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TDMS Study 99039-02 Pathology Tables

NTP Experiment-Test: 99039-02                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                    TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II  (ACESULFAME POTASSIUM)                 Date: 02/21/03
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 10:31:48

                                                      FINAL#3/P53 +/- MICE




       Facility:  BIORELIANCE

       Chemical CAS #:  55589-62-3

       Lock Date:  07/20/01

       Cage Range:  All

       Reasons For Removal:    All

       Removal Date Range:     All

       Treatment Groups:       Include All




































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NTP Experiment-Test: 99039-02                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                    TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II  (ACESULFAME POTASSIUM)                 Date: 02/21/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 10:31:48    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|                             |            |
                                           | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 6| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|                             |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      O     |
   P53+/-(C57BL/6) FEMALE                  | 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|                             |      A     |
    VEHICLE                                | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                             |      L     |
    CONTROL                                | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Esophagus                               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Gallbladder                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Colon                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Rectum                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Cecum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Duodenum               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Jejunum                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Ileum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Infiltration Cellular, Focal,        |                                                                          |            |
          Lymphocyte                       |                                  1        1                              |      2  1.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         | 1        1     2     1  1  1                                             |      6  1.2|
      Hepatocyte, Necrosis, Focal          |                      1                                                   |      1  1.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pancreas                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Salivary Glands                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Infiltration Cellular, Focal,        |                                                                          |            |
          Lymphocyte                       | 1           2  1     1  1  1  1  1     1  1                              |     10  1.1|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Tongue                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
                                                                                                                                    
  * : 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: 99039-02                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                    TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II  (ACESULFAME POTASSIUM)                 Date: 02/21/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 10:31:48    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|                             |            |
                                           | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 6| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|                             |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      O     |
   P53+/-(C57BL/6) FEMALE                  | 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|                             |      A     |
    VEHICLE                                | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                             |      L     |
    CONTROL                                | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Blood Vessel                            | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Cortex                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Hyperplasia, Focal                   |                      1     1                                             |      2  1.0|
      Subcapsular, Hyperplasia, Focal      | 1  1  2     1  1  1  1  1     1  1  2  1  1                              |     13  1.2|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Medulla                         | +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Parathyroid Gland                       | +  M  +  +  +  M  +  M  M  M  +  M  M  +  M                              |   7        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  +  I  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  13        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Tissue NOS                              |                   +                                                      |   1        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Clitoral Gland                          | +  +  +  +  M  M  I  M  +  M  M  +  M  +  M                              |   7        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Ovary                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Uterus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Endometrium, Hyperplasia, Cystic     | 2  1  2  2  2        2  2  3  3  2  1  1  1                              |     13  1.8|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
                                                                                                                                    
  * : 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: 99039-02                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                    TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II  (ACESULFAME POTASSIUM)                 Date: 02/21/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 10:31:48    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|                             |            |
                                           | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 6| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|                             |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      O     |
   P53+/-(C57BL/6) FEMALE                  | 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|                             |      A     |
    VEHICLE                                | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                             |      L     |
    CONTROL                                | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 GENITAL SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |            |
   Vagina                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  I  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone Marrow                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Hyperplasia                          |                         2                                                |      1  2.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |       1           3                                                      |      2  2.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thymus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Atrophy, Diffuse                     |                   4                                                      |      1  4.0|
      Atrophy                              |          1  1                 1  1  1  1                                 |      6  1.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mammary Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Inflammation, Acute                  |                   2                                                      |      1  2.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Skin                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Skeletal Muscle                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Brain                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
                                                                                                                                    
  * : 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: 99039-02                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                    TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II  (ACESULFAME POTASSIUM)                 Date: 02/21/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 10:31:48    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|                             |            |
                                           | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 6| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|                             |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      O     |
   P53+/-(C57BL/6) FEMALE                  | 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|                             |      A     |
    VEHICLE                                | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                             |      L     |
    CONTROL                                | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Larynx                                  | +  M  +  M  +  +  M  +  +  I  +  +  +  +  +                              |  11        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Infiltration Cellular, Lymphocyte    |          1                                                               |      1  1.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Nose                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Trachea                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  I  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Eye                                     | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Harderian Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |          1                                                               |      1  1.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Zymbal's Gland                          | +  M  +  M  +  +  +  M  +  M  +  M  M  +  M                              |   8        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Renal Tubule, Dilatation, Focal      |    1           1  1  1        1     1                                    |      6  1.0|
      Renal Tubule, Nephropathy            |          1                                                               |      1  1.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Urinary Bladder                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  I  +                              |  14        |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                                                                                                                    
  * : 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: 99039-02                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                    TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II  (ACESULFAME POTASSIUM)                 Date: 02/21/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 10:31:48    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1| 2| 2| 2|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|                             |            |
                                           | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 6| 4| 4| 4|                             |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      O     |
   P53+/-(C57BL/6) FEMALE                  | 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|                             |      A     |
    0.3 %                                  | 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4|                             |      L     |
                                           | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mesentery                               |                                  +                                       |   1        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 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: 99039-02                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                    TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II  (ACESULFAME POTASSIUM)                 Date: 02/21/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 10:31:48    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1| 2| 2| 2|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|                             |            |
                                           | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 6| 4| 4| 4|                             |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      O     |
   P53+/-(C57BL/6) FEMALE                  | 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|                             |      A     |
    0.3 %                                  | 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4|                             |      L     |
                                           | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 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: 99039-02                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                    TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II  (ACESULFAME POTASSIUM)                 Date: 02/21/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 10:31:48    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 2| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|                             |            |
                                           | 7| 4| 4| 4| 4| 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|                             |      O     |
   P53+/-(C57BL/6) FEMALE                  | 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|                             |      A     |
    1.0 %                                  | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|                             |      L     |
                                           | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Uterus                                  |                      +                                                   |   1        |
      Endometrium, Hyperplasia, Cystic     |                      4                                                   |      1  4.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mammary Gland                           | +                                                                        |   1        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 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: 99039-02                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                    TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II  (ACESULFAME POTASSIUM)                 Date: 02/21/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 10:31:48    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 2| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|                             |            |
                                           | 7| 4| 4| 4| 4| 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|                             |      O     |
   P53+/-(C57BL/6) FEMALE                  | 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|                             |      A     |
    1.0 %                                  | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5|                             |      L     |
                                           | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 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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NTP Experiment-Test: 99039-02                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                    TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II  (ACESULFAME POTASSIUM)                 Date: 02/21/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 10:31:48    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|                             |            |
                                           | 4| 3| 4| 4| 4| 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|                             |      O     |
   P53+/-(C57BL/6) FEMALE                  | 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|                             |      A     |
    3.0 %                                  | 5| 5| 5| 5| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7|                             |      L     |
                                           | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Esophagus                               | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Gallbladder                             | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Colon                  | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Rectum                 | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Cecum                  | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Duodenum               | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Jejunum                | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Ileum                  | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Liver                                   | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
      Infiltration Cellular, Focal,        |                                                                          |            |
          Lymphocyte                       |                         1                                                |      1  1.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |          1        1  1     1        1  1  1                              |      7  1.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pancreas                                | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Salivary Glands                         | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
      Infiltration Cellular, Focal,        |                                                                          |            |
          Lymphocyte                       | 1        1  1  1  1  2  2  1  2                                          |      9  1.3|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Tongue                                  | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                                                                                                                    
  * : 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: 99039-02                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                    TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II  (ACESULFAME POTASSIUM)                 Date: 02/21/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 10:31:48    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|                             |            |
                                           | 4| 3| 4| 4| 4| 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|                             |      O     |
   P53+/-(C57BL/6) FEMALE                  | 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|                             |      A     |
    3.0 %                                  | 5| 5| 5| 5| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7|                             |      L     |
                                           | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Blood Vessel                            | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Cortex                          | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
      Hyperplasia, Focal                   |                   1                 2                                    |      2  1.5|
      Subcapsular, Hyperplasia, Focal      | 1     1  1  1  1  1  1  2  1  1  1        1                              |     12  1.1|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Medulla                         | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Parathyroid Gland                       | +  A  M  M  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  M  +                              |   9        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
      Ectopic Thymus                       |                               1                                          |      1  1.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Clitoral Gland                          | +  A  +  +  +  M  M  +  M  M  +  +  +  M  +                              |   9        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Ovary                                   | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Uterus                                  | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
      Endometrium, Hyperplasia, Cystic     | 1     1  1  1     2  2  2  1  2  1  1  1  1                              |     13  1.3|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
                                                                                                                                    
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                                                                                                    
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NTP Experiment-Test: 99039-02                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                    TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II  (ACESULFAME POTASSIUM)                 Date: 02/21/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 10:31:48    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|                             |            |
                                           | 4| 3| 4| 4| 4| 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|                             |      O     |
   P53+/-(C57BL/6) FEMALE                  | 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|                             |      A     |
    3.0 %                                  | 5| 5| 5| 5| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7|                             |      L     |
                                           | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 GENITAL SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |            |
   Vagina                                  | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone Marrow                             | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node                              |                            +                                             |   1        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +                              |  13        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Spleen                                  | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |                                     1                                    |      1  1.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thymus                                  | M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
      Atrophy, Focal                       |                         1     1     1  1                                 |      4  1.0|
      Atrophy                              |                1  1                                                      |      2  1.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mammary Gland                           | M  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  13        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Skin                                    | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone                                    | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Skeletal Muscle                         | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Brain                                   | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
                                                                                                                                    
  * : 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: 99039-02                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                    TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II  (ACESULFAME POTASSIUM)                 Date: 02/21/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 10:31:48    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|                             |            |
                                           | 4| 3| 4| 4| 4| 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|                             |      O     |
   P53+/-(C57BL/6) FEMALE                  | 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|                             |      A     |
    3.0 %                                  | 5| 5| 5| 5| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7|                             |      L     |
                                           | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Larynx                                  | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  I  +  +  I  I  +                              |  11        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Infiltration Cellular, Lymphocyte    |                               2                                          |      1  2.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Nose                                    | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Trachea                                 | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Eye                                     | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Harderian Gland                         | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Zymbal's Gland                          | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  M                              |  12        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Kidney                                  | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                   2                                                      |      1  2.0|
      Renal Tubule, Dilatation, Focal      |                                     1     1                              |      2  1.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Urinary Bladder                         | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
      Infiltration Cellular, Focal,        |                                                                          |            |
          Lymphocyte                       | 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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NTP Experiment-Test: 99039-02                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                    TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II  (ACESULFAME POTASSIUM)                 Date: 02/21/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 10:31:48    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 9| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|                             |            |
                                           | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 0| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|                             |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      O     |
   P53+/-(C57BL/6) MALE                    | 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|                             |      A     |
    VEHICLE                                | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6|                             |      L     |
    CONTROL                                | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Esophagus                               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Gallbladder                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Colon                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Rectum                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Cecum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Duodenum               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Jejunum                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Ileum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                        1                                 |      1  1.0|
      Hepatocyte, Inflammation, Chronic    |                                                                          |            |
          Active                           |                   1                                                      |      1  1.0|
      Hepatocyte, Necrosis, Focal          |       1                                                                  |      1  1.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mesentery                               |                         +                                                |   1        |
      Fat, Inflammation, Chronic Active,   |                                                                          |            |
           Focal                           |                         2                                                |      1  2.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pancreas                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Salivary Glands                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Infiltration Cellular, Focal,        |                                                                          |            |
          Lymphocyte                       |    1     1  1  1  1     1     1     1  2  1                              |     10  1.1|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
                                                                                                                                    
  * : 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: 99039-02                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                    TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II  (ACESULFAME POTASSIUM)                 Date: 02/21/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 10:31:48    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 9| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|                             |            |
                                           | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 0| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|                             |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      O     |
   P53+/-(C57BL/6) MALE                    | 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|                             |      A     |
    VEHICLE                                | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6|                             |      L     |
    CONTROL                                | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM - cont                  |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Tongue                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Inflammation                         |       2                                                                  |      1  2.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Blood Vessel                            | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Cortex                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Capsule, Inflammation, Chronic       |                                                                          |            |
          Active, Diffuse                  |                      2                                                   |      1  2.0|
      Subcapsular, Hyperplasia, Focal      | 1                                                                        |      1  1.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Medulla                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Parathyroid Gland                       | +  +  +  M  M  +  +  +  M  +  M  M  M  M  M                              |   7        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pituitary Gland                         | I  +  +  I  +  +  +  +  +  +  I  +  I  I  I                              |   9        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 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: 99039-02                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                    TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II  (ACESULFAME POTASSIUM)                 Date: 02/21/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 10:31:48    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 9| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|                             |            |
                                           | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 0| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|                             |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      O     |
   P53+/-(C57BL/6) MALE                    | 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|                             |      A     |
    VEHICLE                                | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6|                             |      L     |
    CONTROL                                | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 GENITAL SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |            |
   Epididymis                              | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Infiltration Cellular, Lymphocyte    |                                        2                                 |      1  2.0|
      Epithelium, Degeneration, Focal      |                               2                                          |      1  2.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Preputial Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Prostate                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Seminal Vesicle                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Testes                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Mineralization, Focal                |                               1                                          |      1  1.0|
      Sertoli Cell, Germinal Epithelium,   |                                                                          |            |
           Degeneration, Focal             |                               2                                          |      1  2.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone Marrow                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mediastinal                 |                         +                                                |   1        |
      Edema                                |                         2                                                |      1  2.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic Active, Diffuse|                         3                                                |      1  3.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |                         2                                                |      1  2.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thymus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Atrophy                              |                   1     1                                                |      2  1.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
                                                                                                                                    
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                                                                                                    
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NTP Experiment-Test: 99039-02                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                    TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II  (ACESULFAME POTASSIUM)                 Date: 02/21/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 10:31:48    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 9| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|                             |            |
                                           | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 0| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|                             |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      O     |
   P53+/-(C57BL/6) MALE                    | 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|                             |      A     |
    VEHICLE                                | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6|                             |      L     |
    CONTROL                                | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM - cont               |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mammary Gland                           | M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M                              |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Skin                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Subcutaneous Tissue, Inflammation,   |                                                                          |            |
           Chronic Active, Focal           |                         1                                                |      1  1.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Skeletal Muscle                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Brain                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                  2                                       |      1  2.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Larynx                                  | +  I  M  I  +  +  +  +  I  +  I  M  +  +  +                              |   9        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Alveolar Epithelium, Inflammation,   |                                                                          |            |
           Chronic Active, Focal           |          1                                                               |      1  1.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Nose                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                               2                                          |      1  2.0|
      Inflammation, Granulomatous          |       2                                                                  |      1  2.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Trachea                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 SPECIAL SENSES 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: 99039-02                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                    TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II  (ACESULFAME POTASSIUM)                 Date: 02/21/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 10:31:48    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 9| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|                             |            |
                                           | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 0| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|                             |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      O     |
   P53+/-(C57BL/6) MALE                    | 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|                             |      A     |
    VEHICLE                                | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6|                             |      L     |
    CONTROL                                | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM - cont              |                                                                          |            |
   Eye                                     | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Harderian Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                            1  2  1  1                                    |      4  1.3|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Zymbal's Gland                          | I  +  M  M  M  +  +  M  M  M  M  +  +  M  M                              |   5        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                      2                                                   |      1  2.0|
      Renal Tubule, Dilatation, Focal      |                                        2                                 |      1  2.0|
      Renal Tubule, Nephropathy            |                         1                                                |      1  1.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Urinary Bladder                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                                                                                                                    
  * : 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: 99039-02                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                    TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II  (ACESULFAME POTASSIUM)                 Date: 02/21/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 10:31:48    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|                             |            |
                                           | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 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|                             |      O     |
   P53+/-(C57BL/6) MALE                    | 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|                             |      A     |
    1.0 %                                  | 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9|                             |      L     |
                                           | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Skin                                    |                                        +                                 |   1        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 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: 99039-02                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                    TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II  (ACESULFAME POTASSIUM)                 Date: 02/21/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 10:31:48    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|                             |            |
                                           | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 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|                             |      O     |
   P53+/-(C57BL/6) MALE                    | 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|                             |      A     |
    1.0 %                                  | 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9|                             |      L     |
                                           | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                                                                                                                    
  * : 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: 99039-02                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                    TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II  (ACESULFAME POTASSIUM)                 Date: 02/21/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 10:31:48    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 7| 7| 2| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|                             |            |
                                           | 4| 4| 4| 5| 4| 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|                             |      O     |
   P53+/-(C57BL/6) MALE                    | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                             |      A     |
    3.0 %                                  | 9| 9| 9| 9| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 1|                             |      L     |
                                           | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Esophagus                               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Gallbladder                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Colon                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Rectum                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Cecum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Duodenum               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Jejunum                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Ileum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                   1  1  1        1        1                              |      5  1.0|
      Hepatocyte, Centrilobular,           |                                                                          |            |
          Hypertrophy                      |                                        1                                 |      1  1.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mesentery                               | +                                                                        |   1        |
      Fat, Necrosis, Focal                 | 4                                                                        |      1  4.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pancreas                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Salivary Glands                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Infiltration Cellular, Focal,        |                                                                          |            |
          Lymphocyte                       | 1        1  1  1     1  1        1  2                                    |      8  1.1|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
                                                                                                                                    
  * : 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: 99039-02                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                    TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II  (ACESULFAME POTASSIUM)                 Date: 02/21/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 10:31:48    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 7| 7| 2| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|                             |            |
                                           | 4| 4| 4| 5| 4| 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|                             |      O     |
   P53+/-(C57BL/6) MALE                    | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                             |      A     |
    3.0 %                                  | 9| 9| 9| 9| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 1|                             |      L     |
                                           | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM - cont                  |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Tongue                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Blood Vessel                            | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Cortex                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Hypertrophy, Focal                   |                2                                                         |      1  2.0|
      Subcapsular, Hyperplasia, Focal      | 1                                                                        |      1  1.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Medulla                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Parathyroid Gland                       | +  M  M  +  M  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  M  M                              |   8        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  M                              |  13        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Epididymis                              | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Polyarteritis                        |                                           2                              |      1  2.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Preputial Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
                                                                                                                                    
  * : 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: 99039-02                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                    TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II  (ACESULFAME POTASSIUM)                 Date: 02/21/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 10:31:48    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 7| 7| 2| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|                             |            |
                                           | 4| 4| 4| 5| 4| 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|                             |      O     |
   P53+/-(C57BL/6) MALE                    | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                             |      A     |
    3.0 %                                  | 9| 9| 9| 9| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 1|                             |      L     |
                                           | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 GENITAL SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Prostate                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  I  +  I                              |  13        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Seminal Vesicle                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Testes                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone Marrow                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node                              |                                           +                              |   1        |
      Inguinal, Hyperplasia                |                                           2                              |      1  2.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Hyperplasia                          |          2                          2                                    |      2  2.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |          1                                                               |      1  1.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thymus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
      Atrophy, Focal                       |                                        1                                 |      1  1.0|
      Atrophy                              |       1                    1                                             |      2  1.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mammary Gland                           | M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M                              |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Skin                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 MUSCULOSKELETAL 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: 99039-02                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                    TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II  (ACESULFAME POTASSIUM)                 Date: 02/21/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 10:31:48    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 7| 7| 2| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|                             |            |
                                           | 4| 4| 4| 5| 4| 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|                             |      O     |
   P53+/-(C57BL/6) MALE                    | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                             |      A     |
    3.0 %                                  | 9| 9| 9| 9| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 1|                             |      L     |
                                           | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM - cont             |                                                                          |            |
   Bone                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Skeletal Muscle                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Brain                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Larynx                                  | +  +  +  +  M  I  +  M  M  M  I  I  +  +  I                              |   7        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Alveolar Epithelium, Inflammation,   |                                                                          |            |
           Chronic Active, Focal           |                                           1                              |      1  1.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Nose                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Trachea                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Eye                                     | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Harderian Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Infiltration Cellular, Lymphocyte    | 1                                                                        |      1  1.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |          1                       1                                       |      2  1.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Zymbal's Gland                          | M  M  M  M  M  M  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  M                              |   7        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Renal Tubule, Dilatation, Focal      |                            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        
                                                                                                                                    
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NTP Experiment-Test: 99039-02                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                    TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II  (ACESULFAME POTASSIUM)                 Date: 02/21/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 10:31:48    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 7| 7| 2| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|                             |            |
                                           | 4| 4| 4| 5| 4| 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|                             |      O     |
   P53+/-(C57BL/6) MALE                    | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                             |      A     |
    3.0 %                                  | 9| 9| 9| 9| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 1|                             |      L     |
                                           | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 URINARY SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Urinary Bladder                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                                                                                                                    
  * : 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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