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TDMS Study 96021-01 Pathology Tables

NTP Experiment-Test: 96021-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                           TOXIC EQUIVALENCY FACTOR EVALUATION (PCB 153)                       Date: 06/05/03
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 10:48:06

                                                      31 WEEK SSAC FINAL#1




       Facility:  Battelle Columbus Laboratory

       Chemical CAS #:  35065-27-1

       Lock Date:  01/16/02

       Cage Range:  All

       Reasons For Removal:    25017 Scheduled Sacrifice

       Removal Date Range:     03/22/99 - 03/23/99

       Treatment Groups:       Include 001    0 UG/KG
                               Include 002    10 UG/KG
                               Include 003    100     UG/KG
                               Include 004    300     UG/KG
                               Include 005    1000    UG/KG
                               Include 006    3000    UG/KG































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NTP Experiment-Test: 96021-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: CHRONIC                           TOXIC EQUIVALENCY FACTOR EVALUATION (PCB 153)                       Date: 06/05/03    
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 10:48:06    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                          |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                          |            |
                                           | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                          |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |      O     |
   SPRAGUE-DAWLEY RATS FEMALE              | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |      A     |
    0 UG/KG                                | 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 3| 5| 5| 6| 7| 9|                          |      L     |
                                           | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 0| 3| 6| 9| 9| 8|                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Eosinophilic Focus                   |                      X                                                   |      1     |
      Inflammation                         | 1  1     1  1  1  1  1  1  1                                             |      9  1.0|
      Mixed Cell Focus                     |    X                                                                     |      1     |
      Mixed Cell Focus, Multiple           |                X                                                         |      1     |
      Hepatocyte, Hypertrophy              |                         2                                                |      1  2.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pancreas                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                         1                                                |      1  1.0|
      Acinus, Atrophy                      |                         1                                                |      1  1.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Cortex                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Hypertrophy                          |       2     1     1                                                      |      3  1.3|
      Vacuolization Cytoplasmic            |    1                                                                     |      1  1.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Medulla                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Follicular Cell, Hypertrophy         |       1        2                                                         |      2  1.5|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
                                                                                                                                    
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                                                                                                    
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NTP Experiment-Test: 96021-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: CHRONIC                           TOXIC EQUIVALENCY FACTOR EVALUATION (PCB 153)                       Date: 06/05/03    
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 10:48:06    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                          |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                          |            |
                                           | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                          |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |      O     |
   SPRAGUE-DAWLEY RATS FEMALE              | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |      A     |
    0 UG/KG                                | 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 3| 5| 5| 6| 7| 9|                          |      L     |
                                           | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 0| 3| 6| 9| 9| 8|                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Ovary                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Atrophy                              | 4     4     4     4  4  4  4                                             |      7  4.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Uterus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                            1                                             |      1  1.0|
      Metaplasia, Squamous                 | 2     2     2     1  1  2  1                                             |      7  1.6|
      Endometrium, Hyperplasia, Cystic     |    4           4                                                         |      2  4.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Vagina                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Pigmentation                         | 1  1  2  1  1  2  1  2  2  2                                             |     10  1.5|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thymus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Atrophy                              |                      2                                                   |      1  2.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mammary Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
                                                                                                                                    
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                                                                                                    
                                                             Page   3                                                               
                                                                                                                                   
NTP Experiment-Test: 96021-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: CHRONIC                           TOXIC EQUIVALENCY FACTOR EVALUATION (PCB 153)                       Date: 06/05/03    
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 10:48:06    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                          |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                          |            |
                                           | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                          |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |      O     |
   SPRAGUE-DAWLEY RATS FEMALE              | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |      A     |
    0 UG/KG                                | 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 3| 5| 5| 6| 7| 9|                          |      L     |
                                           | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 0| 3| 6| 9| 9| 8|                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 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: 96021-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: CHRONIC                           TOXIC EQUIVALENCY FACTOR EVALUATION (PCB 153)                       Date: 06/05/03    
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 10:48:06    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                                            |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                                            |            |
                                           | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                                            |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      O     |
   SPRAGUE-DAWLEY RATS FEMALE              | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                                            |      A     |
    10 UG/KG                               | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6|                                            |      L     |
                                           | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|                                            |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Inflammation                         | 1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1                                             |     10  1.0|
      Mixed Cell Focus                     |                            X                                             |      1     |
      Hepatocyte, Hypertrophy              |             2                                                            |      1  2.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Follicular Cell, Hypertrophy         |             1                                                            |      1  1.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thymus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Atrophy                              |                2           2                                             |      2  2.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                                                                                                                    
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                             Page   5                                                               
                                                                                                                                   
NTP Experiment-Test: 96021-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: CHRONIC                           TOXIC EQUIVALENCY FACTOR EVALUATION (PCB 153)                       Date: 06/05/03    
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 10:48:06    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                                            |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                                            |            |
                                           | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                                            |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      O     |
   SPRAGUE-DAWLEY RATS FEMALE              | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                                            |      A     |
    10 UG/KG                               | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6|                                            |      L     |
                                           | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|                                            |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Infiltration Cellular, Histiocyte    |    1                                                                     |      1  1.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                                                                                                                    
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                             Page   6                                                               
                                                                                                                                   
NTP Experiment-Test: 96021-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: CHRONIC                           TOXIC EQUIVALENCY FACTOR EVALUATION (PCB 153)                       Date: 06/05/03    
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 10:48:06    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                          |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                          |            |
                                           | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2|                          |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |      O     |
   SPRAGUE-DAWLEY RATS FEMALE              | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                          |      A     |
    100                                    | 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 7| 8| 9|                          |      L     |
    UG/KG                                  | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 6| 9| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 2| 3| 7|                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +           +  +  +  +  +                                    |  10        |
      Inflammation                         | 1  1  1  1  1           1  1  1  1  1                                    |     10  1.0|
      Mixed Cell Focus                     | X                          X     X  X                                    |      4     |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +           +  +  +  +  +                                    |  10        |
      Follicular Cell, Hypertrophy         |                            1                                             |      1  1.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thymus                                  | +  +  +  +  +           +  +  +  +  +                                    |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mammary Gland                           |    +                                +                                    |   2        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 RESPIRATORY 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: 96021-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: CHRONIC                           TOXIC EQUIVALENCY FACTOR EVALUATION (PCB 153)                       Date: 06/05/03    
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 10:48:06    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                          |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                          |            |
                                           | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2|                          |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |      O     |
   SPRAGUE-DAWLEY RATS FEMALE              | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                          |      A     |
    100                                    | 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 7| 8| 9|                          |      L     |
    UG/KG                                  | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 6| 9| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 2| 3| 7|                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM - cont                 |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +           +  +  +  +  +                                    |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Kidney                                  |    +        +                                                            |   2        |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                                                                                                                    
  * : 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: 96021-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: CHRONIC                           TOXIC EQUIVALENCY FACTOR EVALUATION (PCB 153)                       Date: 06/05/03    
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 10:48:06    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                          |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                          |            |
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                          |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |      O     |
   SPRAGUE-DAWLEY RATS FEMALE              | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|                          |      A     |
    300                                    | 0| 1| 1| 2| 4| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6|                          |      L     |
    UG/KG                                  | 8| 4| 8| 7| 8| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 7| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Liver                                   |                +  +  +  +  +     +  +  +  +  +                           |  10        |
      Inflammation                         |                1  1  1     1     1  1  1  1  1                           |      9  1.0|
      Mixed Cell Focus                     |                                  X           X                           |      2     |
      Hepatocyte, Hypertrophy              |                   1     2  1        1  1  1  1                           |      7  1.1|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thyroid Gland                           |                +  +  +  +  +     +  +  +  +  +                           |  10        |
      Follicular Cell, Hypertrophy         |                   1              1                                       |      2  1.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Uterus                                  |                +                                                         |   1        |
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                1                                                         |      1  1.0|
      Metaplasia, Squamous                 |                3                                                         |      1  3.0|
      Endometrium, Hyperplasia, Cystic     |                4                                                         |      1  4.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thymus                                  |                +  +  +  +  +     +  +  +  +  +                           |  10        |
      Atrophy                              |                                              2                           |      1  2.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 MUSCULOSKELETAL 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: 96021-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: CHRONIC                           TOXIC EQUIVALENCY FACTOR EVALUATION (PCB 153)                       Date: 06/05/03    
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 10:48:06    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                          |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                          |            |
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                          |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |      O     |
   SPRAGUE-DAWLEY RATS FEMALE              | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|                          |      A     |
    300                                    | 0| 1| 1| 2| 4| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6|                          |      L     |
    UG/KG                                  | 8| 4| 8| 7| 8| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 7| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lung                                    |                +  +  +  +  +     +  +  +  +  +                           |  10        |
      Alveolar Epithelium, Hyperplasia     |                                  1                                       |      1  1.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                                                                                                                    
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
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NTP Experiment-Test: 96021-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: CHRONIC                           TOXIC EQUIVALENCY FACTOR EVALUATION (PCB 153)                       Date: 06/05/03    
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 10:48:06    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                          |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                          |            |
                                           | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2|                          |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |      O     |
   SPRAGUE-DAWLEY RATS FEMALE              | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|                          |      A     |
    1000                                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 6| 7| 9|                          |      L     |
    UG/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 7| 8| 3| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 7| 5|                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +           +  +  +  +  +                                    |  10        |
      Inflammation                         | 1  1  1  1  1           1  1  1  1  1                                    |     10  1.0|
      Mixed Cell Focus                     |       X                       X                                          |      2     |
      Hepatocyte, Hypertrophy              | 3  2  2  2  2           2  3  2     2                                    |      9  2.2|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +           +  +  +  +  +                                    |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thymus                                  | +  +  +  +  +           +  +  +  +  +                                    |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 RESPIRATORY 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: 96021-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: CHRONIC                           TOXIC EQUIVALENCY FACTOR EVALUATION (PCB 153)                       Date: 06/05/03    
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 10:48:06    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                          |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                          |            |
                                           | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2|                          |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |      O     |
   SPRAGUE-DAWLEY RATS FEMALE              | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                          |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|                          |      A     |
    1000                                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 6| 7| 9|                          |      L     |
    UG/KG                                  | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 7| 8| 3| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 7| 5|                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM - cont                 |                                                                          |            |
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +           +  +  +  +  +                                    |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                                                                                                                    
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                             Page  12                                                               
                                                                                                                                   
NTP Experiment-Test: 96021-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: CHRONIC                           TOXIC EQUIVALENCY FACTOR EVALUATION (PCB 153)                       Date: 06/05/03    
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 10:48:06    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                                            |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                                            |            |
                                           | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                                            |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      O     |
   SPRAGUE-DAWLEY RATS FEMALE              | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6|                                            |      A     |
    3000                                   | 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                                            |      L     |
    UG/KG                                  | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|                                            |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Eosinophilic Focus                   |          X                                                               |      1     |
      Inflammation                         | 1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1                                             |     10  1.0|
      Mixed Cell Focus, Multiple           |    X                                                                     |      1     |
      Bile Duct, Hyperplasia               |                      1                                                   |      1  1.0|
      Hepatocyte, Hypertrophy              | 2  1  3  2  3  2  3  3  3  1                                             |     10  2.3|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pancreas                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Dysplasia                            | 3                                                                        |      1  3.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Cortex                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Hypertrophy                          |                1           1                                             |      2  1.0|
      Vacuolization Cytoplasmic            |          1  1           1                                                |      3  1.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Medulla                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Follicular Cell, Hypertrophy         |                1                                                         |      1  1.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
                                                                                                                                    
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                                                                                                    
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NTP Experiment-Test: 96021-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: CHRONIC                           TOXIC EQUIVALENCY FACTOR EVALUATION (PCB 153)                       Date: 06/05/03    
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 10:48:06    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                                            |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                                            |            |
                                           | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                                            |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      O     |
   SPRAGUE-DAWLEY RATS FEMALE              | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6|                                            |      A     |
    3000                                   | 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                                            |      L     |
    UG/KG                                  | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|                                            |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Ovary                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Atrophy                              |       4  4  4  4  4  4  4                                                |      7  4.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Uterus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |          1        2  1                                                   |      3  1.3|
      Metaplasia, Squamous                 |       1  3     1  1     2                                                |      5  1.6|
      Endometrium, Hyperplasia, Cystic     |                   4                                                      |      1  4.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Vagina                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
      Pigmentation                         | 2  2  2  2  1  2  2  2  1  2                                             |     10  1.8|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thymus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mammary Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                                             |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
                                                                                                                                    
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                                                                                                    
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NTP Experiment-Test: 96021-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: CHRONIC                           TOXIC EQUIVALENCY FACTOR EVALUATION (PCB 153)                       Date: 06/05/03    
Route: GAVAGE                                                                                                     Time: 10:48:06    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                                            |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                                            |            |
                                           | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                                            |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      O     |
   SPRAGUE-DAWLEY RATS FEMALE              | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                                            |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6|                                            |      A     |
    3000                                   | 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|                                            |      L     |
    UG/KG                                  | 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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