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TDMS Study 88007-05 Pathology Tables

NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15
                                                    FINAL #1 CORE STUDY RATS
       Facility:  Battelle Columbus Laboratory
       Chemical CAS #:  7632-00-0
       Lock Date:  03/20/98
       Cage Range:  All
       Reasons For Removal:    All
       Removal Date Range:     All
       Treatment Groups:       Include All
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NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
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                                           | 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 6| 7| 6| 7| 5| 5| 7| 6| 7| 5| 7| 5| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 9| 3| 6| 3| 6| 1| 1| 0| 3| 4| 3| 4| 3| 3| 6| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|             
                                           | 0| 1| 2| 0| 8| 4| 2| 9| 0| 7| 1| 4| 1| 1| 8| 2| 7| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1| 1| 2| 2|             
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                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS FEMALE                 | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|             
    0.0%                                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|             
                                           | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
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 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Esophagus                               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Colon                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Rectum                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Parasite Metazoan                    |                                              X                           |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Cecum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Duodenum               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Jejunum                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Ileum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Basophilic Focus                     | X  X  X  X     X  X  X  X  X  X     X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X|             
      Clear Cell Focus                     |                         X                                         X  X   |             
      Eosinophilic Focus                   |                         X                          X                 X   |             
      Hemorrhage                           |                                                                          |             
      Hepatodiaphragmatic Nodule           | X     X        X                                                         |             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         | 1  1  1  1        1                          1     1        1  1  1  1  1|             
      Mixed Cell Focus                     |                                        X           X           X        X|             
      Necrosis                             |                                     2                                   2|             
      Regeneration                         |             2                                                            |             
      Vacuolization Cytoplasmic            |                                  2                                       |             
      Bile Duct, Hyperplasia               |          1                                            1              1   |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Mesentery                               |                         +              +     +                           |             
      Fat, Inflammation, Chronic Active    |                         2              2     2                           |             
      Fat, Necrosis                        |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Oral Mucosa                             |                                                          +               |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Pancreas                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Acinus, Atrophy                      |                                        2                    1            |             
      Acinus, Hyperplasia                  |       4                                                                  |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Salivary Glands                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Erosion                              |                                  2                                       |             
      Hyperkeratosis                       |                               1                                          |             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                          |             
      Ulcer                                |             2              4  3     3                                    |             
      Epithelium, Hyperplasia              |             2              1  2  2  2                                    |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                          |             
      Mineralization                       |                         2                                                |             
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 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Blood Vessel                            | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                            2                                             |             
      Necrosis                             |                                                                          |             
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 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |             
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NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
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                                           | 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 6| 7| 6| 7| 5| 5| 7| 6| 7| 5| 7| 5| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 9| 3| 6| 3| 6| 1| 1| 0| 3| 4| 3| 4| 3| 3| 6| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|             
                                           | 0| 1| 2| 0| 8| 4| 2| 9| 0| 7| 1| 4| 1| 1| 8| 2| 7| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1| 1| 2| 2|             
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                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS FEMALE                 | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|             
    0.0%                                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|             
                                           | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
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 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM - cont                   |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Adrenal Cortex                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Angiectasis                          | 1  1  1  1     2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  1  2  1  2  1  1     2  2  3  2|             
      Degeneration                         |                                                                          |             
      Hemorrhage                           |                                           2                              |             
      Hyperplasia                          | 2              2                       1     1           2        4  1  1|             
      Hypertrophy                          |                                  2                             2         |             
      Necrosis                             |                                                                          |             
      Vacuolization Cytoplasmic            |                            3  1              1                           |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Adrenal Medulla                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          |                                  1           2              1        1   |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Parathyroid Gland                       | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  M  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  M  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Angiectasis                          |                                                                          |             
      Cyst                                 |                                                                          |             
      Hemorrhage                           | 1                                                                        |             
      Pars Distalis, Angiectasis           |                   2                 1                                    |             
      Pars Distalis, Cyst                  |                                                                      2   |             
      Pars Distalis, Hyperplasia           |    2           3        2  2                                1            |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Ultimobranchial Cyst                 |                                                                         3|             
      Vacuolization Cytoplasmic            |                                                                          |             
      C-Cell, Hyperplasia                  |          1  2  1     3  2        3           1           1  2  1  1     1|             
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 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
    None                                   |                                                                          |             
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 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Clitoral Gland                          | +  +  M  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Atrophy                              |                                                                          |             
      Cyst                                 |          2                                   2                       2   |             
      Hyperplasia                          |          1                             1     1                           |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Ovary                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Cyst                                 |    3                                                                     |             
      Follicle, Cyst                       |                                                                          |             
      Periovarian Tissue, Cyst             |                                        2                                 |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Uterus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Fibrosis                             |                                                                          |             
      Hydrometra                           |                                                    3                     |             
      Cervix, Hypertrophy                  |                                                                          |             
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 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Bone Marrow                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
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NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
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                                           | 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 6| 7| 6| 7| 5| 5| 7| 6| 7| 5| 7| 5| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 9| 3| 6| 3| 6| 1| 1| 0| 3| 4| 3| 4| 3| 3| 6| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|             
                                           | 0| 1| 2| 0| 8| 4| 2| 9| 0| 7| 1| 4| 1| 1| 8| 2| 7| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1| 1| 2| 2|             
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                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS FEMALE                 | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|             
    0.0%                                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|             
                                           | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
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 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM - cont               |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
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   Lymph Node                              |             +                                                            |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                                2         |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Fibrosis                             |                                        1                                 |             
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |                               3                                          |             
      Pigmentation, Hemosiderin            |                                                                          |             
      Vacuolization Cytoplasmic            |                                           2                              |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Thymus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Atrophy                              |                                                                          |             
      Cyst                                 |       2                                                                  |             
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 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Mammary Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Galactocele                          | 2        1  3                                      2        2     2      |             
      Hyperplasia                          |       2  1  2  2     2           1     1     2                           |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Skin                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
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 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Bone                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Osteosclerosis                       |                                                                          |             
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 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Brain                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hemorrhage                           |                            2                                             |             
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 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |    1  2  2              1                    2     1                    1|             
      Pigmentation                         |                                                                          |             
      Alveolar Epithelium, Hyperplasia     | 1  1  1  1                                                        1     3|             
      Bronchiole, Epithelium, Hyperplasia  |    1                                                                     |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Nose                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Olfactory Epithelium, Metaplasia     |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Trachea                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
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 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
    None                                   |                                                                          |             
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 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Infarct                              |             2                                                            |             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                          |             
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NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
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                                           | 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 6| 7| 6| 7| 5| 5| 7| 6| 7| 5| 7| 5| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 9| 3| 6| 3| 6| 1| 1| 0| 3| 4| 3| 4| 3| 3| 6| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|             
                                           | 0| 1| 2| 0| 8| 4| 2| 9| 0| 7| 1| 4| 1| 1| 8| 2| 7| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1| 1| 2| 2|             
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                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS FEMALE                 | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|             
    0.0%                                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|             
                                           | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
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 URINARY SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
      Mineralization                       |                                                                          |             
      Necrosis                             |                                                                          |             
      Nephropathy                          |             1  1  1                                1        1  1  1     1|             
      Pigmentation                         | 2                                3                                       |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Urinary Bladder                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                        1           1                     |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
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                                           | 5| 5| 7| 7| 7| 6| 6| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 9| 1| 3| 3| 3| 4| 6| 3| 3| 9| 3| 3| 3| 6| 3| 3| 3| 3| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|            |
                                           | 6| 3| 0| 2| 0| 4| 1| 1| 1| 3| 2| 1| 0| 9| 1| 1| 2| 2| 9| 2| 1| 2| 1| 1| 1|      T (*) |
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                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS FEMALE                 | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 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| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|      A     |
    0.0%                                   | 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5|      L     |
                                           | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|            |
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 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Esophagus                               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Colon                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Rectum                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Parasite Metazoan                    |                                  X                          X           X|      4     |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Cecum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Duodenum               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Jejunum                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Ileum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Basophilic Focus                     |       X  X  X  X     X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X|     45     |
      Clear Cell Focus                     |             X        X  X                          X           X  X      |      9     |
      Eosinophilic Focus                   |       X                                   X              X  X  X     X   |      9     |
      Hemorrhage                           |                                                                1         |      1  1.0|
      Hepatodiaphragmatic Nodule           |                                                       X                  |      4     |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |       1              1        1  1  1     1  1  1  1           1  1      |     23  1.0|
      Mixed Cell Focus                     |       X  X           X                       X  X  X     X               |     11     |
      Necrosis                             |                            2           1              2                  |      5  1.8|
      Regeneration                         |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Vacuolization Cytoplasmic            |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Bile Duct, Hyperplasia               | 1     1                                      1              1  1         |      8  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mesentery                               |             +                 +                       +           +      |   7        |
      Fat, Inflammation, Chronic Active    |             1                 2                       2                  |      6  1.8|
      Fat, Necrosis                        |                                                                   2      |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Oral Mucosa                             |                                                                          |   1        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pancreas                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Acinus, Atrophy                      |                                     1  1              1           1      |      6  1.2|
      Acinus, Hyperplasia                  |                                                                          |      1  4.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Salivary Glands                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Erosion                              |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Hyperkeratosis                       |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                      3   |      1  3.0|
      Ulcer                                |                                                                          |      4  3.0|
      Epithelium, Hyperplasia              |                   1                          2                       2   |      8  1.8|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                      1   |      1  1.0|
      Mineralization                       |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 CARDIOVASCULAR 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        
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 5| 5| 7| 7| 7| 6| 6| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 9| 1| 3| 3| 3| 4| 6| 3| 3| 9| 3| 3| 3| 6| 3| 3| 3| 3| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|            |
                                           | 6| 3| 0| 2| 0| 4| 1| 1| 1| 3| 2| 1| 0| 9| 1| 1| 2| 2| 9| 2| 1| 2| 1| 1| 1|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS FEMALE                 | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 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| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|      A     |
    0.0%                                   | 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5|      L     |
                                           | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM - cont              |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Blood Vessel                            | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                 1                    1   |      3  1.3|
      Necrosis                             |                            1                                             |      1  1.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Cortex                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Angiectasis                          |       2  2  3  1  1  2  2  1  2  2  2     2  2  1  2           1  2      |     40  1.6|
      Degeneration                         |                                        2                                 |      1  2.0|
      Hemorrhage                           |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Hyperplasia                          |       3                 3        2  2                          2     4  2|     15  2.1|
      Hypertrophy                          |       2  2  2                                   1  2                 4   |      8  2.1|
      Necrosis                             |    1                                   2                                 |      2  1.5|
      Vacuolization Cytoplasmic            |    2                                                                     |      4  1.8|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Medulla                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                                1     1   |      6  1.2|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Parathyroid Gland                       | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  46        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Angiectasis                          |                                                                3         |      1  3.0|
      Cyst                                 |                               3                                          |      1  3.0|
      Hemorrhage                           |                         1     3                                          |      3  1.7|
      Pars Distalis, Angiectasis           |                                                                          |      2  1.5|
      Pars Distalis, Cyst                  |                                                 1  3     1               |      4  1.8|
      Pars Distalis, Hyperplasia           |          2                       3        2     3              3         |     10  2.3|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Ultimobranchial Cyst                 |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Vacuolization Cytoplasmic            |                                                                         1|      1  1.0|
      C-Cell, Hyperplasia                  | 2  1     1        1  2        1              2     1  1     1     1     2|     24  1.5|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Clitoral Gland                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  46        |
      Atrophy                              |    1                                                                     |      1  1.0|
      Cyst                                 |          2           2  2        3        3                 3            |      9  2.3|
      Hyperplasia                          |          3  2                                   1        4     1         |      8  1.8|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Ovary                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : 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        
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 5| 5| 7| 7| 7| 6| 6| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 9| 1| 3| 3| 3| 4| 6| 3| 3| 9| 3| 3| 3| 6| 3| 3| 3| 3| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|            |
                                           | 6| 3| 0| 2| 0| 4| 1| 1| 1| 3| 2| 1| 0| 9| 1| 1| 2| 2| 9| 2| 1| 2| 1| 1| 1|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS FEMALE                 | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 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| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|      A     |
    0.0%                                   | 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5|      L     |
                                           | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 GENITAL SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
      Cyst                                 |                               2        2              3                  |      4  2.5|
      Follicle, Cyst                       |                                                                         3|      1  3.0|
      Periovarian Tissue, Cyst             |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Uterus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Fibrosis                             |    2                                                                     |      1  2.0|
      Hydrometra                           |                                                       4                 2|      3  3.0|
      Cervix, Hypertrophy                  |                            3                                             |      1  3.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone Marrow                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node                              |    +                                                                     |   2        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Fibrosis                             |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Pigmentation, Hemosiderin            |                2                                                         |      1  2.0|
      Vacuolization Cytoplasmic            |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thymus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
      Atrophy                              |                                                    3                     |      1  3.0|
      Cyst                                 |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mammary Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Galactocele                          |          2        4                    3  2           2           2  2  2|     14  2.2|
      Hyperplasia                          |    2                                                                 1   |     10  1.6|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Skin                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Osteosclerosis                       |                                        2                                 |      1  2.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Brain                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Hemorrhage                           |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : 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        
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 5| 5| 7| 7| 7| 6| 6| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 9| 1| 3| 3| 3| 4| 6| 3| 3| 9| 3| 3| 3| 6| 3| 3| 3| 3| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|            |
                                           | 6| 3| 0| 2| 0| 4| 1| 1| 1| 3| 2| 1| 0| 9| 1| 1| 2| 2| 9| 2| 1| 2| 1| 1| 1|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS FEMALE                 | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 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| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|      A     |
    0.0%                                   | 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5|      L     |
                                           | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM - cont                 |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |       1              1        1        2  2  1           1     1     1   |     16  1.3|
      Pigmentation                         |                         2                                                |      1  2.0|
      Alveolar Epithelium, Hyperplasia     |                         1        1  4              1                     |     10  1.5|
      Bronchiole, Epithelium, Hyperplasia  |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Nose                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Olfactory Epithelium, Metaplasia     |                      2                                                   |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Trachea                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Infarct                              |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                             1            |      1  1.0|
      Mineralization                       |    1                                                                     |      1  1.0|
      Necrosis                             |                   3                                                      |      1  3.0|
      Nephropathy                          |       1  1                       1           1  1              1         |     14  1.0|
      Pigmentation                         |                                                                          |      2  2.5|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Urinary Bladder                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                      1   |      3  1.0|
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 6| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 3| 7| 6| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 4| 7| 7| 7|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 3| 3| 1| 5| 3| 9| 3| 7| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 2| 6| 3| 3| 0| 3| 3| 8| 3| 3| 3|             
                                           | 2| 0| 1| 8| 1| 1| 0| 2| 6| 2| 0| 2| 2| 2| 8| 5| 1| 2| 9| 1| 2| 0| 2| 2| 0|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS FEMALE                 | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|             
    0.075%                                 | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|             
                                           | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Esophagus                               | +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Colon                  | +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Parasite Metazoan                    |                                                                X         |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Rectum                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Parasite Metazoan                    |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Cecum                  | +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Duodenum               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Jejunum                | +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  A  +  +  A  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Ileum                  | +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Angiectasis                          |    1                                                                     |             
      Basophilic Focus                     | X  X  X  X  X  X     X     X  X  X  X  X  X     X  X     X  X  X  X  X  X|             
      Clear Cell Focus                     |                                  X  X           X                    X   |             
      Eosinophilic Focus                   |    X  X                             X           X  X     X              X|             
      Hepatodiaphragmatic Nodule           |          X  X     X        X        X                       X  X  X      |             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         | 1     1     1  1     1        2                 1  1     1  1        1  1|             
      Mixed Cell Focus                     |             X                                                           X|             
      Necrosis                             |                                                                          |             
      Vacuolization Cytoplasmic            |             2           2                    3                           |             
      Bile Duct, Hyperplasia               | 1                                                                 2      |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Mesentery                               |                                                                +         |             
      Fat, Inflammation, Chronic Active    |                                                                2         |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Oral Mucosa                             |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Pancreas                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Acinus, Atrophy                      |       1                                      2                       1   |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Salivary Glands                         | +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Edema                                |                                                                          |             
      Erosion                              |                                                             2            |             
      Hyperkeratosis                       |                   1                                                      |             
      Ulcer                                |                         2                                                |             
      Epithelium, Hyperplasia              |                         2                    1              2            |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Erosion                              |                   2                                                      |             
      Mineralization                       |                         2                                                |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Tongue                                  |    +                                                  +                  |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Blood Vessel                            | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Mineralization                       |                         1                             1                  |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |    1                             1                                       |             
      Mineralization                       |                         2                             1                  |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 6| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 3| 7| 6| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 4| 7| 7| 7|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 3| 3| 1| 5| 3| 9| 3| 7| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 2| 6| 3| 3| 0| 3| 3| 8| 3| 3| 3|             
                                           | 2| 0| 1| 8| 1| 1| 0| 2| 6| 2| 0| 2| 2| 2| 8| 5| 1| 2| 9| 1| 2| 0| 2| 2| 0|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS FEMALE                 | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|             
    0.075%                                 | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|             
                                           | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM - cont                   |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Adrenal Cortex                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Angiectasis                          | 2  1  1  2  1  1     2     2  1  2  1        1  1  1     2        1  2  2|             
      Hyperplasia                          |       1                          2           2                          2|             
      Hypertrophy                          |                                     3                    1           3   |             
      Necrosis                             |                                              2                           |             
      Vacuolization Cytoplasmic            |                               2  2           2                           |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Adrenal Medulla                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          |                      1        3              2                           |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Parathyroid Gland                       | +  +  +  M  +  M  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Cyst                                 |                                                                      2   |             
      Pigmentation, Hemosiderin            |                         2                                                |             
      Pars Distalis, Cyst                  |       2                    2                    2                        |             
      Pars Distalis, Hemorrhage            |                                                                          |             
      Pars Distalis, Hyperplasia           |                4           3                                            3|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Bilateral, C-Cell, Hyperplasia       |                                                                          |             
      C-Cell, Hyperplasia                  | 2  2  1              1        1  1  1        2  1        1  2     2      |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
    None                                   |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Clitoral Gland                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Cyst                                 |                                                                         3|             
      Hyperplasia                          |                                     1                                    |             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Ovary                                   | +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Cyst                                 |                               3                                          |             
      Periovarian Tissue, Cyst             |                                                                         3|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Uterus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Cyst                                 |                                                    3                     |             
      Hemorrhage                           |                            4                                             |             
      Hydrometra                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Vagina                                  |                                              +                           |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Bone Marrow                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node                              |                                                                +         |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          |                                              2                           |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 6| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 3| 7| 6| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 4| 7| 7| 7|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 3| 3| 1| 5| 3| 9| 3| 7| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 2| 6| 3| 3| 0| 3| 3| 8| 3| 3| 3|             
                                           | 2| 0| 1| 8| 1| 1| 0| 2| 6| 2| 0| 2| 2| 2| 8| 5| 1| 2| 9| 1| 2| 0| 2| 2| 0|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS FEMALE                 | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|             
    0.075%                                 | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|             
                                           | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM - cont               |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
      Pigmentation, Lipofuscin             |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |                      2                                                   |             
      Pigmentation, Hemosiderin            |             3                             3                              |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Thymus                                  | +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Mammary Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Galactocele                          |       2     2                             3        3     3               |             
      Hyperplasia                          |       1                                                                  |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Skin                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Bone                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Brain                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Congestion                           |                                                                          |             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         | 2     1        1     1     1  1                          2               |             
      Alveolar Epithelium, Hyperplasia     | 1     2              1                          2                       1|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Nose                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Trachea                                 | +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Eye                                     |                                              +                           |             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                              3                           |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Accumulation, Hyaline Droplet        |                      2                                                   |             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |       1                                                                 1|             
      Mineralization                       |                                                       3                  |             
      Nephropathy                          | 1                          1     1           3  1  1     1  1  1         |             
      Pigmentation                         |                      1                                            2      |             
      Renal Tubule, Regeneration           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Urinary Bladder                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                            1                                            1|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 6| 6| 7| 5| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 3| 1| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 8| 3| 3| 3| 0| 8| 3| 6| 4| 3| 4| 9| 3| 3| 3| 3|            |
                                           | 2| 1| 6| 3| 1| 1| 2| 6| 2| 5| 1| 0| 1| 6| 0| 2| 2| 8| 2| 1| 6| 0| 1| 2| 1|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS FEMALE                 | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 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| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3|      A     |
    0.075%                                 | 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 0|      L     |
                                           | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Esophagus                               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Colon                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  48        |
      Parasite Metazoan                    |                                                                          |      1     |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Rectum                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Parasite Metazoan                    |                                                                X         |      1     |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Cecum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  47        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Duodenum               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Jejunum                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  44        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Ileum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  47        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Angiectasis                          |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
      Basophilic Focus                     | X  X     X  X  X  X  X  X     X  X  X  X  X  X  X     X  X     X  X  X  X|     42     |
      Clear Cell Focus                     |                               X                       X                  |      6     |
      Eosinophilic Focus                   |                                     X           X                 X      |     10     |
      Hepatodiaphragmatic Nodule           | X                                                  X        X            |     11     |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                1        1     1     1     1  1  2     1           1  1  1|     23  1.1|
      Mixed Cell Focus                     |                                                                X         |      3     |
      Necrosis                             |                                        3                    3            |      2  3.0|
      Vacuolization Cytoplasmic            |       3                                   2                              |      5  2.4|
      Bile Duct, Hyperplasia               |             1                 1                                          |      4  1.3|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mesentery                               |    +                    +        +        +                              |   5        |
      Fat, Inflammation, Chronic Active    |    3                    1        1        2                              |      5  1.8|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Oral Mucosa                             |                                                 +                        |   1        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pancreas                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Acinus, Atrophy                      |                                  1     1           2                     |      6  1.3|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Salivary Glands                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Edema                                |                                           2                              |      1  2.0|
      Erosion                              |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Hyperkeratosis                       |                                                    1                     |      2  1.0|
      Ulcer                                |                                           2                              |      2  2.0|
      Epithelium, Hyperplasia              |       1                                   2     1                        |      6  1.5|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Erosion                              |                                                    3                     |      2  2.5|
      Mineralization                       |                         1                             1                  |      3  1.3|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Tongue                                  |                                                                          |   2        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Blood Vessel                            | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : 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        
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 6| 6| 7| 5| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 3| 1| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 8| 3| 3| 3| 0| 8| 3| 6| 4| 3| 4| 9| 3| 3| 3| 3|            |
                                           | 2| 1| 6| 3| 1| 1| 2| 6| 2| 5| 1| 0| 1| 6| 0| 2| 2| 8| 2| 1| 6| 0| 1| 2| 1|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS FEMALE                 | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 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| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3|      A     |
    0.075%                                 | 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 0|      L     |
                                           | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM - cont              |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
      Mineralization                       |                                                                          |      2  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                            2  2                                          |      4  1.5|
      Mineralization                       |                                                                          |      2  1.5|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Cortex                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Angiectasis                          | 2  2     2     1  1  1  1     2  1  2  1  2  2  1     2  1  1  1  1  1  1|     39  1.4|
      Hyperplasia                          | 1  1                    1              1  1           1  1               |     11  1.3|
      Hypertrophy                          | 3           2                                                  2  2      |      7  2.3|
      Necrosis                             |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Vacuolization Cytoplasmic            |       3                                                     1            |      5  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Medulla                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Hyperplasia                          |                         2     1                                   2     1|      7  1.7|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Parathyroid Gland                       | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  M  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  43        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Cyst                                 |       2                                                                  |      2  2.0|
      Pigmentation, Hemosiderin            |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Pars Distalis, Cyst                  |                   3           2                       2  2     2  2     2|     10  2.1|
      Pars Distalis, Hemorrhage            |                            2                                             |      1  2.0|
      Pars Distalis, Hyperplasia           |    2              4                    2     1              2  1  2      |     10  2.4|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
      Bilateral, C-Cell, Hyperplasia       | 2                                                                        |      1  2.0|
      C-Cell, Hyperplasia                  |    1  2     3  3     2  1        2  1     3  1        1  3           1  2|     26  1.7|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Clitoral Gland                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  48        |
      Cyst                                 |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Hyperplasia                          |                                  1                                3     1|      4  1.5|
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                              3                           |      1  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Ovary                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
      Cyst                                 |                      2        2                                   3      |      4  2.5|
      Periovarian Tissue, Cyst             |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Uterus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Cyst                                 |                                              2                           |      2  2.5|
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 6| 6| 7| 5| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 3| 1| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 8| 3| 3| 3| 0| 8| 3| 6| 4| 3| 4| 9| 3| 3| 3| 3|            |
                                           | 2| 1| 6| 3| 1| 1| 2| 6| 2| 5| 1| 0| 1| 6| 0| 2| 2| 8| 2| 1| 6| 0| 1| 2| 1|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS FEMALE                 | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 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| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3|      A     |
    0.075%                                 | 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 0|      L     |
                                           | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 GENITAL SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
      Hemorrhage                           |                                                                          |      1  4.0|
      Hydrometra                           | 2                                      3              2  3               |      4  2.5|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Vagina                                  |                                                                          |   1        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone Marrow                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node                              |                                                                          |   1        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Pigmentation, Lipofuscin             |                   2                                                      |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Pigmentation, Hemosiderin            |       2                                                                  |      3  2.7|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thymus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +|  47        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mammary Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Galactocele                          | 3                             2  2           2     3                     |     10  2.5|
      Hyperplasia                          |       2                                      1              1     2      |      5  1.4|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Skin                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Brain                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Congestion                           |                      2                                                   |      1  2.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         | 1        1                       1           1        1        1         |     13  1.2|
      Alveolar Epithelium, Hyperplasia     | 1                                1  2                          4        2|     10  1.7|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Nose                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Trachea                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Eye                                     |                                                                          |   1        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 6| 6| 7| 5| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 3| 1| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 8| 3| 3| 3| 0| 8| 3| 6| 4| 3| 4| 9| 3| 3| 3| 3|            |
                                           | 2| 1| 6| 3| 1| 1| 2| 6| 2| 5| 1| 0| 1| 6| 0| 2| 2| 8| 2| 1| 6| 0| 1| 2| 1|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS FEMALE                 | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 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| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3|      A     |
    0.075%                                 | 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 0|      L     |
                                           | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM - cont              |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Accumulation, Hyaline Droplet        |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                1                          1                    1         |      5  1.0|
      Mineralization                       |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Nephropathy                          | 1     1           1           1                 1        1              1|     16  1.1|
      Pigmentation                         |       2                                                                  |      3  1.7|
      Renal Tubule, Regeneration           |                                              1                           |      1  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Urinary Bladder                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                          |      2  1.0|
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 7| 5| 7| 7| 7| 6| 6| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 6| 6| 7| 3| 7| 7| 7|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 5| 3| 3| 3| 9| 3| 3| 3| 8| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 6| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|             
                                           | 1| 4| 2| 1| 2| 6| 8| 0| 1| 7| 3| 0| 2| 2| 1| 2| 1| 1| 8| 6| 1| 7| 2| 1| 1|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS FEMALE                 | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|             
    0.15%                                  | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|             
                                           | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Esophagus                               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Inflammation                         |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Colon                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Parasite Metazoan                    |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Rectum                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Parasite Metazoan                    |                                        X           X                     |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Cecum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Duodenum               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Jejunum                | +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Ileum                  | +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Angiectasis                          |                      3                                                   |             
      Basophilic Focus                     | X  X  X  X  X     X  X  X     X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X|             
      Clear Cell Focus                     | X     X  X  X                                            X               |             
      Eosinophilic Focus                   |       X                 X        X                                      X|             
      Hepatodiaphragmatic Nodule           |                                     X                                X   |             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |    2     1  1        1        1        1     1  2     1     1  2  1  1   |             
      Inflammation, Granulomatous          |                                                                          |             
      Mixed Cell Focus                     |                                                       X                  |             
      Pigmentation, Lipofuscin             |                                                                          |             
      Vacuolization Cytoplasmic            |                2           2                                             |             
      Bile Duct, Hyperplasia               |                1              1                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Mesentery                               |       +                 +                       +                        |             
      Fat, Inflammation, Chronic Active    |       2                 3                       2                        |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Pancreas                                | +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                          |             
      Acinus, Atrophy                      |    1                                               2              1      |             
      Acinus, Hyperplasia                  |                                                                      2   |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Salivary Glands                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Edema                                |                                                       2                  |             
      Erosion                              |                                                       2                  |             
      Hyperkeratosis                       |                   1                                            2         |             
      Ulcer                                |                2                                                         |             
      Epithelium, Hyperplasia              |                2                    1        1     1  2        1         |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Erosion                              |                                                                3         |             
      Mineralization                       |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Tongue                                  |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Blood Vessel                            | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |       2                                                                  |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 7| 5| 7| 7| 7| 6| 6| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 6| 6| 7| 3| 7| 7| 7|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 5| 3| 3| 3| 9| 3| 3| 3| 8| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 6| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|             
                                           | 1| 4| 2| 1| 2| 6| 8| 0| 1| 7| 3| 0| 2| 2| 1| 2| 1| 1| 8| 6| 1| 7| 2| 1| 1|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS FEMALE                 | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|             
    0.15%                                  | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|             
                                           | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM - cont              |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Adrenal Cortex                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Angiectasis                          | 2  2  2  1  1        2  2     1  2  2  1  1     1  3  2     2  1  2  2  2|             
      Hyperplasia                          |                                     1  1  1  2              1            |             
      Hypertrophy                          |                                              1              3        1   |             
      Vacuolization Cytoplasmic            |                                                                   2      |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Adrenal Medulla                         | +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          |                                        1                             1   |             
      Bilateral, Hyperplasia               |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Parathyroid Gland                       | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Cyst                                 |                            2                                             |             
      Pars Distalis, Cyst                  |                                           1  2                           |             
      Pars Distalis, Hyperplasia           | 2     2  2           3              2  3  2  2  2  2                     |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |             1                                                            |             
      Ultimobranchial Cyst                 |          1                                                               |             
      C-Cell, Hyperplasia                  |       1  1        1     1  2  2  1     1     3  2  2     2  4  1     3  3|             
      Follicle, Cyst                       |                                     2                                    |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
    None                                   |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Clitoral Gland                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Cyst                                 | 2  2  2                 2           4     2                 1        2  3|             
      Hyperplasia                          |                         3                                            2  2|             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Ovary                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Cyst                                 |                                  3                                       |             
      Follicle, Cyst                       |                                                                          |             
      Periovarian Tissue, Cyst             |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Uterus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hemorrhage                           |                                                          3               |             
      Hydrometra                           |             1        3              3                                    |             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |             4                                                            |             
      Thrombosis                           |                                                                         3|             
      Cervix, Hydrometra                   |       3                                                                  |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Bone Marrow                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          |                               2                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 7| 5| 7| 7| 7| 6| 6| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 6| 6| 7| 3| 7| 7| 7|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 5| 3| 3| 3| 9| 3| 3| 3| 8| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 6| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|             
                                           | 1| 4| 2| 1| 2| 6| 8| 0| 1| 7| 3| 0| 2| 2| 1| 2| 1| 1| 8| 6| 1| 7| 2| 1| 1|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS FEMALE                 | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|             
    0.15%                                  | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|             
                                           | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM - cont               |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
      Myelofibrosis                        |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node                              |                   +                 +                                    |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Pigmentation, Lipofuscin             |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |                                                                          |             
      Necrosis                             |                                                                          |             
      Pigmentation, Hemosiderin            |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Thymus                                  | M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Atrophy                              |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Mammary Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Galactocele                          |                4                                            2        2   |             
      Hyperplasia                          |             2                                                            |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Skin                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Bone                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Brain                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hydrocephalus                        |                                                 2                        |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Peripheral Nerve                        |                   +                                                      |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Spinal Cord                             |                   +                                                      |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Congestion                           |    2                                                                     |             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         | 1              1     1  1  2  1  1           1                          1|             
      Alveolar Epithelium, Hyperplasia     |          1           1        1                    2  3              1   |             
      Bronchiole, Epithelium, Hyperplasia  |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Nose                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Trachea                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Eye                                     |                         +                                                |             
      Retina, Degeneration                 |                         4                                                |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Zymbal's Gland                          |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Cyst                                 |                                     2                    2               |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 7| 5| 7| 7| 7| 6| 6| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 6| 6| 7| 3| 7| 7| 7|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 5| 3| 3| 3| 9| 3| 3| 3| 8| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 6| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|             
                                           | 1| 4| 2| 1| 2| 6| 8| 0| 1| 7| 3| 0| 2| 2| 1| 2| 1| 1| 8| 6| 1| 7| 2| 1| 1|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS FEMALE                 | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|             
    0.15%                                  | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|             
                                           | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 URINARY SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
      Infarct                              |                               1                                          |             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                               1                                          |             
      Mineralization                       |                               2                                          |             
      Nephropathy                          | 1        1  1        1           1  1     1  1  1     1  1  1           1|             
      Pigmentation                         |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Urinary Bladder                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         | 1                                      1                                 |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 9| 5| 3| 3| 3| 2| 3| 3| 3| 4| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 2| 3| 3|            |
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 1| 1| 6| 8| 2| 2| 1| 7| 1| 1| 0| 1| 2| 0| 1| 1| 2| 1| 2| 4| 0| 2|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS FEMALE                 | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 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| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|      A     |
    0.15%                                  | 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5|      L     |
                                           | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Esophagus                               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Inflammation                         |                                     2                                    |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Colon                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Parasite Metazoan                    |                      X                                                   |      1     |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Rectum                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Parasite Metazoan                    |                                                                          |      2     |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Cecum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Duodenum               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Jejunum                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Ileum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Angiectasis                          |                1                    1                                    |      3  1.7|
      Basophilic Focus                     | X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X|     48     |
      Clear Cell Focus                     |                      X  X                             X                  |      8     |
      Eosinophilic Focus                   |                                                 X  X     X           X   |      8     |
      Hepatodiaphragmatic Nodule           |                      X        X                          X  X           X|      7     |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         | 1  1  1              1           1  1  1  1     1  2     1  1  1     1  1|     28  1.1|
      Inflammation, Granulomatous          |          3                                                               |      1  3.0|
      Mixed Cell Focus                     |    X                 X  X  X                 X                 X         |      7     |
      Pigmentation, Lipofuscin             |                   1                                                      |      1  1.0|
      Vacuolization Cytoplasmic            |                            1  3                                          |      4  2.0|
      Bile Duct, Hyperplasia               |                   1                 1                                    |      4  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mesentery                               | +              +                                            +           +|   7        |
      Fat, Inflammation, Chronic Active    | 2              3                                            2           2|      7  2.3|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pancreas                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                              1                           |      1  1.0|
      Acinus, Atrophy                      |       1  1        2                 1                          2         |      8  1.4|
      Acinus, Hyperplasia                  |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Salivary Glands                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Edema                                |                               3                                          |      2  2.5|
      Erosion                              |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Hyperkeratosis                       |                                                                          |      2  1.5|
      Ulcer                                |                               4                                          |      2  3.0|
      Epithelium, Hyperplasia              |                               3        1                                 |      8  1.5|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Erosion                              |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Mineralization                       |                                                             1            |      1  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Tongue                                  |                   +                                                      |   1        |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : 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        
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 9| 5| 3| 3| 3| 2| 3| 3| 3| 4| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 2| 3| 3|            |
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 1| 1| 6| 8| 2| 2| 1| 7| 1| 1| 0| 1| 2| 0| 1| 1| 2| 1| 2| 4| 0| 2|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS FEMALE                 | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 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| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|      A     |
    0.15%                                  | 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5|      L     |
                                           | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM - cont                  |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Blood Vessel                            | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                               1              3                           |      3  2.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Cortex                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Angiectasis                          | 2  2  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  4  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2|     45  1.7|
      Hyperplasia                          |       1     4  3     3                       2                          2|     11  1.9|
      Hypertrophy                          |                                     2                    1  1     2      |      7  1.6|
      Vacuolization Cytoplasmic            |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Medulla                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  M|  45        |
      Hyperplasia                          |    2                                               2                     |      4  1.5|
      Bilateral, Hyperplasia               |             4                                                            |      1  4.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Parathyroid Gland                       | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  47        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Cyst                                 |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Pars Distalis, Cyst                  |                                     2                 2        1         |      5  1.6|
      Pars Distalis, Hyperplasia           | 2  2           1                 2  2        2     2  3        2         |     19  2.1|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  48        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
      Ultimobranchial Cyst                 |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
      C-Cell, Hyperplasia                  | 2  1  3  2  1     2  2     2  1  2  2  3     1  1  1     4        3     2|     34  1.9|
      Follicle, Cyst                       |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Clitoral Gland                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M|  49        |
      Cyst                                 |       2  2           2                                                   |     12  2.2|
      Hyperplasia                          |    3                          2        2                       1         |      7  2.1|
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                         2              2                                 |      2  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Ovary                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Cyst                                 |                                                             3           3|      3  3.0|
      Follicle, Cyst                       |          2           2                                                   |      2  2.0|
      Periovarian Tissue, Cyst             |                                     3                                    |      1  3.0|
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 9| 5| 3| 3| 3| 2| 3| 3| 3| 4| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 2| 3| 3|            |
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 1| 1| 6| 8| 2| 2| 1| 7| 1| 1| 0| 1| 2| 0| 1| 1| 2| 1| 2| 4| 0| 2|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS FEMALE                 | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 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| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|      A     |
    0.15%                                  | 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5|      L     |
                                           | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 GENITAL SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Uterus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Hemorrhage                           |                                                          3               |      2  3.0|
      Hydrometra                           | 3                                                                        |      4  2.5|
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                          |      1  4.0|
      Thrombosis                           |                               3                                          |      2  3.0|
      Cervix, Hydrometra                   |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone Marrow                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Myelofibrosis                        |    2                                                                     |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node                              |                                                                          |   2        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Pigmentation, Lipofuscin             |          2                                                               |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |                                                          1               |      1  1.0|
      Necrosis                             |             2                                                            |      1  2.0|
      Pigmentation, Hemosiderin            |          2                                                               |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thymus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
      Atrophy                              |          3                                                               |      1  3.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mammary Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Galactocele                          |                      2     2  2              1  2           1     2  4  2|     12  2.2|
      Hyperplasia                          |       1  1                                                               |      3  1.3|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Skin                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Brain                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Hydrocephalus                        |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Peripheral Nerve                        |                                                                          |   1        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Spinal Cord                             |                                                                          |   1        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : 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        
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 9| 5| 3| 3| 3| 2| 3| 3| 3| 4| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 2| 3| 3|            |
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 1| 1| 6| 8| 2| 2| 1| 7| 1| 1| 0| 1| 2| 0| 1| 1| 2| 1| 2| 4| 0| 2|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS FEMALE                 | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 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| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|      A     |
    0.15%                                  | 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5|      L     |
                                           | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM - cont                 |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
      Congestion                           |                                           1                              |      2  1.5|
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                   1     1                 1           1              1   |     14  1.1|
      Alveolar Epithelium, Hyperplasia     |    1     1                                                               |      8  1.4|
      Bronchiole, Epithelium, Hyperplasia  |                                                                         1|      1  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Nose                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Trachea                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Eye                                     |                                                                          |   1        |
      Retina, Degeneration                 |                                                                          |      1  4.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Zymbal's Gland                          |                +                          +                              |   2        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Cyst                                 |                                                                          |      2  2.0|
      Infarct                              |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                   1     1                       1                        |      4  1.0|
      Mineralization                       |                                        1                                 |      2  1.5|
      Nephropathy                          |          1     1           2        1  1     1     1                     |     20  1.1|
      Pigmentation                         |             2                                                            |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Urinary Bladder                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                          |      2  1.0|
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 3| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 2| 1| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 6| 3| 3| 3| 3| 2| 3| 3| 5| 3| 3| 3|             
                                           | 4| 2| 0| 0| 2| 1| 7| 5| 2| 2| 1| 0| 1| 1| 1| 2| 1| 0| 6| 2| 2| 8| 1| 0| 2|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS FEMALE                 | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|             
    0.30%                                  | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|             
                                           | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Esophagus                               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Colon                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Parasite Metazoan                    |                                           X                              |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Rectum                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Inflammation, Granulomatous          |                                     3                                    |             
      Parasite Metazoan                    |                         X                 X                    X  X      |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Cecum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Duodenum               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Jejunum                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Ileum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Angiectasis                          |                                                          2           1   |             
      Basophilic Focus                     | X     X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X|             
      Clear Cell Focus                     |                            X  X     X                                    |             
      Cyst                                 |                                              2                           |             
      Eosinophilic Focus                   | X  X  X  X        X                          X  X           X            |             
      Hemorrhage                           |                                                                         2|             
      Hepatodiaphragmatic Nodule           |                   X              X  X     X                              |             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         | 1  1  1  1  1  1  1           1  1  1     1  1  1  1        1  1     1  2|             
      Inflammation, Granulomatous          |                                                                          |             
      Mixed Cell Focus                     |       X                             X        X              X            |             
      Necrosis                             |                                        1                                 |             
      Vacuolization Cytoplasmic            |             1                                                            |             
      Bile Duct, Hyperplasia               |                                  1              1                       3|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Mesentery                               |          +                                                               |             
      Fat, Inflammation, Chronic Active    |          2                                                               |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Pancreas                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Atrophy                              |                                                                          |             
      Acinus, Atrophy                      |             2                                      2     1        1      |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Salivary Glands                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Edema                                |                                                                          |             
      Hyperkeratosis                       |                                                                          |             
      Ulcer                                |                                                                          |             
      Epithelium, Hyperplasia              |    1     1  1           2     1  1  1  1  1     1  1     1  1  1  1  1  1|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Blood Vessel                            | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                            1                             1               |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Adrenal Cortex                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 3| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 2| 1| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 6| 3| 3| 3| 3| 2| 3| 3| 5| 3| 3| 3|             
                                           | 4| 2| 0| 0| 2| 1| 7| 5| 2| 2| 1| 0| 1| 1| 1| 2| 1| 0| 6| 2| 2| 8| 1| 0| 2|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS FEMALE                 | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|             
    0.30%                                  | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|             
                                           | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM - cont                   |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
      Angiectasis                          | 1  2  2  2  1  2  2  1  1     1  1  2  2     1  1  2  1  2  1  3  2  1  1|             
      Hyperplasia                          |    1  2  1  2                                                           1|             
      Hypertrophy                          |             1                             1                    3  2      |             
      Vacuolization Cytoplasmic            |                      1                                                   |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Adrenal Medulla                         | +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          |                                              1                           |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Parathyroid Gland                       | +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Cyst                                 |    2                                                                     |             
      Pars Distalis, Cyst                  |                         2           2                          1     1   |             
      Pars Distalis, Hyperplasia           |    2     2              4     2     2  1  2                 2        2   |             
      Pars Intermedia, Cyst                |          1                                                               |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Ultimobranchial Cyst                 |       1  1                                         1        2            |             
      C-Cell, Hyperplasia                  | 1     1  2     2     1              1           3  2     1  1  1  1      |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
    None                                   |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Clitoral Gland                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Cyst                                 |                      2                                                   |             
      Hyperplasia                          |                         2                                      3        1|             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                          1               |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Ovary                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Cyst                                 |                                                          3  1     4      |             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                          |             
      Follicle, Cyst                       |                                                                          |             
      Periovarian Tissue, Cyst             |       2                                                                  |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Uterus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Dysplasia                            |                                                                          |             
      Hemorrhage                           |                                                             4            |             
      Hydrometra                           |    3           3                          2                              |             
      Thrombosis                           |                                                                          |             
      Cervix, Hyperplasia                  |                3                                                         |             
      Cervix, Epithelium, Cyst             |                                              4                           |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Bone Marrow                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node                              |                                                                          |             
      Ectasia                              |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 3| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 2| 1| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 6| 3| 3| 3| 3| 2| 3| 3| 5| 3| 3| 3|             
                                           | 4| 2| 0| 0| 2| 1| 7| 5| 2| 2| 1| 0| 1| 1| 1| 2| 1| 0| 6| 2| 2| 8| 1| 0| 2|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS FEMALE                 | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|             
    0.30%                                  | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|             
                                           | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM - cont               |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |                                                                2         |             
      Pigmentation, Hemosiderin            | 2                                                                        |             
      Lymphoid Follicle, Depletion Cellular|                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Thymus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Mammary Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Galactocele                          | 2        2     2  2        2                    2           2            |             
      Hyperplasia                          | 1                                1              3                        |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Skin                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Ulcer                                |                                  2        2                              |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Bone                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Brain                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hydrocephalus                        |                                                                      3   |             
      Mineralization                       |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |             1              1  1  1        1     1  1        1            |             
      Alveolar Epithelium, Hyperplasia     |                                     1                                    |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Nose                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Trachea                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Eye                                     |                                              +                           |             
      Cornea, Inflammation, Chronic Active |                                                                          |             
      Lens, Mineralization                 |                                              1                           |             
      Retina, Degeneration                 |                                              4                           |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Harderian Gland                         |                                                                          |             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Zymbal's Gland                          |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Casts Protein                        |                                                                          |             
      Cyst                                 |             2                    2                       1               |             
      Infarct                              |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 3| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 2| 1| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 6| 3| 3| 3| 3| 2| 3| 3| 5| 3| 3| 3|             
                                           | 4| 2| 0| 0| 2| 1| 7| 5| 2| 2| 1| 0| 1| 1| 1| 2| 1| 0| 6| 2| 2| 8| 1| 0| 2|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS FEMALE                 | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|             
    0.30%                                  | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|             
                                           | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 URINARY SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                               1                                         1|             
      Nephropathy                          | 1  1  1  1  2           1  1     1  1           1  2     2     1     1   |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Urinary Bladder                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                1         |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 7| 6| 7| 7| 6| 5| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 4| 6| 7| 7| 4| 7| 7|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 2| 8| 3| 3| 8| 1| 3| 3| 3| 3| 0| 1| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 2| 6| 9| 2| 3| 7| 3| 3|            |
                                           | 3| 0| 0| 1| 0| 3| 1| 2| 0| 1| 4| 8| 2| 0| 1| 0| 0| 9| 5| 4| 3| 2| 4| 1| 0|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS FEMALE                 | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 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| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4|      A     |
    0.30%                                  | 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 0|      L     |
                                           | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Esophagus                               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Colon                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Parasite Metazoan                    |                                                                          |      1     |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Rectum                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Inflammation, Granulomatous          |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Parasite Metazoan                    |                X        X              X                                 |      7     |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Cecum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Duodenum               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Jejunum                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Ileum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Angiectasis                          |             1                       2                          1         |      5  1.4|
      Basophilic Focus                     | X     X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X     X  X  X  X  X     X  X  X  X     X  X|     45     |
      Clear Cell Focus                     |       X                                X        X              X         |      7     |
      Cyst                                 |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Eosinophilic Focus                   |                                        X                       X         |     10     |
      Hemorrhage                           |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Hepatodiaphragmatic Nodule           |                         X                             X        X  X      |      8     |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |          1  1     1  1     1  1              1           1  1  1         |     28  1.0|
      Inflammation, Granulomatous          |                                     3                                    |      1  3.0|
      Mixed Cell Focus                     |                         X                    X                 X     X  X|      9     |
      Necrosis                             | 3  2                                                              2      |      4  2.0|
      Vacuolization Cytoplasmic            |                               2  1                 2                     |      4  1.5|
      Bile Duct, Hyperplasia               |                      1                                                   |      4  1.5|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mesentery                               |       +                                                        +        +|   4        |
      Fat, Inflammation, Chronic Active    |       2                                                        1        1|      4  1.5|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pancreas                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Atrophy                              |                                                             1            |      1  1.0|
      Acinus, Atrophy                      | 1     1                 1     2                                          |      8  1.4|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Salivary Glands                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Edema                                |                               2                          2               |      2  2.0|
      Hyperkeratosis                       | 1                                                                 1      |      2  1.0|
      Ulcer                                |                                                       3                  |      1  3.0|
      Epithelium, Hyperplasia              | 1  2  1  1     1  1  1  1  1  2  1  1  1     1  1  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  2|     40  1.2|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Blood Vessel                            | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : 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        
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 7| 6| 7| 7| 6| 5| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 4| 6| 7| 7| 4| 7| 7|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 2| 8| 3| 3| 8| 1| 3| 3| 3| 3| 0| 1| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 2| 6| 9| 2| 3| 7| 3| 3|            |
                                           | 3| 0| 0| 1| 0| 3| 1| 2| 0| 1| 4| 8| 2| 0| 1| 0| 0| 9| 5| 4| 3| 2| 4| 1| 0|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS FEMALE                 | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 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| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4|      A     |
    0.30%                                  | 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 0|      L     |
                                           | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM - cont              |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                         1|      3  1.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Cortex                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Angiectasis                          | 1  2  2  2  2  1  1  2     1  2  2  2  1  2  1  2  2        1  1  1  2  2|     45  1.6|
      Hyperplasia                          |             2           2           4        2  2                        |     10  1.9|
      Hypertrophy                          |                                                                          |      4  1.8|
      Vacuolization Cytoplasmic            |                   2                          1                           |      3  1.3|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Medulla                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
      Hyperplasia                          |    2  1                          2                       2               |      5  1.6|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Parathyroid Gland                       | +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  46        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Cyst                                 |                                                 2                        |      2  2.0|
      Pars Distalis, Cyst                  |    2                    2  2     2  2                                    |      9  1.8|
      Pars Distalis, Hyperplasia           |                   4                                   2           2      |     12  2.3|
      Pars Intermedia, Cyst                |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Ultimobranchial Cyst                 |                                                                          |      4  1.3|
      C-Cell, Hyperplasia                  | 1        4  1  3  1  2  1     3  1     1  3     2              1        3|     26  1.7|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Clitoral Gland                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
      Cyst                                 |                                        3                          1      |      3  2.0|
      Hyperplasia                          |                            1  1                          2              3|      7  1.9|
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Ovary                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Cyst                                 |          3                             3                                 |      5  2.8|
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |    4                                                                     |      1  4.0|
      Follicle, Cyst                       |                               2                          2               |      2  2.0|
      Periovarian Tissue, Cyst             |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Uterus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Dysplasia                            |                X                                                         |      1     |
      Hemorrhage                           |                                                                          |      1  4.0|
      Hydrometra                           |       3                                      2                           |      5  2.6|
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : 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        
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 7| 6| 7| 7| 6| 5| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 4| 6| 7| 7| 4| 7| 7|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 2| 8| 3| 3| 8| 1| 3| 3| 3| 3| 0| 1| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 2| 6| 9| 2| 3| 7| 3| 3|            |
                                           | 3| 0| 0| 1| 0| 3| 1| 2| 0| 1| 4| 8| 2| 0| 1| 0| 0| 9| 5| 4| 3| 2| 4| 1| 0|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS FEMALE                 | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 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| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4|      A     |
    0.30%                                  | 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 0|      L     |
                                           | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 GENITAL SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
      Thrombosis                           |    4                                                                     |      1  4.0|
      Cervix, Hyperplasia                  |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Cervix, Epithelium, Cyst             |                                                                          |      1  4.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone Marrow                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node                              |    +                                                                     |   1        |
      Ectasia                              |    2                                                                     |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                    2                    2|      2  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     | 2  2           2                                                         |      4  2.0|
      Pigmentation, Hemosiderin            |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Lymphoid Follicle, Depletion Cellular|                                  3                                       |      1  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thymus                                  | +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  48        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mammary Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Galactocele                          |                2     2     2                                             |     10  2.0|
      Hyperplasia                          | 2     2  2                 1  2                          2               |      9  1.8|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Skin                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Ulcer                                |                                                                          |      2  2.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Brain                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Hydrocephalus                        |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Mineralization                       |    2                                                                     |      1  2.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |    1     1                 1        1  1  1     1        1           1   |     17  1.0|
      Alveolar Epithelium, Hyperplasia     |                      1                                               4   |      3  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Nose                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |    1                             3                                      3|      3  2.3|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Trachea                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : 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        
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 7| 6| 7| 7| 6| 5| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 4| 6| 7| 7| 4| 7| 7|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 2| 8| 3| 3| 8| 1| 3| 3| 3| 3| 0| 1| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 2| 6| 9| 2| 3| 7| 3| 3|            |
                                           | 3| 0| 0| 1| 0| 3| 1| 2| 0| 1| 4| 8| 2| 0| 1| 0| 0| 9| 5| 4| 3| 2| 4| 1| 0|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS FEMALE                 | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 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| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4|      A     |
    0.30%                                  | 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 0|      L     |
                                           | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM - cont                 |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Eye                                     | +                                +                                       |   3        |
      Cornea, Inflammation, Chronic Active |                                  3                                       |      1  3.0|
      Lens, Mineralization                 |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
      Retina, Degeneration                 | 1                                2                                       |      3  2.3|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Harderian Gland                         |                                                    +                     |   1        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                    4                     |      1  4.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Zymbal's Gland                          |                                                    +              +      |   2        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Casts Protein                        |       1                                                                  |      1  1.0|
      Cyst                                 |                                                          2               |      4  1.8|
      Infarct                              |                                                    1                     |      1  1.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                        1        1              1         |      5  1.0|
      Nephropathy                          |          1        1  1  1  1     2        1              2           1   |     23  1.2|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Urinary Bladder                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |       1                       1        1        1                        |      5  1.0|
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 7| 7| 7| 5| 6| 6| 7| 4| 7| 5| 7| 7| 6| 7| 4| 6| 7| 5| 7| 5| 6| 7| 7| 7| 6|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 3| 2| 8| 0| 4| 3| 8| 3| 2| 3| 2| 3| 2| 0| 8| 2| 2| 2| 8| 1| 3| 3| 3| 2|             
                                           | 0| 1| 9| 9| 5| 8| 0| 6| 0| 9| 0| 9| 6| 4| 0| 0| 9| 3| 9| 9| 0| 0| 0| 0| 4|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
    0.0%                                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|             
                                           | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Esophagus                               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Colon                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Rectum                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Parasite Metazoan                    |                                           X                          X   |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Cecum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Congestion                           |                                                          1               |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Duodenum               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Jejunum                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Ileum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Basophilic Focus                     | X  X  X                 X     X  X     X        X  X  X        X  X  X   |             
      Clear Cell Focus                     | X  X  X                 X        X              X              X  X      |             
      Degeneration, Cystic                 |                   2                                                      |             
      Degeneration                         |             1                                                            |             
      Eosinophilic Focus                   |                         X                                      X  X      |             
      Fibrosis                             |             1                                                            |             
      Hemorrhage                           |                                                                      2   |             
      Hepatodiaphragmatic Nodule           |             X        X                 X  X                 X            |             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                   1           1                 1     1        1  1      |             
      Mixed Cell Focus                     |                               X                                   X  X   |             
      Necrosis                             |                                                                          |             
      Regeneration                         |                                                                          |             
      Vacuolization Cytoplasmic            |                               2  1           3           2              2|             
      Bile Duct, Hyperplasia               | 1  1  1     1  1  1     1     1  1  2  1     1  1  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  2|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Mesentery                               |                +  +  +              +                                    |             
      Fat, Inflammation, Chronic Active    |                3  2                 2                                    |             
      Fat, Mineralization                  |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Oral Mucosa                             |                   +                                                      |             
      Pharyngeal, Cyst                     |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Pancreas                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Acinus, Atrophy                      | 1  1  1     2                    1        1           1           3  1   |             
      Acinus, Hyperplasia                  | 1  4                                                                     |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Salivary Glands                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Edema                                |             2                                                            |             
      Erosion                              |                                                          2               |             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                   1                                                      |             
      Ulcer                                |             3  3                    2                                    |             
      Epithelium, Hyperplasia              |             3     1                 1        3           2  2            |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Erosion                              |                                                          2               |             
      Thrombosis                           |                                                                         1|             
      Ulcer                                |                3                                                        2|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 7| 7| 7| 5| 6| 6| 7| 4| 7| 5| 7| 7| 6| 7| 4| 6| 7| 5| 7| 5| 6| 7| 7| 7| 6|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 3| 2| 8| 0| 4| 3| 8| 3| 2| 3| 2| 3| 2| 0| 8| 2| 2| 2| 8| 1| 3| 3| 3| 2|             
                                           | 0| 1| 9| 9| 5| 8| 0| 6| 0| 9| 0| 9| 6| 4| 0| 0| 9| 3| 9| 9| 0| 0| 0| 0| 4|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
    0.0%                                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|             
                                           | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM - cont                  |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Blood Vessel                            | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         | 1                             2                                          |             
      Thrombosis                           |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Adrenal Cortex                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Angiectasis                          | 1     1           2     1     1                 1                    1   |             
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |          1                                                               |             
      Hyperplasia                          |       1        1  1                                                  2   |             
      Hypertrophy                          | 1                                1  3                 1              2   |             
      Vacuolization Cytoplasmic            |             2     2                                      1               |             
      Bilateral, Hyperplasia               |                                                          1               |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Adrenal Medulla                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          |    1        2     2                                                      |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Parathyroid Gland                       | +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Pars Distalis, Cyst                  |                                                                      2   |             
      Pars Distalis, Hyperplasia           |    1  2           3                                               3      |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      C-Cell, Hyperplasia                  | 1                 1                                   1  1  1  2         |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
    None                                   |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Epididymis                              | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Degeneration                         |             2                                                            |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Preputial Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Cyst                                 |                                                                          |             
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                                         4|             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Prostate                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Seminal Vesicle                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Atrophy                              | 1  2  1  1  1  1  2     1     1  2  1  1        1        1  1  1     1   |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Testes                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Degeneration                         |          2  3              3                                   3         |             
      Mineralization                       | 1           2  2           2        1                                    |             
      Interstitial Cell, Hyperplasia       |          4                                2        2  2                  |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 7| 7| 7| 5| 6| 6| 7| 4| 7| 5| 7| 7| 6| 7| 4| 6| 7| 5| 7| 5| 6| 7| 7| 7| 6|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 3| 2| 8| 0| 4| 3| 8| 3| 2| 3| 2| 3| 2| 0| 8| 2| 2| 2| 8| 1| 3| 3| 3| 2|             
                                           | 0| 1| 9| 9| 5| 8| 0| 6| 0| 9| 0| 9| 6| 4| 0| 0| 9| 3| 9| 9| 0| 0| 0| 0| 4|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
    0.0%                                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|             
                                           | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM - cont               |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Bone Marrow                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Myelofibrosis                        |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node                              |             +              +                                            +|             
      Pancreatic, Ectasia                  |             4                                                            |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M|             
      Congestion                           |                                                          3               |             
      Hyperplasia                          |                   3                                                      |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          |             2                                                            |             
      Pigmentation, Lipofuscin             |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Accessory Spleen                     |                                                                          |             
      Congestion                           |                                                                          |             
      Fibrosis                             |                                                 2                 1      |             
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |          1  1                          1                                 |             
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                    1                     |             
      Necrosis                             |                3                                                         |             
      Pigmentation, Hemosiderin            |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Thymus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Mammary Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          |                                              2                           |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Skin                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia, Basal Cell              |                                                                          |             
      Epidermis, Cyst                      |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Bone                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Skeletal Muscle                         |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Brain                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |       1     2                 1  1                 1  1                  |             
      Alveolar Epithelium, Hyperplasia     |             3     2     1     1        1                       1  2  1   |             
      Bronchus, Inflammation, Suppurative  |                                                                      1   |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Nose                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Trachea                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 7| 7| 7| 5| 6| 6| 7| 4| 7| 5| 7| 7| 6| 7| 4| 6| 7| 5| 7| 5| 6| 7| 7| 7| 6|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 3| 2| 8| 0| 4| 3| 8| 3| 2| 3| 2| 3| 2| 0| 8| 2| 2| 2| 8| 1| 3| 3| 3| 2|             
                                           | 0| 1| 9| 9| 5| 8| 0| 6| 0| 9| 0| 9| 6| 4| 0| 0| 9| 3| 9| 9| 0| 0| 0| 0| 4|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
    0.0%                                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|             
                                           | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM - cont              |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Zymbal's Gland                          |                                                             +            |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Infarct                              |                                                                          |             
      Mineralization                       |                                                                          |             
      Nephropathy                          | 1  1  1  1  1  1  1     1     1  2     1     2  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  1   |             
      Pigmentation                         |                                                                          |             
      Renal Tubule, Necrosis               |                                     3                                    |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Urinary Bladder                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 4| 7| 2| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 5| 7| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 6| 3| 3| 3| 2| 3| 8| 3| 5| 3| 3| 3| 2| 3| 7| 5| 2| 8| 2| 3| 3| 2| 3| 3| 3|            |
                                           | 6| 0| 1| 0| 9| 1| 9| 1| 2| 1| 1| 1| 9| 0| 3| 8| 9| 3| 0| 1| 0| 9| 0| 0| 0|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 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| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      A     |
    0.0%                                   | 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5|      L     |
                                           | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Esophagus                               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Colon                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Rectum                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Parasite Metazoan                    |    X  X                                                           X      |      5     |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Cecum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Congestion                           |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Duodenum               | +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Jejunum                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Ileum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Basophilic Focus                     |    X  X  X  X  X     X        X  X  X  X        X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X   |     31     |
      Clear Cell Focus                     |       X  X  X                    X  X  X                 X  X  X  X  X   |     19     |
      Degeneration, Cystic                 |       2                                      1     1           1         |      5  1.4|
      Degeneration                         |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
      Eosinophilic Focus                   |                                                             X            |      4     |
      Fibrosis                             |                         2                                                |      2  1.5|
      Hemorrhage                           |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Hepatodiaphragmatic Nodule           |       X                 X                                      X  X  X  X|     11     |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |       1     1        1     1  1                          1     1         |     13  1.0|
      Mixed Cell Focus                     |       X                          X                          X  X         |      7     |
      Necrosis                             |    1              2     2        2           2                           |      5  1.8|
      Regeneration                         |                   3                                                      |      1  3.0|
      Vacuolization Cytoplasmic            |                                              2     2  1                  |      8  1.9|
      Bile Duct, Hyperplasia               | 2  1  1  1  1  1     1     1  1  1  1  1     1  1     1  1  2  1  1     1|     41  1.1|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mesentery                               | +           +        +        +     +        +                       +   |  11        |
      Fat, Inflammation, Chronic Active    | 2           1        2        1     2                                    |      8  1.9|
      Fat, Mineralization                  |                      1                                                   |      1  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Oral Mucosa                             |                            +                                             |   2        |
      Pharyngeal, Cyst                     |                            3                                             |      1  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pancreas                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Acinus, Atrophy                      |          1           1                          1     1     1     1     1|     16  1.2|
      Acinus, Hyperplasia                  |    2                                                              3      |      4  2.5|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Salivary Glands                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                 1                        |      1  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Edema                                |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Erosion                              |                            2                                             |      2  2.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
      Ulcer                                |                   1                                                      |      4  2.3|
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 4| 7| 2| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 5| 7| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 6| 3| 3| 3| 2| 3| 8| 3| 5| 3| 3| 3| 2| 3| 7| 5| 2| 8| 2| 3| 3| 2| 3| 3| 3|            |
                                           | 6| 0| 1| 0| 9| 1| 9| 1| 2| 1| 1| 1| 9| 0| 3| 8| 9| 3| 0| 1| 0| 9| 0| 0| 0|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 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| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      A     |
    0.0%                                   | 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5|      L     |
                                           | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM - cont                  |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
      Epithelium, Hyperplasia              | 1                       1           1        1        1        1         |     12  1.5|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Erosion                              |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Thrombosis                           |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
      Ulcer                                |                                                                          |      2  2.5|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Blood Vessel                            | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                1  3     1                    2        2           2  2   |      9  1.8|
      Thrombosis                           |                   3                                                      |      1  3.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Cortex                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Angiectasis                          |       1     1  1        2                       2        1  1     1  1   |     16  1.2|
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
      Hyperplasia                          |             2                 2  1  2  2                          2  2   |     11  1.6|
      Hypertrophy                          |                                     2                                1   |      7  1.6|
      Vacuolization Cytoplasmic            |                                                                          |      3  1.7|
      Bilateral, Hyperplasia               |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Medulla                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Hyperplasia                          | 2     2     1                 2     2              1  1                 1|     11  1.5|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Parathyroid Gland                       | +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  M  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  45        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Pars Distalis, Cyst                  |                               2                                          |      2  2.0|
      Pars Distalis, Hyperplasia           |    2           3              4     2        2                           |      9  2.4|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      C-Cell, Hyperplasia                  | 2              3              2                             3  1         |     11  1.6|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Epididymis                              | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Degeneration                         |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Preputial Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Cyst                                 |       2                       2  2                                       |      3  2.0|
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                                          |      1  4.0|
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 4| 7| 2| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 5| 7| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 6| 3| 3| 3| 2| 3| 8| 3| 5| 3| 3| 3| 2| 3| 7| 5| 2| 8| 2| 3| 3| 2| 3| 3| 3|            |
                                           | 6| 0| 1| 0| 9| 1| 9| 1| 2| 1| 1| 1| 9| 0| 3| 8| 9| 3| 0| 1| 0| 9| 0| 0| 0|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 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| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      A     |
    0.0%                                   | 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5|      L     |
                                           | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 GENITAL SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |          1        1              1  1        2  1                 1  1   |      8  1.1|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Prostate                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Seminal Vesicle                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Atrophy                              | 1  1  1  1  2  1           1  1     1        1  1  1  1  1  1        1  1|     34  1.1|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Testes                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Degeneration                         |       2                                      2                 3        3|      8  2.6|
      Mineralization                       |    2  2                                                                  |      7  1.7|
      Interstitial Cell, Hyperplasia       |       1           2        4                 2     4                     |      9  2.6|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone Marrow                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Myelofibrosis                        |                   3                                                      |      1  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node                              | +                                                  +                     |   5        |
      Pancreatic, Ectasia                  |                                                                          |      1  4.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  48        |
      Congestion                           |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Pigmentation, Lipofuscin             |                               1                                          |      1  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Accessory Spleen                     |                                        X                                 |      1     |
      Congestion                           |                                                             2        1   |      2  1.5|
      Fibrosis                             |                                                                          |      2  1.5|
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |    1                                                  2                  |      5  1.2|
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
      Necrosis                             |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Pigmentation, Hemosiderin            |                                              1                           |      1  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thymus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mammary Gland                           | +  +  +  M  +  +  M  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  45        |
      Hyperplasia                          |                                        2                          1     2|      4  1.8|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Skin                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
      Hyperplasia, Basal Cell              | 2                                                                        |      1  2.0|
      Epidermis, Cyst                      |                                                                   4      |      1  4.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : 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        
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 4| 7| 2| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 5| 7| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 6| 3| 3| 3| 2| 3| 8| 3| 5| 3| 3| 3| 2| 3| 7| 5| 2| 8| 2| 3| 3| 2| 3| 3| 3|            |
                                           | 6| 0| 1| 0| 9| 1| 9| 1| 2| 1| 1| 1| 9| 0| 3| 8| 9| 3| 0| 1| 0| 9| 0| 0| 0|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 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| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      A     |
    0.0%                                   | 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5|      L     |
                                           | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM - cont             |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Skeletal Muscle                         |                                                                      +   |   1        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Brain                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |    1  1        1     1  2  1     1                    1  1  1     1  1   |     18  1.1|
      Alveolar Epithelium, Hyperplasia     |    2                                         1           1               |     11  1.5|
      Bronchus, Inflammation, Suppurative  |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Nose                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                         3                                                |      1  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Trachea                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Zymbal's Gland                          |                                                                          |   1        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Infarct                              |                   2                                                      |      1  2.0|
      Mineralization                       |                   1                                                      |      1  1.0|
      Nephropathy                          | 1  1  2  1  1  1     1  1  1  1  2  2  2        1  4  1  2  1  2  2  1  3|     42  1.4|
      Pigmentation                         | 1                                                                        |      1  1.0|
      Renal Tubule, Necrosis               |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Urinary Bladder                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : 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        
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 6| 7| 7| 7| 4| 7| 7| 7| 4| 6| 7| 4| 7| 7| 6| 5| 7| 7| 6| 7| 5| 7| 7| 7| 7|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 9| 3| 2| 2| 8| 2| 3| 2| 1| 4| 3| 8| 3| 3| 9| 8| 2| 2| 4| 2| 5| 2| 2| 2| 3|             
                                           | 1| 1| 9| 9| 1| 9| 0| 9| 5| 1| 1| 0| 0| 0| 3| 2| 9| 9| 6| 9| 2| 9| 9| 9| 1|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
    0.075%                                 | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|             
                                           | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Esophagus                               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Colon                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Rectum                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Parasite Metazoan                    |                X                                                     X   |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Cecum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Duodenum               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Jejunum                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Ileum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Angiectasis                          |                                                                          |             
      Basophilic Focus                     |    X  X  X     X  X  X  X  X  X  X              X  X           X  X     X|             
      Clear Cell Focus                     |    X  X  X     X  X  X        X                 X  X                    X|             
      Degeneration, Cystic                 |       1        2  1        1                                   1  3      |             
      Eosinophilic Focus                   |       X  X        X                                      X        X      |             
      Hemorrhage                           |                                                                          |             
      Hepatodiaphragmatic Nodule           |       X     X              X                          X           X      |             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |    1  1           1  1     1  1                 1  1           1  1  1   |             
      Mixed Cell Focus                     |                                                                   X      |             
      Necrosis                             |             2                                2                           |             
      Regeneration                         |                                                                          |             
      Vacuolization Cytoplasmic            |                1        2        3                                       |             
      Bile Duct, Hyperplasia               |    1  1  1     1     1                 1     1  1  1  1  1     1  1      |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Mesentery                               |                      +     +              +        +                     |             
      Fat, Inflammation, Chronic Active    |                      1                    2        2                     |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Pancreas                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Atrophy                              |                                                       1                  |             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                          |             
      Acinus, Atrophy                      | 1           1  1        1     1     2  1  1     1  1     1           1  1|             
      Acinus, Hyperplasia                  |                                                                2         |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Salivary Glands                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Atrophy                              |                                  3                                       |             
      Cyst                                 |                                  4                                       |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperkeratosis                       |                                                       1                  |             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                        2                                 |             
      Ulcer                                |                                        3                                 |             
      Epithelium, Hyperplasia              | 1        1        1              1     3        3                        |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Ulcer                                |                                        2                                 |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Blood Vessel                            | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |             1  1                    1                 1  1     1        1|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 6| 7| 7| 7| 4| 7| 7| 7| 4| 6| 7| 4| 7| 7| 6| 5| 7| 7| 6| 7| 5| 7| 7| 7| 7|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 9| 3| 2| 2| 8| 2| 3| 2| 1| 4| 3| 8| 3| 3| 9| 8| 2| 2| 4| 2| 5| 2| 2| 2| 3|             
                                           | 1| 1| 9| 9| 1| 9| 0| 9| 5| 1| 1| 0| 0| 0| 3| 2| 9| 9| 6| 9| 2| 9| 9| 9| 1|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
    0.075%                                 | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|             
                                           | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM - cont              |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
      Thrombosis                           | 2                                                                        |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Adrenal Cortex                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Accessory Adrenal Cortical Nodule    |                                                                          |             
      Angiectasis                          |          1     2  1           3  2        1                             2|             
      Hyperplasia                          |    2           2                          2     1                        |             
      Hypertrophy                          |       2        3  2  2                                         3         |             
      Necrosis                             |                                        2                                 |             
      Vacuolization Cytoplasmic            | 3                                3                                       |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Adrenal Medulla                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          | 4  1  1           2                 1                    3        2      |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Parathyroid Gland                       | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Angiectasis                          |                                           2                              |             
      Cyst                                 |       3                                                                  |             
      Hemorrhage                           |                                                                          |             
      Pars Distalis, Angiectasis           |                                                                          |             
      Pars Distalis, Cyst                  |                                                                          |             
      Pars Distalis, Hyperplasia           |                   2           2     3  2                             1   |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      C-Cell, Hyperplasia                  |    2     1           3                 1        4                 2  1   |             
      Follicle, Cyst                       |                                                    2                     |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
    None                                   |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Epididymis                              | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Preputial Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Cyst                                 |                                                                          |             
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                                          |             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         | 3                 2           1                          2     1         |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Prostate                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Seminal Vesicle                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Atrophy                              | 2  1     1     1     1     1        1  2           1  1  1     1  2  1  1|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Testes                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Degeneration                         |          2                       1  2  2     1  2                        |             
      Mineralization                       |                                                                          |             
      Interstitial Cell, Hyperplasia       |             2           3        1                                       |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 6| 7| 7| 7| 4| 7| 7| 7| 4| 6| 7| 4| 7| 7| 6| 5| 7| 7| 6| 7| 5| 7| 7| 7| 7|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 9| 3| 2| 2| 8| 2| 3| 2| 1| 4| 3| 8| 3| 3| 9| 8| 2| 2| 4| 2| 5| 2| 2| 2| 3|             
                                           | 1| 1| 9| 9| 1| 9| 0| 9| 5| 1| 1| 0| 0| 0| 3| 2| 9| 9| 6| 9| 2| 9| 9| 9| 1|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
    0.075%                                 | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|             
                                           | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM - cont               |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Bone Marrow                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node                              |                                           +           +                  |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Congestion                           |                                                                      3   |             
      Pigmentation, Lipofuscin             |                                  2                                       |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Congestion                           |                                     2                                    |             
      Fibrosis                             |                                                                          |             
      Hyperplasia, Histiocytic             |                   4                                                      |             
      Inflammation, Granulomatous          |                                     4                                    |             
      Necrosis                             |                                        2                                 |             
      Capsule, Fibrosis                    |                                                                          |             
      Lymphoid Follicle, Depletion Cellular|                                     2                                    |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Thymus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Atrophy                              | 4                                                                        |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Mammary Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Cyst                                 |                                                                          |             
      Galactocele                          |                                                                          |             
      Hyperplasia                          |                                  1                                       |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Skin                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperkeratosis                       |                                                             3            |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Bone                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Brain                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hemorrhage                           |                                                                          |             
      Hydrocephalus                        |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |    1  1              1        2                          1               |             
      Metaplasia, Osseous                  |                                                                          |             
      Parasite Metazoan                    |                                                                          |             
      Alveolar Epithelium, Hyperplasia     |    1              1        1                       2           2         |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Nose                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                          2               |             
      Inflammation, Granulomatous          |                                                                          |             
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Trachea                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 6| 7| 7| 7| 4| 7| 7| 7| 4| 6| 7| 4| 7| 7| 6| 5| 7| 7| 6| 7| 5| 7| 7| 7| 7|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 9| 3| 2| 2| 8| 2| 3| 2| 1| 4| 3| 8| 3| 3| 9| 8| 2| 2| 4| 2| 5| 2| 2| 2| 3|             
                                           | 1| 1| 9| 9| 1| 9| 0| 9| 5| 1| 1| 0| 0| 0| 3| 2| 9| 9| 6| 9| 2| 9| 9| 9| 1|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
    0.075%                                 | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|             
                                           | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM - cont                 |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Eye                                     |                         +                                                |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Harderian Gland                         |                                        +                                 |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Nephropathy                          | 3  1  2  1  2  1  2  1     1  2  3  1  2        1  1  1  2     2  1  1  1|             
      Pigmentation                         |                            3                                             |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Urinary Bladder                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 2| 2| 3| 2| 3| 3| 2| 2| 0| 3| 8| 2| 3| 3| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 2| 3| 6| 2|            |
                                           | 0| 9| 9| 0| 9| 0| 0| 9| 9| 1| 0| 0| 9| 1| 1| 9| 0| 1| 0| 1| 0| 9| 0| 9| 9|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 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| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 1|      A     |
    0.075%                                 | 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 0|      L     |
                                           | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Esophagus                               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Colon                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Rectum                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Parasite Metazoan                    |                      X                                X                  |      4     |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Cecum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Duodenum               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Jejunum                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  48        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Ileum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Angiectasis                          | 1                                   1                                    |      2  1.0|
      Basophilic Focus                     |       X  X  X  X     X  X     X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X     X  X  X     X|     34     |
      Clear Cell Focus                     |          X  X  X     X  X              X  X  X  X  X  X     X  X  X     X|     25     |
      Degeneration, Cystic                 | 1        1           1  1              2           2  1        1  1      |     15  1.3|
      Eosinophilic Focus                   |             X                    X        X     X                 X      |     10     |
      Hemorrhage                           | 2                                                                        |      1  2.0|
      Hepatodiaphragmatic Nodule           |    X                                                                     |      6     |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                      1                 1     1  1  1  1     1  1         |     19  1.0|
      Mixed Cell Focus                     |                                        X     X        X  X     X  X      |      7     |
      Necrosis                             |                                                                          |      2  2.0|
      Regeneration                         |                                                                      3   |      1  3.0|
      Vacuolization Cytoplasmic            |                                  1              1                        |      5  1.6|
      Bile Duct, Hyperplasia               | 1  2  1  1  1  1  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  1  1  1  1  1|     38  1.1|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mesentery                               |       +                                   +     +                        |   7        |
      Fat, Inflammation, Chronic Active    |                                           1     1                        |      5  1.4|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pancreas                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Atrophy                              |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |             1                                                            |      1  1.0|
      Acinus, Atrophy                      |    1  1  1     1  1  1        1           1     1     1  2     1     1  1|     27  1.1|
      Acinus, Hyperplasia                  |                                     2        3                           |      3  2.3|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Salivary Glands                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Atrophy                              |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Cyst                                 |                                                                          |      1  4.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Hyperkeratosis                       |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Ulcer                                |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Epithelium, Hyperplasia              |                            1  1                          1               |      9  1.4|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Ulcer                                |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 2| 2| 3| 2| 3| 3| 2| 2| 0| 3| 8| 2| 3| 3| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 2| 3| 6| 2|            |
                                           | 0| 9| 9| 0| 9| 0| 0| 9| 9| 1| 0| 0| 9| 1| 1| 9| 0| 1| 0| 1| 0| 9| 0| 9| 9|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 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| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 1|      A     |
    0.075%                                 | 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 0|      L     |
                                           | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM - cont                  |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Blood Vessel                            | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |             2     1           1     1  2  1  2           1               |     15  1.2|
      Thrombosis                           |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Cortex                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Accessory Adrenal Cortical Nodule    |                               1                                          |      1  1.0|
      Angiectasis                          |       1     1  1        1     1  2     1  1  2  2  2     1     1  1      |     21  1.4|
      Hyperplasia                          |             2  1     1  2        2     2  1     2     2        1  1      |     15  1.6|
      Hypertrophy                          |                   2                                            3         |      7  2.4|
      Necrosis                             |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Vacuolization Cytoplasmic            | 2                                                                        |      3  2.7|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Medulla                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Hyperplasia                          |       2        1  1  1  1     1  2     2  2              2     1         |     18  1.7|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Hyperplasia                          |                               2                                          |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Parathyroid Gland                       | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M|  48        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
      Angiectasis                          |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Cyst                                 |          1                                                               |      2  2.0|
      Hemorrhage                           |                                                                      2   |      1  2.0|
      Pars Distalis, Angiectasis           |                                                       2                  |      1  2.0|
      Pars Distalis, Cyst                  |             3                                                            |      1  3.0|
      Pars Distalis, Hyperplasia           |                                        4        1        1  1            |      9  1.9|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      C-Cell, Hyperplasia                  | 1  3        3        1              3  2     2  1        1        2      |     17  1.9|
      Follicle, Cyst                       |                3                                         2               |      3  2.3|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Epididymis                              | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Preputial Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Cyst                                 |                   3                                                      |      1  3.0|
      Hyperplasia                          |                   3                                                      |      1  3.0|
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 2| 2| 3| 2| 3| 3| 2| 2| 0| 3| 8| 2| 3| 3| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 2| 3| 6| 2|            |
                                           | 0| 9| 9| 0| 9| 0| 0| 9| 9| 1| 0| 0| 9| 1| 1| 9| 0| 1| 0| 1| 0| 9| 0| 9| 9|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 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| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 1|      A     |
    0.075%                                 | 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 0|      L     |
                                           | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 GENITAL SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |          1  2                                   1  1  1                  |     10  1.5|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Prostate                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Seminal Vesicle                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Atrophy                              |    1  1  1  1  1  2     1     2  1     2  1  1     1  1  1  1  1  1     1|     34  1.2|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Testes                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Degeneration                         |    2                    1        2  2           2                    2   |     12  1.8|
      Mineralization                       |                                  2                                       |      1  2.0|
      Interstitial Cell, Hyperplasia       | 4                          4        2                                    |      6  2.7|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone Marrow                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node                              |    +                             +                                       |   4        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Congestion                           |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Pigmentation, Lipofuscin             |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Congestion                           |          1                                                        2      |      3  1.7|
      Fibrosis                             |    2                 3                                                   |      2  2.5|
      Hyperplasia, Histiocytic             |                                                                          |      1  4.0|
      Inflammation, Granulomatous          |                                                                          |      1  4.0|
      Necrosis                             |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Capsule, Fibrosis                    |                                                                   1      |      1  1.0|
      Lymphoid Follicle, Depletion Cellular|                                                                          |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thymus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +|  49        |
      Atrophy                              |                                                                          |      1  4.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mammary Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +|  47        |
      Cyst                                 |                                                    4                     |      1  4.0|
      Galactocele                          | 2                                               2                        |      2  2.0|
      Hyperplasia                          |          2              2           3                 2                 3|      6  2.2|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Skin                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Hyperkeratosis                       |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 2| 2| 3| 2| 3| 3| 2| 2| 0| 3| 8| 2| 3| 3| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 2| 3| 6| 2|            |
                                           | 0| 9| 9| 0| 9| 0| 0| 9| 9| 1| 0| 0| 9| 1| 1| 9| 0| 1| 0| 1| 0| 9| 0| 9| 9|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 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| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 1|      A     |
    0.075%                                 | 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 0|      L     |
                                           | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 NERVOUS SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Brain                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Hemorrhage                           |                                                                      3   |      1  3.0|
      Hydrocephalus                        |                                     2                                    |      1  2.0|
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 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                1                             1                           |      7  1.1|
      Metaplasia, Osseous                  |    2                                                                     |      1  2.0|
      Parasite Metazoan                    |          2                                                               |      1  2.0|
      Alveolar Epithelium, Hyperplasia     |                      2        1           1  1  2              1         |     11  1.4|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Nose                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Inflammation, Granulomatous          |                                  4                                       |      1  4.0|
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                      3                                                   |      1  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Trachea                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Eye                                     |                                                                          |   1        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Harderian Gland                         |                                  +                                       |   2        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Nephropathy                          | 2  1  1  2  1  1  1  1  2     2  1  1  2  1  1  1  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  2|     45  1.4|
      Pigmentation                         |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Urinary Bladder                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                               1                                          |      1  1.0|
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 5| 7|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 9| 3| 3| 0| 3| 2| 8| 2| 3| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 9| 2| 2| 3| 3| 2| 9| 5| 3|             
                                           | 0| 7| 1| 0| 8| 1| 9| 2| 9| 0| 9| 9| 9| 4| 9| 1| 5| 9| 9| 0| 1| 9| 3| 1| 0|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 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|             
    0.15%                                  | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|             
                                           | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Esophagus                               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Colon                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Rectum                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Parasite Metazoan                    |                                  X                                       |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Cecum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Duodenum               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Jejunum                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Ileum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Angiectasis                          |                                                                          |             
      Basophilic Focus                     | X  X  X  X     X  X     X  X  X  X        X  X     X  X  X  X  X     X  X|             
      Clear Cell Focus                     | X     X  X        X     X  X  X     X     X           X  X  X           X|             
      Degeneration, Cystic                 | 1                                1  1        1                 1         |             
      Eosinophilic Focus                   |                   X     X        X           X           X  X        X  X|             
      Hepatodiaphragmatic Nodule           |          X                                                               |             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                   1        1  1  1  1     1           1  1     1     1   |             
      Mixed Cell Focus                     | X                 X           X                                          |             
      Necrosis                             |                                                                          |             
      Vacuolization Cytoplasmic            |                      3              1                                    |             
      Bile Duct, Hyperplasia               | 1  2  1  2  1  1  1     1  1  1  1  1     1  1        1  1  1  1  1     1|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Mesentery                               |                                           +                 +            |             
      Fat, Inflammation, Chronic Active    |                                           2                 2            |             
      Fat, Necrosis                        |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Oral Mucosa                             |                                                                   +      |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Pancreas                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Acinus, Atrophy                      |       2     1           1     1     1     1        1  1           1  1  1|             
      Acinus, Hyperplasia                  |          1                    3     1                                    |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Salivary Glands                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Edema                                |                                                                          |             
      Hyperkeratosis                       |                                                 1                        |             
      Mineralization                       |                                                                          |             
      Ulcer                                |                      4                                                   |             
      Epithelium, Hyperplasia              |                      4        1     1  1     1                          1|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Erosion                              |                      3        2                                          |             
      Ulcer                                |             3                                                            |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Tongue                                  |                                                                          |             
      Epithelium, Hyperplasia              |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Blood Vessel                            | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |       1  1                 1  1  1     1  1  1           2  1     1      |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 5| 7|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 9| 3| 3| 0| 3| 2| 8| 2| 3| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 9| 2| 2| 3| 3| 2| 9| 5| 3|             
                                           | 0| 7| 1| 0| 8| 1| 9| 2| 9| 0| 9| 9| 9| 4| 9| 1| 5| 9| 9| 0| 1| 9| 3| 1| 0|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 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|             
    0.15%                                  | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|             
                                           | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM - cont              |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Adrenal Cortex                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Angiectasis                          | 2                 2           1                    1        1            |             
      Hyperplasia                          |    2  2  1     3        2        2        2        1              1     3|             
      Hypertrophy                          |       2        2                                                         |             
      Vacuolization Cytoplasmic            |             1        1           2  3           3                        |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Adrenal Medulla                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          |       1     2  1              2        3     2  2           2  3         |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Parathyroid Gland                       | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Cyst                                 |                3                                                         |             
      Pigmentation, Hemosiderin            |                                                                          |             
      Pars Distalis, Angiectasis           |                                                       3                  |             
      Pars Distalis, Cyst                  |                                                                          |             
      Pars Distalis, Hyperplasia           |             1     3     2                    3     2  2           2      |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      C-Cell, Hyperplasia                  |    1     1     1  1  1     2  3                             1  1        1|             
      Follicle, Cyst                       |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Peritoneum                              |                                                                          |             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Epididymis                              | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Preputial Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Cyst                                 |                                                                          |             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |       1              1                             1                     |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Prostate                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Seminal Vesicle                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Atrophy                              | 1  2  1  1  1  1  2  1  1  1  1        1  1        1  2           1  1  1|             
      Cyst                                 |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Testes                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Degeneration                         |       2        2  3  1           2  2                                    |             
      Mineralization                       |                                                                          |             
      Interstitial Cell, Hyperplasia       |                   4  1           2  2                                    |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Bone Marrow                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Myelofibrosis                        |             2                                                            |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node                              |                                              +  +                        |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 5| 7|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 9| 3| 3| 0| 3| 2| 8| 2| 3| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 9| 2| 2| 3| 3| 2| 9| 5| 3|             
                                           | 0| 7| 1| 0| 8| 1| 9| 2| 9| 0| 9| 9| 9| 4| 9| 1| 5| 9| 9| 0| 1| 9| 3| 1| 0|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 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|             
    0.15%                                  | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|             
                                           | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM - cont               |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
      Ectasia                              |                                              1                           |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          |             3                                                            |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Congestion                           |                                                          3               |             
      Ectasia                              |                      2                                                   |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Accessory Spleen                     |                                                                          |             
      Fibrosis                             |       2                                      2     2                     |             
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |                                              2                           |             
      Pigmentation, Hemosiderin            |                      2                                                   |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Thymus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Atrophy                              |          2                                               1               |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Mammary Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          |                2                             2                          3|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Skin                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Acanthosis                           |                            3                                             |             
      Hyperkeratosis                       |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Bone                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Brain                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hemorrhage                           |                                                                          |             
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 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Congestion                           |                                                                          |             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |       1  1     1                       1     1              1  1         |             
      Necrosis                             |             2                                                            |             
      Alveolar Epithelium, Hyperplasia     |       2  3  3                 2           1           3  1     1        2|             
      Interstitium, Fibrosis               |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Nose                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Trachea                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Eye                                     |                                                                   +      |             
      Hemorrhage                           |                                                                   4      |             
      Retrobulbar, Inflammation, Chronic   |                                                                          |             
          Active                           |                                                                   2      |             
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 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 5| 7|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 3| 9| 3| 3| 0| 3| 2| 8| 2| 3| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 9| 2| 2| 3| 3| 2| 9| 5| 3|             
                                           | 0| 7| 1| 0| 8| 1| 9| 2| 9| 0| 9| 9| 9| 4| 9| 1| 5| 9| 9| 0| 1| 9| 3| 1| 0|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 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|             
    0.15%                                  | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2|             
                                           | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 URINARY SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Cyst                                 |                                                             2            |             
      Mineralization                       |                                                                          |             
      Nephropathy                          | 1  1  3  1  1  1  1  2  1  1  2  2  1  1  1  2     1  1  1  1  2  1  2  2|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Urinary Bladder                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |       1  1     1        1                                                |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 5| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 0| 3| 3| 2| 3| 2| 3| 2| 3| 3| 2| 0| 3| 3| 1| 3| 3| 9| 2| 3| 3| 2| 3| 3| 8|            |
                                           | 5| 1| 0| 9| 0| 9| 0| 9| 0| 0| 8| 0| 1| 1| 6| 0| 1| 4| 0| 0| 0| 9| 0| 0| 0|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|      A     |
    0.15%                                  | 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5|      L     |
                                           | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Esophagus                               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Colon                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Rectum                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Parasite Metazoan                    |                                                             X        X   |      3     |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Cecum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Duodenum               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Jejunum                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Ileum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Angiectasis                          |                1                             2  1                        |      3  1.3|
      Basophilic Focus                     | X  X  X     X  X     X  X  X        X  X  X  X  X        X  X  X  X  X   |     37     |
      Clear Cell Focus                     |    X  X  X     X  X  X  X           X        X  X        X        X  X   |     26     |
      Degeneration, Cystic                 |       1  1     1  1                       1  1                       2   |     12  1.1|
      Eosinophilic Focus                   |                                        X                    X        X   |     11     |
      Hepatodiaphragmatic Nodule           |             X                                X  X                        |      4     |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         | 1  1  1     1        1     1        1     1  1  1        1  1  1  1  1   |     25  1.0|
      Mixed Cell Focus                     |                   X                                                      |      4     |
      Necrosis                             |                               2                                          |      1  2.0|
      Vacuolization Cytoplasmic            |                                                       2  1               |      4  1.8|
      Bile Duct, Hyperplasia               | 2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2        1  1  1  1  1  2  2  1  1  2  1  1  2|     43  1.2|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mesentery                               |       +           +                       +                              |   5        |
      Fat, Inflammation, Chronic Active    |       2           1                       1                              |      5  1.6|
      Fat, Necrosis                        |                   2                                                      |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Oral Mucosa                             |                                                                          |   1        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pancreas                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Acinus, Atrophy                      |    1     1     1     1  1     3        1  1        1  2        1         |     22  1.2|
      Acinus, Hyperplasia                  |                                        3                    3        3   |      6  2.3|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Salivary Glands                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Edema                                |                                                    3                     |      1  3.0|
      Hyperkeratosis                       |                               1                             1           2|      4  1.3|
      Mineralization                       |                               2                                          |      1  2.0|
      Ulcer                                |                                                    3                     |      2  3.5|
      Epithelium, Hyperplasia              |                            1                 1        1        1         |     10  1.3|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Erosion                              |                                                       3                  |      3  2.7|
      Ulcer                                |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Tongue                                  |                            +                                             |   1        |
      Epithelium, Hyperplasia              |                            2                                             |      1  2.0|
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 5| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 0| 3| 3| 2| 3| 2| 3| 2| 3| 3| 2| 0| 3| 3| 1| 3| 3| 9| 2| 3| 3| 2| 3| 3| 8|            |
                                           | 5| 1| 0| 9| 0| 9| 0| 9| 0| 0| 8| 0| 1| 1| 6| 0| 1| 4| 0| 0| 0| 9| 0| 0| 0|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|      A     |
    0.15%                                  | 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5|      L     |
                                           | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM - cont                  |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Blood Vessel                            | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |          3     2     1        1                             1            |     16  1.3|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Cortex                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Angiectasis                          |          1  1  1     1  1        1  1  1  1                       2      |     15  1.2|
      Hyperplasia                          |    2                    2           2  2                       1         |     15  1.9|
      Hypertrophy                          |                                                                          |      2  2.0|
      Vacuolization Cytoplasmic            |       2                                            1                 1   |      8  1.8|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Medulla                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Hyperplasia                          |          2                 2        2           1     1  1           3   |     16  1.9|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Parathyroid Gland                       | +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Cyst                                 |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Pigmentation, Hemosiderin            |                                           1                              |      1  1.0|
      Pars Distalis, Angiectasis           |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Pars Distalis, Cyst                  |                                                                2         |      1  2.0|
      Pars Distalis, Hyperplasia           |    2  3        2     1     3  2  2     2  2     1        2               |     18  2.1|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      C-Cell, Hyperplasia                  |                         3  1              2           2        1     2   |     16  1.5|
      Follicle, Cyst                       |                                     2                                    |      1  2.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Peritoneum                              |          +                                                               |   1        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |          2                                                               |      1  2.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Epididymis                              | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Preputial Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Cyst                                 |                                        2                                 |      1  2.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |             1        1                 1                                 |      6  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Prostate                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                    2                     |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Seminal Vesicle                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Atrophy                              |    2     2  3  2  1  1  1  1  1     2  1  1  1     1     2  1  1  1      |     36  1.3|
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 5| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 0| 3| 3| 2| 3| 2| 3| 2| 3| 3| 2| 0| 3| 3| 1| 3| 3| 9| 2| 3| 3| 2| 3| 3| 8|            |
                                           | 5| 1| 0| 9| 0| 9| 0| 9| 0| 0| 8| 0| 1| 1| 6| 0| 1| 4| 0| 0| 0| 9| 0| 0| 0|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|      A     |
    0.15%                                  | 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5|      L     |
                                           | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 GENITAL SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
      Cyst                                 |             3                                                            |      1  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Testes                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Degeneration                         |                               2           2     2     1        3         |     11  2.0|
      Mineralization                       |          2                                                     1         |      2  1.5|
      Interstitial Cell, Hyperplasia       | 3                             4  2        1     4                        |      9  2.6|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone Marrow                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Myelofibrosis                        |             2                                         2                  |      3  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node                              |                                                       +                 +|   4        |
      Ectasia                              |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Congestion                           |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Ectasia                              |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Accessory Spleen                     |                                                                X         |      1     |
      Fibrosis                             |                                                                          |      3  2.0|
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |                            2                                             |      2  2.0|
      Pigmentation, Hemosiderin            |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thymus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
      Atrophy                              |                                                                          |      2  1.5|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mammary Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +|  47        |
      Hyperplasia                          |                                  1                                       |      4  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Skin                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Acanthosis                           |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Hyperkeratosis                       |             1                                                            |      1  1.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Brain                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Hemorrhage                           | 2                                                                        |      1  2.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 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        
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 5| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 0| 3| 3| 2| 3| 2| 3| 2| 3| 3| 2| 0| 3| 3| 1| 3| 3| 9| 2| 3| 3| 2| 3| 3| 8|            |
                                           | 5| 1| 0| 9| 0| 9| 0| 9| 0| 0| 8| 0| 1| 1| 6| 0| 1| 4| 0| 0| 0| 9| 0| 0| 0|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|      A     |
    0.15%                                  | 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5|      L     |
                                           | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM - cont                 |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Congestion                           |                3                                                         |      1  3.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |             1                          1                 1           1   |     11  1.0|
      Necrosis                             |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Alveolar Epithelium, Hyperplasia     |    1  1  1  1  2           1  2        1                    1     2  1   |     20  1.6|
      Interstitium, Fibrosis               |                1                                                         |      1  1.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Nose                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Trachea                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Eye                                     |                                                                          |   1        |
      Hemorrhage                           |                                                                          |      1  4.0|
      Retrobulbar, Inflammation, Chronic   |                                                                          |            |
          Active                           |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
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 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Cyst                                 |                                                                         3|      2  2.5|
      Mineralization                       |                                  1                                       |      1  1.0|
      Nephropathy                          | 1  1  1  1  1  2  1  2  2  1  1  1  2  2  1  1  1  1     2  1  2  1  1   |     47  1.3|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Urinary Bladder                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |    1                                            1                        |      6  1.0|
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 5| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 2| 3| 3| 2| 2| 3| 2| 3| 8| 3| 9| 2| 3| 1| 2| 5| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 2| 9|             
                                           | 3| 0| 1| 9| 9| 0| 9| 0| 9| 0| 7| 9| 0| 0| 9| 5| 8| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 9| 8|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 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|             
    0.30%                                  | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|             
                                           | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
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 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Esophagus                               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Colon                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Rectum                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Parasite Metazoan                    |                                                          X               |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Large, Cecum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Duodenum               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Jejunum                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Intestine Small, Ileum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Angiectasis                          |       1                                                                  |             
      Basophilic Focus                     | X  X  X     X  X  X  X     X     X  X     X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X   |             
      Clear Cell Focus                     |          X        X  X     X        X     X        X  X        X  X  X   |             
      Cyst                                 |                                                                          |             
      Degeneration, Cystic                 |             1                                                            |             
      Eosinophilic Focus                   |                      X                                                   |             
      Hepatodiaphragmatic Nodule           |          X  X  X                                         X               |             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |    1  1  1           1     1     1                 1  1           1      |             
      Mixed Cell Focus                     |             X                                                            |             
      Necrosis                             |                         2     3                                          |             
      Regeneration                         |                                        3                                 |             
      Vacuolization Cytoplasmic            |                                                                          |             
      Bile Duct, Hyperplasia               |       1  1  1  1  1  1  1     1     1  3  1  1     1  1     1  1  1  1   |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Mesentery                               |                      +                                         +     +  +|             
      Fat, Inflammation, Chronic Active    |                      2                                         2     1  2|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Pancreas                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Acinus, Atrophy                      | 1        1  2  1  1     1  3        1  1  1           1  1     1  1      |             
      Acinus, Hyperplasia                  |                                                    2  2     3            |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Salivary Glands                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Edema                                |                                                          1               |             
      Hyperkeratosis                       |                                           1                             2|             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                          1               |             
      Mineralization                       |                                  1                                       |             
      Ulcer                                |                                                          2               |             
      Epithelium, Hyperplasia              | 1  1  1  1  1  4  1  1  1  1     1     1  2  1  1  1  2  2  1  1  1  1   |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Erosion                              |                                                                      1   |             
      Epithelium, Hyperplasia              |                                           2                              |             
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 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Blood Vessel                            | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |       2                 1           2              1           1         |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 5| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 2| 3| 3| 2| 2| 3| 2| 3| 8| 3| 9| 2| 3| 1| 2| 5| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 2| 9|             
                                           | 3| 0| 1| 9| 9| 0| 9| 0| 9| 0| 7| 9| 0| 0| 9| 5| 8| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 9| 8|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 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|             
    0.30%                                  | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|             
                                           | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM - cont                   |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Adrenal Cortex                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Angiectasis                          |       1  2  1     1  1     1     2  2              1  1           1      |             
      Hyperplasia                          |                                              1     2              1      |             
      Hypertrophy                          | 2                                                     1              1   |             
      Vacuolization Cytoplasmic            |                                        1                                 |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Adrenal Medulla                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          |    2           1           2                          2        2         |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Hyperplasia                          |       2                                                                  |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Parathyroid Gland                       | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Pars Distalis, Angiectasis           |                                                                          |             
      Pars Distalis, Cyst                  |                                                    2                     |             
      Pars Distalis, Hyperplasia           |             2                    2  1        2                       2   |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      C-Cell, Hyperplasia                  |    3           1                 1        1              4  3        1   |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
    None                                   |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Epididymis                              | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Preputial Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Cyst                                 |                                     2  3     3                           |             
      Hyperplasia                          |                      2                                                   |             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                          |             
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                      2                                                   |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Prostate                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Seminal Vesicle                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Atrophy                              |       1  1  2  1     2           1  1  1  1  1        1  1  1     1      |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Testes                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Degeneration                         |    2                    3                                2     2     2   |             
      Mineralization                       |                                                                         2|             
      Interstitial Cell, Hyperplasia       | 4  1                                            1                    1   |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Bone Marrow                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Atrophy                              |                                                 3                        |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node                              |                               +                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Congestion                           |                                                                          |             
      Hyperplasia                          |    2                                                                     |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 5| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 2| 3| 3| 2| 2| 3| 2| 3| 8| 3| 9| 2| 3| 1| 2| 5| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 2| 9|             
                                           | 3| 0| 1| 9| 9| 0| 9| 0| 9| 0| 7| 9| 0| 0| 9| 5| 8| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 9| 8|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 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|             
    0.30%                                  | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|             
                                           | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM - cont               |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
      Amyloid Deposition                   |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Fibrosis                             |                                                                          |             
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     | 2                                                                        |             
      Pigmentation, Hemosiderin            |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Thymus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Mammary Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +|             
      Galactocele                          |                                                                          |             
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                             2            |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Skin                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                          |             
      Mineralization                       |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Bone                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Skeletal Muscle                         |                               +                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Brain                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Congestion                           |                                                                          |             
      Hemorrhage                           |                                                                          |             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |    1  1     1  1                                1        1               |             
      Alveolar Epithelium, Hyperplasia     |    2  1  3                          1        2     1              1      |             
      Bronchiole, Epithelium, Hyperplasia  |    1                                                                     |             
      Interstitium, Fibrosis               |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Nose                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Trachea                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Eye                                     |                                                                   +  +   |             
      Lens Capsule, Mineralization         |                                                                   2      |             
      Retina, Degeneration                 |                                                                   4  3   |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Zymbal's Gland                          |                                              +     +                     |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Congestion                           |                                                                          |             
      Crystals                             |                                                                          |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              
                                           | 5| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6|             
                             DAY ON TEST   | 2| 3| 3| 2| 2| 3| 2| 3| 8| 3| 9| 2| 3| 1| 2| 5| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 2| 9|             
                                           | 3| 0| 1| 9| 9| 0| 9| 0| 9| 0| 7| 9| 0| 0| 9| 5| 8| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 9| 8|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|             
                               ANIMAL ID   | 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|             
    0.30%                                  | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|             
                                           | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
 URINARY SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |             
                                           |                                                                          |             
      Cyst                                 |                                     3                                    |             
      Nephropathy                          | 1  1  1  2  1  2  1  1     2     2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1   |             
      Renal Tubule, Degeneration           |                                                                          |             
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|             
   Urinary Bladder                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|             
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |             1                                                            |             
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|             
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 7| 6| 5| 7| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 2| 3| 5| 1| 2| 0| 2| 2| 3| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 2| 3| 2| 2| 0| 2| 2| 2|            |
                                           | 9| 6| 1| 5| 2| 5| 9| 9| 0| 9| 1| 0| 1| 1| 1| 0| 1| 0| 0| 9| 9| 5| 9| 9| 9|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2|      A     |
    0.30%                                  | 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 0|      L     |
                                           | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Esophagus                               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Colon                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Rectum                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Parasite Metazoan                    |                   X                                                      |      2     |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Cecum                  | M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Duodenum               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Jejunum                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Ileum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Angiectasis                          |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
      Basophilic Focus                     | X  X           X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X|     42     |
      Clear Cell Focus                     | X                 X     X  X  X     X        X  X     X     X        X  X|     23     |
      Cyst                                 |                                                                         3|      1  3.0|
      Degeneration, Cystic                 |                   1                                         1           1|      4  1.0|
      Eosinophilic Focus                   |                      X     X  X                             X  X         |      6     |
      Hepatodiaphragmatic Nodule           |                      X                 X                    X        X   |      8     |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                   1  1  1  1     1  1  1     1  1        1  1  1  1  1  1|     24  1.0|
      Mixed Cell Focus                     |                                                                         X|      2     |
      Necrosis                             |          2     1                                                         |      4  2.0|
      Regeneration                         |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
      Vacuolization Cytoplasmic            |                                                                   1      |      1  1.0|
      Bile Duct, Hyperplasia               | 1  1     4  1  1  1  2  1  1     1  1  1  1  1  1     1  1  1        1  1|     38  1.2|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mesentery                               |          +     +                          +                    +         |   8        |
      Fat, Inflammation, Chronic Active    |                3                          1                              |      6  1.8|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pancreas                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
      Acinus, Atrophy                      |       1           1  1        2  1  1  1  1           1  1  1  3  1  1   |     28  1.2|
      Acinus, Hyperplasia                  |    2              3  2                       1                    1      |      8  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Salivary Glands                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Edema                                |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
      Hyperkeratosis                       |          1                                                           1   |      4  1.3|
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
      Mineralization                       |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
      Ulcer                                |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Epithelium, Hyperplasia              | 1  1     2  1  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1        1  1  1|     44  1.2|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Erosion                              |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
      Epithelium, Hyperplasia              |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 CARDIOVASCULAR 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        
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 7| 6| 5| 7| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 2| 3| 5| 1| 2| 0| 2| 2| 3| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 2| 3| 2| 2| 0| 2| 2| 2|            |
                                           | 9| 6| 1| 5| 2| 5| 9| 9| 0| 9| 1| 0| 1| 1| 1| 0| 1| 0| 0| 9| 9| 5| 9| 9| 9|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2|      A     |
    0.30%                                  | 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 0|      L     |
                                           | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM - cont              |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Blood Vessel                            | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |    2        2                    2     1     2        2              2   |     12  1.7|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Cortex                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Angiectasis                          | 1                    1  1  1           1  2  2  1        1  1           1|     22  1.2|
      Hyperplasia                          | 2  3                       2  2           1  2                       2   |     10  1.8|
      Hypertrophy                          |                            2     2        1     3     2           1      |      9  1.7|
      Vacuolization Cytoplasmic            |                   2                                                  2   |      3  1.7|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Medulla                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Hyperplasia                          | 2  2     2                 2                 2              2        2  1|     13  1.8|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Parathyroid Gland                       | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M|  48        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Pars Distalis, Angiectasis           |                                                                      2   |      1  2.0|
      Pars Distalis, Cyst                  |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Pars Distalis, Hyperplasia           | 3                 2        4        2                                2   |     10  2.2|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      C-Cell, Hyperplasia                  |                   3     1        3  1        1                       1   |     13  1.8|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Epididymis                              | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Preputial Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Cyst                                 |                                                                          |      3  2.7|
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                          1               |      1  1.0|
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Prostate                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Seminal Vesicle                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  49        |
      Atrophy                              | 1     1  1     1     2  1  2  2     1  1  2  2  1     1  1  2  2     1  2|     33  1.3|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Testes                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Degeneration                         |                      2  3        4                    2        3        2|     11  2.5|
      Mineralization                       |                                  4                                       |      2  3.0|
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 7| 6| 5| 7| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 2| 3| 5| 1| 2| 0| 2| 2| 3| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 2| 3| 2| 2| 0| 2| 2| 2|            |
                                           | 9| 6| 1| 5| 2| 5| 9| 9| 0| 9| 1| 0| 1| 1| 1| 0| 1| 0| 0| 9| 9| 5| 9| 9| 9|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2|      A     |
    0.30%                                  | 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 0|      L     |
                                           | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|            |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 GENITAL SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
      Interstitial Cell, Hyperplasia       |    4  4                                            4                     |      7  2.7|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone Marrow                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Atrophy                              |                                                                          |      1  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node                              |          +                                                               |   2        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Congestion                           |    2                                                                     |      1  2.0|
      Hyperplasia                          |                                                                   2      |      2  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Amyloid Deposition                   |                                                                2         |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Fibrosis                             |                      2                          2                 3     2|      4  2.3|
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Pigmentation, Hemosiderin            |             3                                                            |      1  3.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thymus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  48        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mammary Gland                           | +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  47        |
      Galactocele                          |                                                                   1      |      1  1.0|
      Hyperplasia                          | 1                                                     1                  |      3  1.3|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Skin                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |    4                                                                     |      1  4.0|
      Mineralization                       | 2                                                                        |      1  2.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Skeletal Muscle                         |                                                                          |   1        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Brain                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Congestion                           |    3        3                                                            |      2  3.0|
      Hemorrhage                           |                                                          3               |      1  3.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |             1  1  1                 1  1                                 |     11  1.0|
      Alveolar Epithelium, Hyperplasia     |    3           1  1              1     2  3                          3   |     14  1.8|
      Bronchiole, Epithelium, Hyperplasia  |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
NTP Experiment-Test: 88007-05                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: CHRONIC                                           SODIUM NITRITE                                      Date: 10/18/99  
Route: DOSED WATER                                                                                                Time: 13:57:15  
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 7| 6| 5| 7| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 5| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 2| 3| 5| 1| 2| 0| 2| 2| 3| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 2| 3| 2| 2| 0| 2| 2| 2|            |
                                           | 9| 6| 1| 5| 2| 5| 9| 9| 0| 9| 1| 0| 1| 1| 1| 0| 1| 0| 0| 9| 9| 5| 9| 9| 9|      T (*) |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      O     |
   FISCHER 344 RATS MALE                   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2|      A     |
    0.30%                                  | 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 0|      L     |
                                           | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|            |
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 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM - cont                 |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
      Interstitium, Fibrosis               |       1                                                                  |      1  1.0|
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   Nose                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Inflammation, Suppurative            |                                                          2               |      1  2.0|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Trachea                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
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 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
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   Eye                                     |                                                                          |   2        |
      Lens Capsule, Mineralization         |                                                                          |      1  2.0|
      Retina, Degeneration                 |                                                                          |      2  3.5|
                                            __________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Zymbal's Gland                          |                                                                          |   2        |
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 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |                                                                          |            |
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   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Congestion                           |             2                                                            |      1  2.0|
      Crystals                             |       2                                                                  |      1  2.0|
      Cyst                                 |                      3     3                             2               |      4  2.8|
      Nephropathy                          | 1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  1  1  1  2  1  1  2  1  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1|     47  1.2|
      Renal Tubule, Degeneration           |                2                                                         |      1  2.0|
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   Urinary Bladder                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +|  50        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                                                          |      1  1.0|
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  * : 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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