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 8| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 4| 3|                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Liver                                   |       +  +  +  +  +        +  +  +  +  +                                 |  10        |
      Inflammation                         |       1  1  1  1  1        1  1  1  1  1                                 |     10  1.0|
      Hepatocyte, Hypertrophy              |       1  1     1                                                         |      3  1.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pancreas                                |       +  +  +  +  +        +  +  +  +  +                                 |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Cortex                          |       +  +  +  +  +        +  +  +  +  +                                 |  10        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thyroid Gland                           |       +  +  +  +  +        +  +  +  +  +                                 |  10        |
      Follicular Cell, Hypertrophy         |                1  1        1  1  1  1  1                                 |      7  1.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Ovary                                   |       +  +  +  +  +        +  +  +  +  +                                 |  10        |
      Atrophy                              |             3                       3                                    |      2  3.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Uterus                                  |       +  +  +  +  +        +  +  +  +  +                                 |  10        |
      Metaplasia, Squamous                 |             1                                                            |      1  1.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thymus                                  |       +  +  +  +  +        +  +  +  +  +                                 |  10        |
      Atrophy                              |             1  1                 1                                       |      3  1.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 INTEGUMENTARY 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: 96007-04                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: CHRONIC                        TOXIC EQUIVALENCY FACTOR EVALUATION (DIOXIN MIXTURE)                   Date: 04/22/03    
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 10:23:04    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9|                          |            |
                                           | 5| 5| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5|                          |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |      O     |
   SPRAGUE-DAWLEY RATS FEMALE              | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                          |      A     |
    TERT.MIX                               | 0| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 8| 9|                          |      L     |
    TEQ=22                                 | 7| 9| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 8| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 4| 3|                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lung                                    |       +  +  +  +  +        +  +  +  +  +                                 |  10        |
      Hemorrhage                           |                                        1                                 |      1  1.0|
      Infiltration Cellular, Histiocyte    |                   1                                                      |      1  1.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pleura                                  |                                     +                                    |   1        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 URINARY 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: 96007-04                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: CHRONIC                        TOXIC EQUIVALENCY FACTOR EVALUATION (DIOXIN MIXTURE)                   Date: 04/22/03    
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 10:23:04    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9|                          |            |
                                           | 5| 5| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5| 5| 5|                          |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |      O     |
   SPRAGUE-DAWLEY RATS FEMALE              | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|                          |      A     |
    TERT.MIX                               | 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 6| 7| 7| 8|                          |      L     |
    TEQ=46                                 | 3| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 0| 6| 8| 8|                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Liver                                   |       +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                       |  10        |
      Fatty Change, Diffuse                |          1                                                               |      1  1.0|
      Inflammation                         |       1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1                                       |     10  1.0|
      Hepatocyte, Hypertrophy              |             1  1        1  1     2                                       |      5  1.2|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pancreas                                |       +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                       |  10        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                   1              1                                       |      2  1.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Cortex                          |       +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                       |  10        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thyroid Gland                           |       +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                       |  10        |
      Follicular Cell, Hypertrophy         |       1  3  1  1  2  1  2  1  1  1                                       |     10  1.4|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Ovary                                   |       +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                       |  10        |
      Atrophy                              |             2                 3  3                                       |      3  2.7|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Uterus                                  |       +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                       |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thymus                                  |       +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                       |  10        |
      Atrophy                              |                1     1        1  1                                       |      4  1.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 INTEGUMENTARY 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: 96007-04                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: CHRONIC                        TOXIC EQUIVALENCY FACTOR EVALUATION (DIOXIN MIXTURE)                   Date: 04/22/03    
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 10:23:04    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9|                          |            |
                                           | 5| 5| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5| 5| 5|                          |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |      O     |
   SPRAGUE-DAWLEY RATS FEMALE              | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|                          |      A     |
    TERT.MIX                               | 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 6| 7| 7| 8|                          |      L     |
    TEQ=46                                 | 3| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 0| 6| 8| 8|                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lung                                    |       +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                       |  10        |
      Hemorrhage                           |          1                                                               |      1  1.0|
      Alveolar Epithelium, Hyperplasia     |                         3                                                |      1  3.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 URINARY 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: 96007-04                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: CHRONIC                        TOXIC EQUIVALENCY FACTOR EVALUATION (DIOXIN MIXTURE)                   Date: 04/22/03    
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 10:23:04    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9|                          |            |
                                           | 5| 5| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5| 5| 5| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|                          |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |      O     |
   SPRAGUE-DAWLEY RATS FEMALE              | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|                          |      A     |
    TERT.MIX                               | 3| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 6| 6| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9|                          |      L     |
    TEQ=100                                | 3| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 0| 1| 4| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Liver                                   |       +  +  +  +  +              +  +  +  +  +                           |  10        |
      Clear Cell Focus                     |                                     X                                    |      1     |
      Inflammation                         |       1  1  1     1              1  1  1  1                              |      8  1.0|
      Mixed Cell Focus, Multiple           |                                  X                                       |      1     |
      Hepatocyte, Hypertrophy              |       1  1     2  2                 1  2  1  1                           |      8  1.4|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pancreas                                |       +  +  +  +  +              +  +  +  +  +                           |  10        |
      Basophilic Focus                     |                X                                                         |      1     |
      Acinus, Atrophy                      |                                     1                                    |      1  1.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Forestomach                    |       +  +  +  +  +              +  +  +  +  +                           |  10        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Glandular                      |       +  +  +  +  +              +  +  +  +  +                           |  10        |
      Cyst                                 |       1                                                                  |      1  1.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Cortex                          |       +  +  +  +  +              +  +  +  +  +                           |  10        |
      Hyperplasia                          |                                           1                              |      1  1.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Medulla                         |       +  +  +  +  +              +  +  +  +  +                           |  10        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Islets, Pancreatic                      |       +  +  +  +  +              +  +  +  +  +                           |  10        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pituitary Gland                         |       +  +  +  +  +              +  +  +  +  +                           |  10        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thyroid Gland                           |       +  +  +  +  +              +  +  +  +  +                           |  10        |
      Follicular Cell, Hypertrophy         |       1  1     2  1              1     3     1                           |      7  1.4|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 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: 96007-04                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: CHRONIC                        TOXIC EQUIVALENCY FACTOR EVALUATION (DIOXIN MIXTURE)                   Date: 04/22/03    
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 10:23:04    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9|                          |            |
                                           | 5| 5| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5| 5| 5| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|                          |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |      O     |
   SPRAGUE-DAWLEY RATS FEMALE              | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|                          |      A     |
    TERT.MIX                               | 3| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 6| 6| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9|                          |      L     |
    TEQ=100                                | 3| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 0| 1| 4| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Ovary                                   |       +  +  +  +  +              +  +  +  +  +                           |  10        |
      Atrophy                              |       4     3  3                    4                                    |      4  3.5|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Uterus                                  |       +  +  +  +  +              +  +  +  +  +                           |  10        |
      Metaplasia, Squamous                 |       2                             1                                    |      2  1.5|
      Endometrium, Hyperplasia, Cystic     |                2                             4                           |      2  3.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Vagina                                  |       +  +  +  +  +              +  +  +  +  +                           |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Spleen                                  |       +  +  +  +  +              +  +  +  +  +                           |  10        |
      Pigmentation                         |       1  1  1  1  1              1  1  1  1  1                           |     10  1.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thymus                                  |       +  +  +  +  +              +  +  +  +  +                           |  10        |
      Atrophy                              |       2  1     1  1                 1  1  1                              |      7  1.1|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mammary Gland                           |       +  +  +  +  +              +  +  +  +  +                           |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lung                                    |       +  +  +  +  +              +  +  +  +  +                           |  10        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                     1                                    |      1  1.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 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: 96007-04                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: CHRONIC                        TOXIC EQUIVALENCY FACTOR EVALUATION (DIOXIN MIXTURE)                   Date: 04/22/03    
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 10:23:04    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9|                          |            |
                                           | 5| 5| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5| 5| 5| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|                          |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |      O     |
   SPRAGUE-DAWLEY RATS FEMALE              | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|                          |      A     |
    TERT.MIX                               | 3| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 6| 6| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9|                          |      L     |
    TEQ=100                                | 3| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 0| 1| 4| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 URINARY 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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