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TDMS Study 92012-05 Pathology Tables

NTP                                    STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF NON-NEOPLASTIC LESIONS                          REPORT: PEIRPT10     
LAB: Southern Research Inst                                2-METHYLIMIDAZOLE                                   DATE: 03/14/03       
EXPERIMENT: 92012 TEST: 05                                                                                     TIME: 10:41:17       
TEST TYPE:  CHRONIC                             CAGES FROM 0000 TO LAST CAGE                                   PAGE:       1        
CONT: N01-ES-85420                              ROUTE: DOSED FEED                                              NTP C#: 92012B       
PATHOLOGIST: FARNELL, DANIEL R.                                                                                CAS: 693-98-1        
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                                                        FINAL#1; REVISION#1                                                         
               REASONS FOR REMOVAL:    25019 Moribund Sacrifice                                                                     
                                       25020 Natural Death                                                                          
                                       25021 Terminal Sacrifice                                                                     
               REMOVAL DATE RANGE:     ALL                                                                                          
               TREATMENT GROUPS:       INCLUDE ALL                                                                                  
NTP                                    STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF NON-NEOPLASTIC LESIONS                          REPORT: PEIRPT10     
LAB: Southern Research Inst                                2-METHYLIMIDAZOLE                                   DATE: 03/14/03       
EXPERIMENT: 92012 TEST: 05                                                                                     TIME: 10:41:17       
TEST TYPE:  CHRONIC                             CAGES FROM 0000 TO LAST CAGE                                                        
CONT: N01-ES-85420                              ROUTE: DOSED FEED                                              NTP C#: 92012B       
PATHOLOGIST: FARNELL, DANIEL R.                                                                                CAS: 693-98-1        
SUMMARY OF STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT (P<=.05) RESULTS                                                                               
IN THE ANALYSIS OF                   2-METHYLIMIDAZOLE                                                                              
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Male Rats                                                                                                                           
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Organ                                 Morphology                                                                                    
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Adrenal Cortex                         Accessory Adrenal Cortical Nodule                                                            
                                       Hemorrhage                                                                                   
Bone Marrow: Myeloid Cell              Hyperplasia                                                                                  
Harderian Gland: Epithelium            Hyperplasia Focal                                                                            
Heart                                  Cardiomyopathy                                                                               
Liver                                  Basophilic Focus                                                                             
                                       Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation                                                             
                                       Infiltration Cellular Mixed Cell                                                             
                                       Inflammation Granulomatous                                                                   
                                       Mixed Cell Focus                                                                             
Liver: Hepatocyte, Centrilobular       Vacuolization Cytoplasmic                                                                    
Lung                                   Hyperplasia Focal Histiocytic                                                                
                                       Metaplasia Osseous                                                                           
Lung: Alveolar Epithelium              Hyperplasia Focal                                                                            
Lymph Node: Pancreatic                 Hemorrhage                                                                                   
                                       Hyperplasia                                                                                  
Mammary Gland                          Dilatation                                                                                   
                                       Hyperplasia                                                                                  
Mesentery                              Hemorrhage                                                                                   
Mesentery: Fat                         Necrosis Focal                                                                               
Nose: Nasolacrimal Duct                Inflammation                                                                                 
Pancreas: Acinus                       Atrophy Focal                                                                                
Pancreas: Duct                         Cyst Focal                                                                                   
Preputial Gland                        Degeneration Cystic                                                                          
                                       Inflammation Chronic                                                                         
Spleen                                 Inflammation Granulomatous                                                                   
Stomach, Forestomach: Epithelium       Hyperplasia                                                                                  
Stomach, Glandular                     Erosion                                                                                      
                                       Ulcer                                                                                        
Testes                                 Atrophy                                                                                      
Testes: Bilateral, Interstitial Cell   Hyperplasia Focal                                                                            
Testes: Interstitial Cell              Hyperplasia Focal                                                                            
Thyroid Gland: C-Cell                  Hyperplasia                                                                                  
Thyroid Gland: Follicular Cell         Hyperplasia                                                                                  
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Female Rats                                                                                                                         
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Organ                                  Morphology                                                                                   
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Bone Marrow                            Hyperplasia Focal Histiocytic                                                                
Clitoral Gland                         Degeneration Cystic                                                                          
Kidney                                 Nephropathy                                                                                  
Kidney: Renal Tubule                   Accumulation, Hyaline Droplet                                                                
                                       Pigmentation                                                                                 
Liver                                  Basophilic Focus                                                                             
                                       Hepatodiaphragmatic Nodule                                                                   
                                       Infarct                                                                                      
                                       Infiltration Cellular Mixed Cell                                                             
NTP                                    STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF NON-NEOPLASTIC LESIONS                          REPORT: PEIRPT10     
LAB: Southern Research Inst                                2-METHYLIMIDAZOLE                                   DATE: 03/14/03       
EXPERIMENT: 92012 TEST: 05                                                                                     TIME: 10:41:17       
TEST TYPE:  CHRONIC                             CAGES FROM 0000 TO LAST CAGE                                                        
CONT: N01-ES-85420                              ROUTE: DOSED FEED                                              NTP C#: 92012B       
PATHOLOGIST: FARNELL, DANIEL R.                                                                                CAS: 693-98-1        
                                       Inflammation Granulomatous                                                                   
                                       Mixed Cell Focus                                                                             
Liver: Bile Duct                       Hyperplasia                                                                                  
Lung                                   Hyperplasia                                                                                  
                                       Infiltration Cellular Mixed Cell                                                             
Lymph Node, Mesenteric                 Ectasia                                                                                      
                                       Pigmentation                                                                                 
Lymph Node: Mediastinal                Hemorrhage                                                                                   
Lymph Node: Pancreatic                 Ectasia                                                                                      
                                       Hyperplasia                                                                                  
                                       Pigmentation                                                                                 
Mammary Gland                          Dilatation                                                                                   
Mesentery: Fat                         Necrosis Focal                                                                               
Nose: Nasolacrimal Duct                Inflammation                                                                                 
Ovary                                  Cyst                                                                                         
Pituitary Gland: Pars Distalis         Degeneration Cystic Focal                                                                    
                                       Hemorrhage Focal                                                                             
Pituitary Gland: Pars Intermedia       Cyst                                                                                         
Pituitary Gland: Rathke's Cleft        Hemorrhage                                                                                   
Salivary Glands: Duct                  Mineralization Focal                                                                         
Skin                                   Necrosis Focal                                                                               
Spleen                                 Inflammation Granulomatous                                                                   
Stomach, Glandular: Glands             Hyperplasia Focal                                                                            
Thyroid Gland: C-Cell                  Hyperplasia                                                                                  
Thyroid Gland: Follicle                Mineralization Focal                                                                         
Thyroid Gland: Follicular Cell         Hyperplasia                                                                                  
Urinary Bladder: Transitional Epithelium                                                                                            
                                       Hyperplasia                                                                                  
Uterus: Endometrium                    Hyperplasia Cystic                                                                           
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       Date:  03/14/03                           EXPERIMENT: 92012 TEST: 05                                            Page 1       
Statistical Analysis of Non-neoplastic Lesions in        Rats(FISCHER 344)  -                    2-METHYLIMIDAZOLE                  
                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks                                                            
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|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
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|Adrenal Cortex                                                                                                                   | 
|     Accessory Adrenal Cortical Nodule                                                                                           | 
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
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|OVERALL (a)        |     1/50 (2%)    4/50 (8%)    9/50 (18%)   5/50 (10%)  |2/50 (4%)    2/49 (4%)    5/50 (10%)   5/50 (10%)   | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     1/46.41      4/45.93      9/44.49      5/44.51     |2/46.00      2/44.59      5/43.58      5/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     2.2%         8.7%         20.2%        11.2%       |4.4%         4.5%         11.5%        10.4%        | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    4/40 (10%)   9/36 (25%)   3/35 (9%)   |2/40 (5%)    2/39 (5%)    1/28 (4%)    5/42 (12%)   | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     651          729 (T)      729 (T)      598         |729 (T)      729 (T)      244          729 (T)      | 
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|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
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|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.187      P=0.213      P=0.011 *    P=0.101     |P=0.124      P=0.686      P=0.156      P=0.236      | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.186      P=0.175      P=0.006 **   P=0.092     |P=0.124      P=0.683      P=0.194      P=0.234      | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.195      P=0.178      P=0.007 **   P=0.095     |P=0.118      P=0.684      P=0.205      P=0.228      | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.181      P=0.174      P=0.006 **   P=0.090     |P=0.131      P=0.683      P=0.179      P=0.243      | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.189      P=0.178      P=0.008 **   P=0.107     |P=0.076      P=0.686      P=0.421      P=0.236      | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.218      P=0.181      P=0.008 **   P=0.102     |P=0.108      P=0.684      P=0.218      P=0.218      | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.021 *    (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.174      (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
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|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
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|Adrenal Cortex                                                                                                                   | 
|     Angiectasis                                                                                                                 | 
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
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|OVERALL (a)        |     0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)   |1/50 (2%)    1/49 (2%)    1/50 (2%)    2/50 (4%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     0/46.13      0/45.93      0/44.49      0/43.91     |1/46.00      1/44.92      1/41.10      2/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%        |2.2%         2.2%         2.4%         4.2%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    0/40 (0%)    0/36 (0%)    0/35 (0%)   |1/40 (3%)    0/39 (0%)    0/28 (0%)    2/42 (5%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          ---          ---          ---         |729 (T)      638          638          729 (T)      | 
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|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
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|LIFE TABLE         |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.371      P=0.757      P=0.707      P=0.517      | 
|POLY 3             |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.365      P=0.755      P=0.735      P=0.515      | 
|POLY 1.5           |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.359      P=0.755      P=0.745      P=0.509      | 
|POLY 6             |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.371      P=0.757      P=0.722      P=0.522      | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.348      P=0.760      P=0.765N     P=0.517      | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.351      P=0.747      P=0.753N     P=0.500      | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.437      (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
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       Date:  03/14/03                           EXPERIMENT: 92012 TEST: 05                                            Page 2       
Statistical Analysis of Non-neoplastic Lesions in       Rats(FISCHER 344)  -                    2-METHYLIMIDAZOLE                   
                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks                                                            
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|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
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|Adrenal Cortex                                                                                                                   | 
|     Cytoplasmic Alteration Focal                                                                                                | 
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
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|OVERALL (a)        |     2/50 (4%)    1/50 (2%)    1/50 (2%)    3/50 (6%)   |3/50 (6%)    0/49 (0%)    1/50 (2%)    5/50 (10%)   | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     2/46.41      1/45.93      1/45.22      3/44.80     |3/46.28      0/44.59      1/41.26      5/48.35      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     4.3%         2.2%         2.2%         6.7%        |6.5%         0.0%         2.4%         10.3%        | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     1/35 (3%)    1/40 (3%)    0/36 (0%)    1/35 (3%)   |2/40 (5%)    0/39 (0%)    0/28 (0%)    4/42 (10%)   | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     651          729 (T)      471          598         |653          ---          580          638          | 
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|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
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|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.262      P=0.472N     P=0.507N     P=0.480     |P=0.118      P=0.129N     P=0.409N     P=0.391      | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.271      P=0.504N     P=0.509N     P=0.484     |P=0.104      P=0.125N     P=0.347N     P=0.381      | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.273      P=0.502N     P=0.506N     P=0.489     |P=0.101      P=0.124N     P=0.331N     P=0.372      | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.269      P=0.505N     P=0.512N     P=0.481     |P=0.107      P=0.126N     P=0.369N     P=0.393      | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.348      P=0.500N     P=0.460N     P=0.540     |P=0.098      P=0.124N     P=0.281N     P=0.351      | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.280      P=0.500N     P=0.500N     P=0.500     |P=0.100      P=0.125N     P=0.309N     P=0.357      | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.277      (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.068      (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
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|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
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|Adrenal Cortex                                                                                                                   | 
|     Hemorrhage                                                                                                                  | 
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
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|OVERALL (a)        |     2/50 (4%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)   |0/50 (0%)    1/49 (2%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     2/46.41      0/45.93      0/44.49      0/43.91     |0/46.00      1/44.92      0/40.77      0/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     4.3%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%        |0.0%         2.2%         0.0%         0.0%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     1/35 (3%)    0/40 (0%)    0/36 (0%)    0/35 (0%)   |0/40 (0%)    0/39 (0%)    0/28 (0%)    0/42 (0%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     651          ---          ---          ---         |---          638          ---          ---          | 
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|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
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|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.254N     P=0.227N     P=0.244N     P=0.250N    |P=0.511N     P=0.500      (e)          (e)          | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.240N     P=0.240N     P=0.247N     P=0.250N    |P=0.532N     P=0.495      (e)          (e)          | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.241N     P=0.238N     P=0.243N     P=0.245N    |P=0.530N     P=0.495      (e)          (e)          | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.240N     P=0.240N     P=0.250N     P=0.254N    |P=0.533N     P=0.496      (e)          (e)          | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.238N     P=0.239N     P=0.233N     P=0.233N    |P=0.539N     P=0.497      (e)          (e)          | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.242N     P=0.247N     P=0.247N     P=0.247N    |P=0.525N     P=0.495      (e)          (e)          | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.034N*    (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.368N     (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
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       Date:  03/14/03                           EXPERIMENT: 92012 TEST: 05                                            Page 3       
Statistical Analysis of Non-neoplastic Lesions in       Rats(FISCHER 344)  -                    2-METHYLIMIDAZOLE                   
                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks                                                            
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|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
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|Adrenal Cortex                                                                                                                   | 
|     Vacuolization Cytoplasmic Focal                                                                                             | 
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
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|OVERALL (a)        |     6/50 (12%)   9/50 (18%)   10/50 (20%)  10/50 (20%) |8/50 (16%)   3/49 (6%)    7/50 (14%)   12/50 (24%)  | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     6/46.13      9/45.93      10/44.49     10/44.22    |8/46.00      3/44.59      7/41.34      12/48.54     | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     13.0%        19.6%        22.5%        22.6%       |17.4%        6.7%         16.9%        24.7%        | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     6/35 (17%)   9/40 (23%)   10/36 (28%)  8/35 (23%)  |8/40 (20%)   3/39 (8%)    5/28 (18%)   10/42 (24%)  | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     729 (T)      729 (T)      729 (T)      689         |729 (T)      729 (T)      638          644          | 
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|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
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|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.205      P=0.387      P=0.217      P=0.202     |P=0.069      P=0.106N     P=0.450      P=0.271      | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.220      P=0.283      P=0.182      P=0.178     |P=0.063      P=0.108N     P=0.589N     P=0.268      | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.231      P=0.287      P=0.191      P=0.187     |P=0.058      P=0.107N     P=0.555N     P=0.251      | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.213      P=0.283      P=0.176      P=0.173     |P=0.070      P=0.107N     P=0.595      P=0.293      | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.193      P=0.387      P=0.217      P=0.165     |P=0.070      P=0.106N     P=0.560      P=0.270      | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.258      P=0.288      P=0.207      P=0.207     |P=0.054      P=0.106N     P=0.500N     P=0.227      | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.193      (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.066      (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
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|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
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|Adrenal Medulla                                                                                                                  | 
|     Hyperplasia Focal                                                                                                           | 
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
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|OVERALL (a)        |     7/50 (14%)   5/50 (10%)   3/50 (6%)    7/50 (14%)  |1/49 (2%)    1/49 (2%)    1/50 (2%)    2/50 (4%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     7/46.82      5/45.93      3/44.49      7/44.18     |1/45.00      1/44.59      1/40.77      2/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     15.0%        10.9%        6.7%         15.9%       |2.2%         2.2%         2.5%         4.2%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     3/35 (9%)    5/40 (13%)   3/36 (8%)    5/35 (14%)  |1/39 (3%)    1/39 (3%)    1/28 (4%)    2/42 (5%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     643          729 (T)      729 (T)      687         |729 (T)      729 (T)      729 (T)      729 (T)      | 
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|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
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|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.390      P=0.327N     P=0.167N     P=0.587     |P=0.368      P=0.762      P=0.686      P=0.526      | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.402      P=0.393N     P=0.179N     P=0.568     |P=0.371      P=0.759      P=0.738      P=0.523      | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.413      P=0.386N     P=0.170N     P=0.584     |P=0.365      P=0.759      P=0.749      P=0.517      | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.392      P=0.401N     P=0.187N     P=0.552     |P=0.378      P=0.759      P=0.724      P=0.530      | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.391      P=0.381N     P=0.169N     P=0.582     |P=0.368      P=0.762      P=0.686      P=0.526      | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.435      P=0.380N     P=0.159N     P=0.613N    |P=0.355      P=0.753N     P=0.747N     P=0.508      | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.375      (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.447      (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
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       Date:  03/14/03                           EXPERIMENT: 92012 TEST: 05                                            Page 4       
Statistical Analysis of Non-neoplastic Lesions in       Rats(FISCHER 344)  -                    2-METHYLIMIDAZOLE                   
                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks                                                            
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|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
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|Bone Marrow                                                                                                                      | 
|     Hyperplasia Focal Histiocytic                                                                                               | 
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
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|OVERALL (a)        |     0/50 (0%)    1/50 (2%)    1/47 (2%)    0/50 (0%)   |0/49 (0%)    1/50 (2%)    0/50 (0%)    4/50 (8%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     0/46.13      1/45.93      1/42.59      0/43.91     |0/45.49      1/44.99      0/40.77      4/48.18      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     0.0%         2.2%         2.4%         0.0%        |0.0%         2.2%         0.0%         8.3%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    1/40 (3%)    1/35 (3%)    0/35 (0%)   |0/40 (0%)    1/39 (3%)    0/28 (0%)    3/42 (7%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          729 (T)      729 (T)      ---         |---          729 (T)      ---          689          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.550N     P=0.527      P=0.500      (e)         |P=0.020 *    P=0.495      (e)          P=0.074      | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.548N     P=0.499      P=0.484      (e)         |P=0.014 *    P=0.498      (e)          P=0.068      | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.544N     P=0.500      P=0.485      (e)         |P=0.014 *    P=0.500      (e)          P=0.066      | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.551N     P=0.499      P=0.484      (e)         |P=0.014 *    P=0.496      (e)          P=0.071      | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     (e)          P=0.527      P=0.500      (e)         |P=0.019 *    P=0.495      (e)          P=0.069      | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.536N     P=0.500      P=0.485      (e)         |P=0.015 *    P=0.505      (e)          P=0.061      | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.394      (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.007 **   (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Bone Marrow: Myeloid Cell                                                                                                        | 
|     Hyperplasia                                                                                                                 | 
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/50 (0%)    1/50 (2%)    0/47 (0%)    5/50 (10%)  |2/49 (4%)    3/50 (6%)    5/50 (10%)   2/50 (4%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     0/46.13      1/45.93      0/42.59      5/44.23     |2/45.49      3/45.44      5/41.00      2/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     0.0%         2.2%         0.0%         11.3%       |4.4%         6.6%         12.2%        4.2%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    1/40 (3%)    0/35 (0%)    3/35 (9%)   |2/40 (5%)    2/39 (5%)    4/28 (14%)   2/42 (5%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          729 (T)      ---          687         |729 (T)      598          668          729 (T)      | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.002 **   P=0.527      (e)          P=0.034 *   |P=0.559N     P=0.487      P=0.105      P=0.677N     | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.002 **   P=0.499      (e)          P=0.027 *   |P=0.546N     P=0.500      P=0.176      P=0.674N     | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.002 **   P=0.500      (e)          P=0.028 *   |P=0.555N     P=0.503      P=0.194      P=0.679N     | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.002 **   P=0.499      (e)          P=0.026 *   |P=0.534N     P=0.498      P=0.155      P=0.668N     | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.002 **   P=0.527      (e)          P=0.029 *   |P=0.553N     P=0.508      P=0.138      P=0.677N     | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.003 **   P=0.500      (e)          P=0.028 *   |P=0.570N     P=0.510      P=0.226      P=0.684N     | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P<0.001 **   (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.393      (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks                                                            
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
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|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Bone Marrow: Myeloid Cell, Erythroid Cell                                                                                        | 
|     Hyperplasia                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/47 (0%)    0/50 (0%)   |0/49 (0%)    2/50 (4%)    1/50 (2%)    0/50 (0%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     0/46.13      0/45.93      0/42.59      0/43.91     |0/45.49      2/44.99      1/40.77      0/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%        |0.0%         4.5%         2.5%         0.0%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    0/40 (0%)    0/35 (0%)    0/35 (0%)   |0/40 (0%)    2/39 (5%)    1/28 (4%)    0/42 (0%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          ---          ---          ---         |---          729 (T)      729 (T)      ---          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.422N     P=0.233      P=0.429      (e)          | 
|POLY 3             |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.415N     P=0.235      P=0.478      (e)          | 
|POLY 1.5           |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.417N     P=0.238      P=0.488      (e)          | 
|POLY 6             |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.412N     P=0.232      P=0.465      (e)          | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |(e)          P=0.233      P=0.429      (e)          | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.420N     P=0.253      P=0.505      (e)          | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.300N     (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Brain                                                                                                                            | 
|     Compression Focal                                                                                                           | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     4/50 (8%)    2/50 (4%)    4/50 (8%)    1/50 (2%)   |10/50 (20%)  8/49 (16%)   12/50 (24%)  4/50 (8%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     4/46.26      2/45.93      4/46.05      1/43.91     |10/47.20     8/45.91      12/43.24     4/48.36      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     8.7%         4.4%         8.7%         2.3%        |21.2%        17.4%        27.8%        8.3%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     3/35 (9%)    2/40 (5%)    1/36 (3%)    1/35 (3%)   |6/40 (15%)   5/39 (13%)   5/28 (18%)   2/42 (5%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     694          729 (T)      392          729 (T)     |602          425          532          644          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.219N     P=0.290N     P=0.638N     P=0.187N    |P=0.103N     P=0.421N     P=0.189      P=0.068N     | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.216N     P=0.341N     P=0.641      P=0.195N    |P=0.080N     P=0.422N     P=0.315      P=0.066N     | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.210N     P=0.339N     P=0.641      P=0.190N    |P=0.085N     P=0.418N     P=0.348      P=0.068N     | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.222N     P=0.341N     P=0.642      P=0.200N    |P=0.075N     P=0.427N     P=0.277      P=0.063N     | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.170N     P=0.334N     P=0.601N     P=0.198N    |P=0.100N     P=0.405N     P=0.426      P=0.085N     | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.196N     P=0.339N     P=0.643N     P=0.181N    |P=0.094N     P=0.416N     P=0.405      P=0.074N     | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.160N     (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.053N     (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks                                                            
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
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|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Brain                                                                                                                            | 
|     Hemorrhage Focal                                                                                                            | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     2/50 (4%)    3/50 (6%)    2/50 (4%)    1/50 (2%)   |2/50 (4%)    1/49 (2%)    2/50 (4%)    0/50 (0%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     2/46.89      3/47.22      2/45.29      1/44.36     |2/46.59      1/45.39      2/41.66      0/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     4.3%         6.4%         4.4%         2.3%        |4.3%         2.2%         4.8%         0.0%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    0/40 (0%)    0/36 (0%)    0/35 (0%)   |0/40 (0%)    0/39 (0%)    0/28 (0%)    0/42 (0%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     603          521          583          598         |583          425          548          ---          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.331N     P=0.487      P=0.668      P=0.536N    |P=0.209N     P=0.513N     P=0.621      P=0.232N     | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.323N     P=0.503      P=0.681      P=0.519N    |P=0.201N     P=0.509N     P=0.653      P=0.231N     | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.316N     P=0.503      P=0.686      P=0.513N    |P=0.204N     P=0.508N     P=0.669      P=0.233N     | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.330N     P=0.505      P=0.679      P=0.526N    |P=0.197N     P=0.510N     P=0.633      P=0.228N     | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.181N     P=0.462      P=0.656N     P=0.430N    |P=0.209N     P=0.500N     P=0.605N     P=0.282N     | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.300N     P=0.500      P=0.691N     P=0.500N    |P=0.207N     P=0.508N     P=0.691N     P=0.247N     | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.380N     (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.150N     (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Brain                                                                                                                            | 
|     Necrosis Focal                                                                                                              | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     1/50 (2%)    1/50 (2%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)   |0/50 (0%)    0/49 (0%)    2/50 (4%)    0/50 (0%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     1/46.46      1/46.44      0/44.49      0/43.91     |0/46.00      0/44.59      2/41.66      0/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     2.2%         2.2%         0.0%         0.0%        |0.0%         0.0%         4.8%         0.0%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    0/40 (0%)    0/36 (0%)    0/35 (0%)   |0/40 (0%)    0/39 (0%)    0/28 (0%)    0/42 (0%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     638          572          ---          ---         |---          ---          548          ---          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.318N     P=0.748      P=0.513N     P=0.527N    |P=0.584      (e)          P=0.212      (e)          | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.307N     P=0.760      P=0.509N     P=0.511N    |P=0.611      (e)          P=0.216      (e)          | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.306N     P=0.760N     P=0.505N     P=0.507N    |P=0.598      (e)          P=0.224      (e)          | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.309N     P=0.760N     P=0.511N     P=0.515N    |P=0.625      (e)          P=0.206      (e)          | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.239N     P=0.729      P=0.483N     P=0.472N    |P=0.559      (e)          P=0.305      (e)          | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.303N     P=0.753N     P=0.500N     P=0.500N    |P=0.576      (e)          P=0.247      (e)          | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.262N     (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.228      (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks                                                            
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Clitoral Gland                                                                                                                   | 
|     Degeneration Cystic                                                                                                         | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |                                                        |6/50 (12%)   4/49 (8%)    1/50 (2%)    1/50 (2%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |                                                        |6/46.39      4/43.99      1/41.10      1/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |                                                        |12.9%        9.1%         2.4%         2.1%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |                                                        |5/40 (13%)   4/38 (11%)   0/28 (0%)    1/42 (2%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |                                                        |616          729 (T)      638          729 (T)      | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |                                                        |P=0.024N*    P=0.401N     P=0.122N     P=0.052N     | 
|POLY 3             |                                                        |P=0.019N*    P=0.403N     P=0.078N     P=0.051N     | 
|POLY 1.5           |                                                        |P=0.020N*    P=0.395N     P=0.069N     P=0.053N     | 
|POLY 6             |                                                        |P=0.019N*    P=0.411N     P=0.091N     P=0.048N*    | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|                                                        |P=0.021N*    P=0.399N     P=0.067N     P=0.056N     | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |                                                        |P=0.022N*    P=0.383N     P=0.056N     P=0.056N     | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |                                                        |P=0.019N*    (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Clitoral Gland                                                                                                                   | 
|     Hyperplasia Cystic                                                                                                          | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |                                                        |1/50 (2%)    4/49 (8%)    3/50 (6%)    1/50 (2%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |                                                        |1/46.00      4/43.99      3/40.84      1/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |                                                        |2.2%         9.1%         7.3%         2.1%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |                                                        |1/40 (3%)    4/38 (11%)   2/28 (7%)    1/42 (2%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |                                                        |729 (T)      729 (T)      710          729 (T)      | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |                                                        |P=0.390N     P=0.164      P=0.193      P=0.751N     | 
|POLY 3             |                                                        |P=0.377N     P=0.165      P=0.264      P=0.751N     | 
|POLY 1.5           |                                                        |P=0.386N     P=0.168      P=0.280      P=0.755N     | 
|POLY 6             |                                                        |P=0.366N     P=0.163      P=0.245      P=0.746N     | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|                                                        |P=0.371N     P=0.164      P=0.217      P=0.751N     | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |                                                        |P=0.398N     P=0.175      P=0.309      P=0.753N     | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |                                                        |P=0.285N     (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks                                                            
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
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|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Clitoral Gland                                                                                                                   | 
|     Inflammation Chronic                                                                                                        | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |                                                        |2/50 (4%)    5/49 (10%)   4/50 (8%)    0/50 (0%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |                                                        |2/46.00      5/43.99      4/41.43      0/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |                                                        |4.4%         11.4%        9.7%         0.0%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |                                                        |2/40 (5%)    5/38 (13%)   1/28 (4%)    0/42 (0%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |                                                        |729 (T)      729 (T)      665          ---          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |                                                        |P=0.121N     P=0.195      P=0.223      P=0.228N     | 
|POLY 3             |                                                        |P=0.103N     P=0.198      P=0.290      P=0.228N     | 
|POLY 1.5           |                                                        |P=0.109N     P=0.202      P=0.308      P=0.232N     | 
|POLY 6             |                                                        |P=0.096N     P=0.195      P=0.271      P=0.223N     | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|                                                        |P=0.113N     P=0.195      P=0.300      (e)          | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |                                                        |P=0.119N     P=0.210      P=0.339      P=0.247N     | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |                                                        |P=0.059N     (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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|Eye                                                                                                                              | 
|     Cataract                                                                                                                    | 
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     1/49 (2%)    0/50 (0%)    1/46 (2%)    0/50 (0%)   |1/50 (2%)    2/49 (4%)    2/49 (4%)    1/50 (2%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     1/45.14      0/45.93      1/41.09      0/43.91     |1/46.00      2/44.59      2/40.53      1/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     2.2%         0.0%         2.4%         0.0%        |2.2%         4.5%         4.9%         2.1%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     1/35 (3%)    0/40 (0%)    1/35 (3%)    0/35 (0%)   |1/40 (3%)    2/39 (5%)    1/28 (4%)    1/42 (2%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     729 (T)      ---          729 (T)      ---         |729 (T)      729 (T)      548          729 (T)      | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.476N     P=0.473N     P=0.762      P=0.500N    |P=0.534N     P=0.491      P=0.408      P=0.751N     | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.470N     P=0.497N     P=0.740      P=0.506N    |P=0.526N     P=0.489      P=0.456      P=0.751N     | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.467N     P=0.496N     P=0.742      P=0.502N    |P=0.533N     P=0.491      P=0.470      P=0.755N     | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.473N     P=0.496N     P=0.740      P=0.508N    |P=0.518N     P=0.489      P=0.439      P=0.746N     | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.476N     (e)          P=0.762      (e)         |P=0.540N     P=0.491      P=0.518      P=0.751N     | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.461N     P=0.495N     P=0.737      P=0.495N    |P=0.542N     P=0.492      P=0.492      P=0.753N     | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.256N     (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.500N     (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks                                                            
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
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|Eye: Retina                                                                                                                      | 
|     Degeneration                                                                                                                | 
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/49 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    1/46 (2%)    0/50 (0%)   |0/50 (0%)    2/49 (4%)    1/49 (2%)    1/50 (2%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     0/45.14      0/45.93      1/41.09      0/43.91     |0/46.00      2/44.59      1/39.96      1/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     0.0%         0.0%         2.4%         0.0%        |0.0%         4.5%         2.5%         2.1%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    0/40 (0%)    1/35 (3%)    0/35 (0%)   |0/40 (0%)    2/39 (5%)    1/28 (4%)    1/42 (2%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          ---          729 (T)      ---         |---          729 (T)      729 (T)      729 (T)      | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.795N     (e)          P=0.500      (e)         |P=0.532      P=0.233      P=0.429      P=0.510      | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.789N     (e)          P=0.481      (e)         |P=0.546      P=0.230      P=0.472      P=0.509      | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.787N     (e)          P=0.483      (e)         |P=0.539      P=0.231      P=0.481      P=0.505      | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.791N     (e)          P=0.481      (e)         |P=0.556      P=0.230      P=0.461      P=0.513      | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     (e)          (e)          P=0.500      (e)         |(e)          P=0.233      P=0.429      P=0.510      | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.782N     (e)          P=0.484      (e)         |P=0.528      P=0.242      P=0.495      P=0.500      | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.364      (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.248      (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
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|Harderian Gland                                                                                                                  | 
|     Hyperplasia Focal                                                                                                           | 
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/50 (0%)    1/50 (2%)    0/49 (0%)    2/50 (4%)   |2/50 (4%)    0/49 (0%)    1/50 (2%)    1/50 (2%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     0/46.13      1/46.35      0/43.72      2/45.03     |2/46.86      0/44.59      1/41.67      1/48.35      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     0.0%         2.2%         0.0%         4.4%        |4.3%         0.0%         2.4%         2.1%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    0/40 (0%)    0/36 (0%)    0/35 (0%)   |0/40 (0%)    0/39 (0%)    0/28 (0%)    0/42 (0%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          605          ---          491         |602          ---          332          638          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.141      P=0.496      (e)          P=0.228     |P=0.509N     P=0.252N     P=0.535N     P=0.476N     | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.148      P=0.501      (e)          P=0.232     |P=0.517N     P=0.248N     P=0.541N     P=0.489N     | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.149      P=0.501      (e)          P=0.233     |P=0.520N     P=0.246N     P=0.524N     P=0.493N     | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.147      P=0.502      (e)          P=0.231     |P=0.514N     P=0.251N     P=0.564N     P=0.484N     | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.241      P=0.454      (e)          P=0.304     |P=0.586N     P=0.237N     P=0.285N     P=0.612N     | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.152      P=0.500      (e)          P=0.247     |P=0.524N     P=0.253N     P=0.500N     P=0.500N     | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.071      (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.274N     (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks                                                            
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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|Harderian Gland                                                                                                                  | 
|     Hyperplasia Focal Histiocytic                                                                                               | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/49 (0%)    1/50 (2%)   |1/50 (2%)    2/49 (4%)    1/50 (2%)    4/50 (8%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     0/46.13      0/45.93      0/43.72      1/43.91     |1/46.00      2/44.59      1/40.77      4/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         2.3%        |2.2%         4.5%         2.5%         8.3%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    0/40 (0%)    0/36 (0%)    1/35 (3%)   |1/40 (3%)    2/39 (5%)    1/28 (4%)    4/42 (10%)   | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          ---          ---          729 (T)     |729 (T)      729 (T)      729 (T)      729 (T)      | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.205      (e)          (e)          P=0.500     |P=0.131      P=0.491      P=0.680      P=0.194      | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.208      (e)          (e)          P=0.490     |P=0.124      P=0.489      P=0.733      P=0.192      | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.210      (e)          (e)          P=0.493     |P=0.121      P=0.491      P=0.744      P=0.187      | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.206      (e)          (e)          P=0.487     |P=0.127      P=0.489      P=0.719      P=0.199      | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     (e)          (e)          (e)          P=0.500     |P=0.131      P=0.491      P=0.680      P=0.194      | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.215      (e)          (e)          P=0.500     |P=0.118      P=0.492      P=0.753N     P=0.181      | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.111      (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.106      (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
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|Harderian Gland                                                                                                                  | 
|     Inflammation Chronic Focal                                                                                                  | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     1/50 (2%)    0/50 (0%)    2/49 (4%)    3/50 (6%)   |0/50 (0%)    0/49 (0%)    3/50 (6%)    1/50 (2%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     1/46.13      0/45.93      2/43.72      3/43.91     |0/46.00      0/44.59      3/40.96      1/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     2.2%         0.0%         4.6%         6.8%        |0.0%         0.0%         7.3%         2.1%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     1/35 (3%)    0/40 (0%)    2/36 (6%)    3/35 (9%)   |0/40 (0%)    0/39 (0%)    2/28 (7%)    1/42 (2%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     729 (T)      ---          729 (T)      729 (T)     |---          ---          680          729 (T)      | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.091      P=0.473N     P=0.510      P=0.305     |P=0.251      (e)          P=0.074      P=0.510      | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.095      P=0.501N     P=0.481      P=0.288     |P=0.259      (e)          P=0.099      P=0.509      | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.098      P=0.500N     P=0.485      P=0.294     |P=0.248      (e)          P=0.107      P=0.505      | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.092      P=0.501N     P=0.480      P=0.283     |P=0.271      (e)          P=0.091      P=0.513      | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.091      (e)          P=0.510      P=0.305     |P=0.248      (e)          P=0.092      P=0.510      | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.105      P=0.500N     P=0.492      P=0.309     |P=0.233      (e)          P=0.121      P=0.500      | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.098      (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.097      (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks                                                            
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
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|=================================================================================================================================| 
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|Harderian Gland: Epithelium                                                                                                      | 
|     Hyperplasia Focal                                                                                                           | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     3/50 (6%)    0/50 (0%)    0/49 (0%)    1/50 (2%)   |0/50 (0%)    2/49 (4%)    2/50 (4%)    1/50 (2%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     3/46.32      0/45.93      0/43.72      1/43.91     |0/46.00      2/44.59      2/40.77      1/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     6.5%         0.0%         0.0%         2.3%        |0.0%         4.5%         4.9%         2.1%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     1/35 (3%)    0/40 (0%)    0/36 (0%)    1/35 (3%)   |0/40 (0%)    2/39 (5%)    2/28 (7%)    1/42 (2%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     694          ---          ---          729 (T)     |---          729 (T)      729 (T)      729 (T)      | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.473N     P=0.115N     P=0.125N     P=0.324N    |P=0.496      P=0.233      P=0.164      P=0.510      | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.452N     P=0.120N     P=0.129N     P=0.325N    |P=0.516      P=0.230      P=0.211      P=0.509      | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.451N     P=0.119N     P=0.127N     P=0.318N    |P=0.506      P=0.231      P=0.221      P=0.505      | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.453N     P=0.121N     P=0.131N     P=0.331N    |P=0.528      P=0.230      P=0.199      P=0.513      | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.465N     P=0.121N     P=0.129N     P=0.325N    |(e)          P=0.233      P=0.164      P=0.510      | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.448N     P=0.121N     P=0.125N     P=0.309N    |P=0.491      P=0.242      P=0.247      P=0.500      | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.044N*    (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.204      (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Heart                                                                                                                            | 
|     Cardiomyopathy                                                                                                              | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     3/50 (6%)    5/50 (10%)   10/50 (20%)  5/50 (10%)  |5/50 (10%)   8/49 (16%)   7/50 (14%)   6/50 (12%)   | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     3/47.05      5/47.56      10/45.29     5/44.84     |5/46.00      8/44.70      7/41.42      6/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     6.4%         10.5%        22.1%        11.2%       |10.9%        17.9%        16.9%        12.5%        | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     2/35 (6%)    2/40 (5%)    8/36 (22%)   3/35 (9%)   |5/40 (13%)   7/39 (18%)   5/28 (18%)   6/42 (14%)   | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     315          521          548          562         |729 (T)      702          548          729 (T)      | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.400      P=0.392      P=0.042 *    P=0.348     |P=0.543N     P=0.260      P=0.178      P=0.534      | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.387      P=0.363      P=0.029 *    P=0.330     |P=0.528N     P=0.257      P=0.307      P=0.530      | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.402      P=0.359      P=0.030 *    P=0.337     |P=0.541N     P=0.259      P=0.334      P=0.518      | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.378      P=0.371      P=0.028 *    P=0.328     |P=0.511N     P=0.257      P=0.274      P=0.545      | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.522      P=0.371      P=0.042 *    P=0.427     |P=0.517N     P=0.259      P=0.276      P=0.534      | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.442      P=0.357      P=0.036 *    P=0.357     |P=0.551      P=0.264      P=0.380      P=0.500      | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.102      (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.397      (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks                                                            
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
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|Heart                                                                                                                            | 
|     Cardiomyopathy Focal                                                                                                        | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    2/50 (4%)    1/50 (2%)   |0/50 (0%)    0/49 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     0/46.13      0/45.93      2/46.12      1/44.75     |0/46.00      0/44.59      0/40.77      0/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     0.0%         0.0%         4.3%         2.2%        |0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    0/40 (0%)    0/36 (0%)    0/35 (0%)   |0/40 (0%)    0/39 (0%)    0/28 (0%)    0/42 (0%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          ---          392          395         |---          ---          ---          ---          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.346      (e)          P=0.242      P=0.500     |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.337      (e)          P=0.237      P=0.494     |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.341      (e)          P=0.238      P=0.496     |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.333      (e)          P=0.237      P=0.492     |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.672      (e)          P=0.183      P=0.644     |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.350      (e)          P=0.247      P=0.500     |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.167      (e)          (e)          (e)         |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Heart                                                                                                                            | 
|     Infiltration Cellular Mixed Cell                                                                                            | 
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/50 (0%)    1/50 (2%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)   |0/50 (0%)    4/49 (8%)    3/50 (6%)    2/50 (4%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     0/46.13      1/46.18      0/44.49      0/43.91     |0/46.00      4/45.63      3/41.01      2/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     0.0%         2.2%         0.0%         0.0%        |0.0%         8.8%         7.3%         4.2%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    0/40 (0%)    0/36 (0%)    0/35 (0%)   |0/40 (0%)    2/39 (5%)    2/28 (7%)    2/42 (5%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          660          ---          ---         |---          483          665          729 (T)      | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.588N     P=0.500      (e)          (e)         |P=0.439      P=0.065      P=0.076      P=0.249      | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.578N     P=0.500      (e)          (e)         |P=0.449      P=0.059      P=0.099      P=0.247      | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.577N     P=0.500      (e)          (e)         |P=0.439      P=0.059      P=0.107      P=0.243      | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.578N     P=0.501      (e)          (e)         |P=0.463      P=0.060      P=0.091      P=0.252      | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.557N     P=0.488      (e)          (e)         |P=0.413      P=0.060      P=0.097      P=0.249      | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.576N     P=0.500      (e)          (e)         |P=0.423      P=0.056      P=0.121      P=0.247      | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.390N     (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.097      (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks                                                            
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Islets, Pancreatic                                                                                                               | 
|     Hyperplasia Focal                                                                                                           | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/50 (0%)    2/49 (4%)    1/50 (2%)    1/50 (2%)   |0/50 (0%)    0/49 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     0/46.13      2/45.35      1/44.49      1/43.91     |0/46.00      0/44.59      0/40.77      0/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     0.0%         4.4%         2.3%         2.3%        |0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    2/40 (5%)    1/36 (3%)    1/35 (3%)   |0/40 (0%)    0/39 (0%)    0/28 (0%)    0/42 (0%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          729 (T)      729 (T)      729 (T)     |---          ---          ---          ---          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.602      P=0.268      P=0.506      P=0.500     |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.601      P=0.233      P=0.493      P=0.490     |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.608      P=0.233      P=0.495      P=0.493     |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.596      P=0.234      P=0.491      P=0.487     |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     (e)          P=0.268      P=0.506      P=0.500     |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.621      P=0.242      P=0.500      P=0.500     |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.269      (e)          (e)          (e)         |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Kidney                                                                                                                           | 
|     Atrophy Focal                                                                                                               | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/49 (0%)    0/49 (0%)    0/49 (0%)    1/50 (2%)   |0/50 (0%)    2/48 (4%)    1/47 (2%)    0/50 (0%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     0/45.14      0/45.35      0/43.72      1/44.36     |0/46.00      2/43.78      1/38.77      0/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         2.3%        |0.0%         4.6%         2.6%         0.0%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    0/40 (0%)    0/36 (0%)    0/35 (0%)   |0/40 (0%)    2/39 (5%)    1/28 (4%)    0/42 (0%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          ---          ---          598         |---          729 (T)      729 (T)      ---          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.209      (e)          (e)          P=0.487     |P=0.422N     P=0.233      P=0.429      (e)          | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.212      (e)          (e)          P=0.497     |P=0.412N     P=0.226      P=0.466      (e)          | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.213      (e)          (e)          P=0.499     |P=0.417N     P=0.227      P=0.474      (e)          | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.210      (e)          (e)          P=0.495     |P=0.406N     P=0.227      P=0.456      (e)          | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.265      (e)          (e)          P=0.549     |(e)          P=0.233      P=0.429      (e)          | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.217      (e)          (e)          P=0.505     |P=0.422N     P=0.237      P=0.485      (e)          | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.116      (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.291N     (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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Statistical Analysis of Non-neoplastic Lesions in       Rats(FISCHER 344)  -                    2-METHYLIMIDAZOLE                   
                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks                                                            
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Kidney                                                                                                                           | 
|     Congestion                                                                                                                  | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     1/49 (2%)    1/49 (2%)    0/49 (0%)    0/50 (0%)   |0/50 (0%)    0/48 (0%)    2/47 (4%)    0/50 (0%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     1/45.66      1/45.49      0/43.72      0/43.91     |0/46.00      0/43.78      2/38.99      0/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     2.2%         2.2%         0.0%         0.0%        |0.0%         0.0%         5.1%         0.0%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    0/40 (0%)    0/36 (0%)    0/35 (0%)   |0/40 (0%)    0/39 (0%)    0/28 (0%)    0/42 (0%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     572          693          ---          ---         |---          ---          701          ---          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.317N     P=0.756      P=0.517N     P=0.513N    |P=0.583      (e)          P=0.184      (e)          | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.304N     P=0.760      P=0.509N     P=0.508N    |P=0.610      (e)          P=0.202      (e)          | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.303N     P=0.760      P=0.505N     P=0.504N    |P=0.598      (e)          P=0.210      (e)          | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.306N     P=0.760      P=0.511N     P=0.512N    |P=0.624      (e)          P=0.193      (e)          | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.256N     P=0.737      P=0.482N     P=0.439N    |P=0.577      (e)          P=0.206      (e)          | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.299N     P=0.753N     P=0.500N     P=0.495N    |P=0.576      (e)          P=0.232      (e)          | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.258N     (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.215      (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Kidney                                                                                                                           | 
|     Cyst                                                                                                                        | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/49 (0%)    2/49 (4%)    0/49 (0%)    2/50 (4%)   |0/50 (0%)    0/48 (0%)    0/47 (0%)    1/50 (2%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     0/45.14      2/45.35      0/43.72      2/43.91     |0/46.00      0/43.78      0/38.77      1/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     0.0%         4.4%         0.0%         4.6%        |0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         2.1%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    2/40 (5%)    0/36 (0%)    2/35 (6%)   |0/40 (0%)    0/39 (0%)    0/28 (0%)    1/42 (2%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          729 (T)      ---          729 (T)     |---          ---          ---          729 (T)      | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.269      P=0.268      (e)          P=0.238     |P=0.208      (e)          (e)          P=0.510      | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.281      P=0.238      (e)          P=0.231     |P=0.204      (e)          (e)          P=0.509      | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.285      P=0.238      (e)          P=0.235     |P=0.202      (e)          (e)          P=0.505      | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.278      P=0.239      (e)          P=0.228     |P=0.208      (e)          (e)          P=0.513      | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     (e)          P=0.268      (e)          P=0.238     |(e)          (e)          (e)          P=0.510      | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.294      P=0.247      (e)          P=0.253     |P=0.197      (e)          (e)          P=0.500      | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.111      (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.129      (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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Statistical Analysis of Non-neoplastic Lesions in       Rats(FISCHER 344)  -                    2-METHYLIMIDAZOLE                   
                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks                                                            
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Kidney                                                                                                                           | 
|     Nephropathy                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     43/49 (88%)  43/49 (88%)  41/49 (84%)  46/50 (92%) |38/50 (76%)  40/48 (83%)  38/47 (81%)  40/50 (80%)  | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     43/47.99     43/47.27     41/46.03     46/49.61    |38/47.91     40/45.15     38/45.05     40/48.46     | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     89.6%        91.0%        89.1%        92.7%       |79.3%        88.6%        84.4%        82.5%        | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     33/35 (94%)  39/40 (98%)  35/36 (97%)  32/35 (91%) |32/40 (80%)  37/39 (95%)  25/28 (89%)  38/42 (91%)  | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     315          507          538          249         |602          483          244          644          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.099      P=0.180N     P=0.352N     P=0.308     |P=0.526      P=0.318      P=0.023 *    P=0.592N     | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.370      P=0.552      P=0.606N     P=0.422     |P=0.533      P=0.163      P=0.354      P=0.442      | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.320      P=0.581      P=0.530N     P=0.389     |P=0.506      P=0.201      P=0.372      P=0.433      | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.460      P=0.520      P=0.651      P=0.488     |P=0.550      P=0.126      P=0.314      P=0.442      | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.167      P=0.608N     P=0.504N     P=0.348     |P=0.523      P=0.183      P=0.283      P=0.587      | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.274      P=0.620N     P=0.387N     P=0.357     |P=0.449      P=0.259      P=0.370      P=0.405      | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.447      (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.328      (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Kidney: Renal Tubule                                                                                                             | 
|     Accumulation, Hyaline Droplet                                                                                               | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     1/49 (2%)    1/49 (2%)    3/49 (6%)    2/50 (4%)   |11/50 (22%)  7/48 (15%)   3/47 (6%)    4/50 (8%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     1/45.47      1/45.77      3/44.59      2/44.97     |11/46.39     7/44.56      3/39.66      4/48.18      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     2.2%         2.2%         6.7%         4.5%        |23.7%        15.7%        7.6%         8.3%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    0/40 (0%)    1/36 (3%)    0/35 (0%)   |10/40 (25%)  5/39 (13%)   0/28 (0%)    3/42 (7%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     638          605          471          249         |616          598          598          689          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.376      P=0.748      P=0.301      P=0.481     |P=0.028N*    P=0.239N     P=0.082N     P=0.038N*    | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.390      P=0.759N     P=0.298      P=0.496     |P=0.021N*    P=0.244N     P=0.040N*    P=0.036N*    | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.398      P=0.759N     P=0.301      P=0.501     |P=0.022N*    P=0.246N     P=0.035N*    P=0.040N*    | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.381      P=0.758N     P=0.298      P=0.491     |P=0.020N*    P=0.237N     P=0.046N*    P=0.033N*    | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.579      P=0.732      P=0.336      P=0.642     |P=0.023N*    P=0.250N     P=0.037N*    P=0.038N*    | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.408      P=0.753N     P=0.309      P=0.508     |P=0.024N*    P=0.247N     P=0.027N*    P=0.045N*    | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.321      (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.014N*    (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks                                                            
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Kidney: Renal Tubule                                                                                                             | 
|     Pigmentation                                                                                                                | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     5/49 (10%)   3/49 (6%)    2/49 (4%)    3/50 (6%)   |8/50 (16%)   4/48 (8%)    5/47 (11%)   0/50 (0%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     5/46.11      3/46.61      2/44.32      3/45.42     |8/48.92      4/45.75      5/40.28      0/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     10.8%        6.4%         4.5%         6.6%        |16.4%        8.7%         12.4%        0.0%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    0/40 (0%)    1/36 (3%)    0/35 (0%)   |2/40 (5%)    0/39 (0%)    1/28 (4%)    0/42 (0%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     638          548          538          249         |328          483          526          ---          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.431N     P=0.370N     P=0.239N     P=0.395N    |P=0.009N**   P=0.207N     P=0.416N     P=0.005N**   | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.403N     P=0.351N     P=0.233N     P=0.365N    |P=0.007N**   P=0.212N     P=0.413N     P=0.004N**   | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.395N     P=0.352N     P=0.226N     P=0.356N    |P=0.007N**   P=0.208N     P=0.378N     P=0.004N**   | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.413N     P=0.348N     P=0.239N     P=0.375N    |P=0.007N**   P=0.214N     P=0.453N     P=0.004N**   | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.234N     P=0.379N     P=0.191N     P=0.239N    |P=0.005N**   P=0.076N     P=0.145N     P=0.006N**   | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.384N     P=0.357N     P=0.218N     P=0.346N    |P=0.007N**   P=0.199N     P=0.318N     P=0.003N**   | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.260N     (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.002N**   (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Liver                                                                                                                            | 
|     Angiectasis Focal                                                                                                           | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    1/50 (2%)    0/50 (0%)   |2/50 (4%)    1/49 (2%)    2/50 (4%)    0/50 (0%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     0/46.13      0/45.93      1/44.49      0/43.91     |2/46.00      1/44.59      2/40.77      0/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     0.0%         0.0%         2.3%         0.0%        |4.4%         2.2%         4.9%         0.0%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    0/40 (0%)    1/36 (3%)    0/35 (0%)   |2/40 (5%)    1/39 (3%)    2/28 (7%)    0/42 (0%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          ---          729 (T)      ---         |729 (T)      729 (T)      729 (T)      ---          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.795N     (e)          P=0.506      (e)         |P=0.214N     P=0.509N     P=0.561      P=0.228N     | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.793N     (e)          P=0.493      (e)         |P=0.196N     P=0.511N     P=0.650      P=0.228N     | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.791N     (e)          P=0.495      (e)         |P=0.201N     P=0.509N     P=0.667      P=0.232N     | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.795N     (e)          P=0.491      (e)         |P=0.191N     P=0.511N     P=0.627      P=0.223N     | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     (e)          (e)          P=0.506      (e)         |P=0.214N     P=0.509N     P=0.561      (e)          | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.786N     (e)          P=0.500      (e)         |P=0.207N     P=0.508N     P=0.691N     P=0.247N     | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.374      (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.148N     (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks                                                            
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Liver                                                                                                                            | 
|     Basophilic Focus                                                                                                            | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     23/50 (46%)  23/50 (46%)  8/50 (16%)   2/50 (4%)   |42/50 (84%)  44/49 (90%)  43/50 (86%)  39/50 (78%)  | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     23/46.14     23/45.93     8/44.49      2/43.91     |42/47.88     44/48.07     43/47.40     39/48.69     | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     49.9%        50.1%        18.0%        4.6%        |87.7%        91.5%        90.7%        80.1%        | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     22/35 (63%)  23/40 (58%)  8/36 (22%)   2/35 (6%)   |38/40 (95%)  38/39 (97%)  28/28 (100%) 36/42 (86%)  | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     726          729 (T)      729 (T)      729 (T)     |328          425          244          638          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P<0.001N**   P=0.320N     P<0.001N**   P<0.001N**  |P=0.143N     P=0.285      P=0.002 **   P=0.142N     | 
|POLY 3             |     P<0.001N**   P=0.575      P<0.001N**   P<0.001N**  |P=0.085N     P=0.381      P=0.437      P=0.218N     | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P<0.001N**   P=0.579      P<0.001N**   P<0.001N**  |P=0.114N     P=0.336      P=0.463      P=0.261N     | 
|POLY 6             |     P<0.001N**   P=0.577      P<0.001N**   P<0.001N**  |P=0.047N*    P=0.454      P=0.409      P=0.156N     | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     (e)          P=0.320N     P<0.001N**   P<0.001N**  |P=0.108N     P=0.264      P=0.326      P=0.185N     | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P<0.001N**   P=0.579N     P<0.001N**   P<0.001N**  |P=0.145N     P=0.290      P=0.500      P=0.306N     | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P<0.001N**   (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.084N     (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Liver                                                                                                                            | 
|     Congestion                                                                                                                  | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    2/50 (4%)    1/50 (2%)   |0/50 (0%)    0/49 (0%)    2/50 (4%)    1/50 (2%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     0/46.13      0/45.93      2/46.06      1/44.36     |0/46.00      0/44.59      2/41.20      1/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     0.0%         0.0%         4.3%         2.3%        |0.0%         0.0%         4.9%         2.1%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    0/40 (0%)    0/36 (0%)    0/35 (0%)   |0/40 (0%)    0/39 (0%)    0/28 (0%)    1/42 (2%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          ---          392          598         |---          ---          665          729 (T)      | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.343      (e)          P=0.240      P=0.487     |P=0.257      (e)          P=0.197      P=0.510      | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.333      (e)          P=0.237      P=0.492     |P=0.256      (e)          P=0.213      P=0.509      | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.338      (e)          P=0.237      P=0.495     |P=0.247      (e)          P=0.222      P=0.505      | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.330      (e)          P=0.237      P=0.491     |P=0.266      (e)          P=0.203      P=0.513      | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.574      (e)          P=0.203      P=0.547     |P=0.230      (e)          P=0.245      P=0.510      | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.350      (e)          P=0.247      P=0.500     |P=0.234      (e)          P=0.247      P=0.500      | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.167      (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.149      (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks                                                            
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Liver                                                                                                                            | 
|     Degeneration Cystic Focal                                                                                                   | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     4/50 (8%)    3/50 (6%)    2/50 (4%)    7/50 (14%)  |0/50 (0%)    1/49 (2%)    0/50 (0%)    2/50 (4%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     4/46.80      3/45.93      2/44.81      7/44.06     |0/46.00      1/44.59      0/40.77      2/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     8.6%         6.5%         4.5%         15.9%       |0.0%         2.2%         0.0%         4.2%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     1/35 (3%)    3/40 (8%)    1/36 (3%)    6/35 (17%)  |0/40 (0%)    1/39 (3%)    0/28 (0%)    2/42 (5%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     638          729 (T)      641          689         |---          729 (T)      ---          729 (T)      | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.084      P=0.462N     P=0.352N     P=0.249     |P=0.164      P=0.495      (e)          P=0.249      | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.088      P=0.510N     P=0.357N     P=0.227     |P=0.154      P=0.494      (e)          P=0.247      | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.092      P=0.505N     P=0.350N     P=0.239     |P=0.152      P=0.495      (e)          P=0.243      | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.084      P=0.516N     P=0.364N     P=0.215     |P=0.157      P=0.494      (e)          P=0.252      | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.090      P=0.500N     P=0.323N     P=0.241     |(e)          P=0.495      (e)          P=0.249      | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.102      P=0.500N     P=0.339N     P=0.262     |P=0.150      P=0.495      (e)          P=0.247      | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.087      (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.080      (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Liver                                                                                                                            | 
|     Eosinophilic Focus                                                                                                          | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     3/50 (6%)    0/50 (0%)    6/50 (12%)   1/50 (2%)   |0/50 (0%)    0/49 (0%)    1/50 (2%)    0/50 (0%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     3/46.31      0/45.93      6/44.49      1/43.91     |0/46.00      0/44.59      1/40.77      0/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     6.5%         0.0%         13.5%        2.3%        |0.0%         0.0%         2.5%         0.0%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     1/35 (3%)    0/40 (0%)    6/36 (17%)   1/35 (3%)   |0/40 (0%)    0/39 (0%)    1/28 (4%)    0/42 (0%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     696          ---          729 (T)      729 (T)     |---          ---          729 (T)      ---          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.449N     P=0.112N     P=0.254      P=0.320N    |P=0.674      (e)          P=0.429      (e)          | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.449N     P=0.120N     P=0.222      P=0.325N    |P=0.707      (e)          P=0.476      (e)          | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.439N     P=0.119N     P=0.230      P=0.318N    |P=0.697      (e)          P=0.485      (e)          | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.460N     P=0.121N     P=0.216      P=0.331N    |P=0.718      (e)          P=0.464      (e)          | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.452N     P=0.121N     P=0.222      P=0.325N    |(e)          (e)          P=0.429      (e)          | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.418N     P=0.121N     P=0.243      P=0.309N    |P=0.680      (e)          P=0.500      (e)          | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.258      (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.361      (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks                                                            
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Liver                                                                                                                            | 
|     Fatty Change                                                                                                                | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)   |0/50 (0%)    2/49 (4%)    1/50 (2%)    0/50 (0%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     0/46.13      0/45.93      0/44.49      0/43.91     |0/46.00      2/45.15      1/41.38      0/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%        |0.0%         4.4%         2.4%         0.0%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    0/40 (0%)    0/36 (0%)    0/35 (0%)   |0/40 (0%)    0/39 (0%)    0/28 (0%)    0/42 (0%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          ---          ---          ---         |---          598          532          ---          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.417N     P=0.232      P=0.487      (e)          | 
|POLY 3             |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.412N     P=0.233      P=0.479      (e)          | 
|POLY 1.5           |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.416N     P=0.233      P=0.487      (e)          | 
|POLY 6             |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.405N     P=0.235      P=0.469      (e)          | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.442N     P=0.235      P=0.611      (e)          | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.422N     P=0.242      P=0.500      (e)          | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.301N     (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Liver                                                                                                                            | 
|     Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation                                                                                            | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    2/50 (4%)   |0/50 (0%)    0/49 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     0/46.13      0/45.93      0/44.49      2/44.87     |0/46.00      0/44.59      0/40.77      0/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         4.5%        |0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    0/40 (0%)    0/36 (0%)    1/35 (3%)   |0/40 (0%)    0/39 (0%)    0/28 (0%)    0/42 (0%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          ---          ---          249         |---          ---          ---          ---          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.040 *    (e)          (e)          P=0.240     |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.039 *    (e)          (e)          P=0.231     |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.040 *    (e)          (e)          P=0.234     |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.039 *    (e)          (e)          P=0.228     |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.096      (e)          (e)          P=0.325     |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.042 *    (e)          (e)          P=0.247     |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.027 *    (e)          (e)          (e)         |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks                                                            
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Liver                                                                                                                            | 
|     Hemorrhage                                                                                                                  | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)   |2/50 (4%)    0/49 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    2/50 (4%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     0/46.13      0/45.93      0/44.49      0/43.91     |2/46.00      0/44.59      0/40.77      2/48.33      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%        |4.4%         0.0%         0.0%         4.1%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    0/40 (0%)    0/36 (0%)    0/35 (0%)   |2/40 (5%)    0/39 (0%)    0/28 (0%)    1/42 (2%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          ---          ---          ---         |729 (T)      ---          ---          644          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.486      P=0.244N     P=0.320N     P=0.672N     | 
|POLY 3             |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.482      P=0.244N     P=0.265N     P=0.676N     | 
|POLY 1.5           |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.479      P=0.243N     P=0.254N     P=0.683N     | 
|POLY 6             |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.486      P=0.244N     P=0.280N     P=0.666N     | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.482      (e)          (e)          P=0.693      | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.476      P=0.253N     P=0.247N     P=0.691N     | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.267N     (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Liver                                                                                                                            | 
|     Hepatodiaphragmatic Nodule                                                                                                  | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     6/50 (12%)   5/50 (10%)   4/50 (8%)    9/50 (18%)  |6/50 (12%)   11/49 (22%)  14/50 (28%)  13/50 (26%)  | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     6/46.41      5/46.13      4/44.72      9/45.27     |6/46.39      11/45.23     14/44.95     13/48.02     | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     12.9%        10.8%        8.9%         19.9%       |12.9%        24.3%        31.2%        27.1%        | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     4/35 (11%)   4/40 (10%)   3/36 (8%)    6/35 (17%)  |5/40 (13%)   9/39 (23%)   6/28 (21%)   13/42 (31%)  | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     668          675          668          491         |616          598          332          729 (T)      | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.122      P=0.433N     P=0.367N     P=0.282     |P=0.098      P=0.136      P=0.013 *    P=0.079      | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.134      P=0.504N     P=0.393N     P=0.269     |P=0.087      P=0.128      P=0.030 *    P=0.071      | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.136      P=0.501N     P=0.385N     P=0.274     |P=0.082      P=0.129      P=0.033 *    P=0.067      | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.132      P=0.505N     P=0.399N     P=0.266     |P=0.093      P=0.129      P=0.026 *    P=0.076      | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.135      P=0.503N     P=0.392N     P=0.288     |P=0.068      P=0.129      P=0.071      P=0.082      | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.144      P=0.500N     P=0.370N     P=0.288     |P=0.074      P=0.133      P=0.039 *    P=0.062      | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.157      (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.043 *    (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks                                                            
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
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|Liver                                                                                                                            | 
|     Hyperplasia Focal Lymphoid                                                                                                  | 
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     1/50 (2%)    0/50 (0%)    2/50 (4%)    1/50 (2%)   |0/50 (0%)    0/49 (0%)    1/50 (2%)    1/50 (2%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     1/46.26      0/45.93      2/44.49      1/44.45     |0/46.00      0/44.59      1/40.88      1/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     2.2%         0.0%         4.5%         2.3%        |0.0%         0.0%         2.5%         2.1%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    0/40 (0%)    2/36 (6%)    0/35 (0%)   |0/40 (0%)    0/39 (0%)    0/28 (0%)    1/42 (2%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     694          ---          729 (T)      562         |---          ---          702          729 (T)      | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.533      P=0.505N     P=0.504      P=0.744     |P=0.243      (e)          P=0.444      P=0.510      | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.535      P=0.501N     P=0.486      P=0.752     |P=0.244      (e)          P=0.476      P=0.509      | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.539      P=0.501N     P=0.492      P=0.754     |P=0.238      (e)          P=0.486      P=0.505      | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.531      P=0.502N     P=0.483      P=0.750     |P=0.251      (e)          P=0.465      P=0.513      | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.571      P=0.501N     P=0.486      P=0.731N    |P=0.238      (e)          P=0.483      P=0.510      | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.552      P=0.500N     P=0.500      P=0.753N    |P=0.227      (e)          P=0.500      P=0.500      | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.365      (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.229      (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
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|Liver                                                                                                                            | 
|     Infarct                                                                                                                     | 
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)   |0/50 (0%)    0/49 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    2/50 (4%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     0/46.13      0/45.93      0/44.49      0/43.91     |0/46.00      0/44.59      0/40.77      2/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%        |0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         4.2%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    0/40 (0%)    0/36 (0%)    0/35 (0%)   |0/40 (0%)    0/39 (0%)    0/28 (0%)    2/42 (5%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          ---          ---          ---         |---          ---          ---          729 (T)      | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.054      (e)          (e)          P=0.249      | 
|POLY 3             |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.046 *    (e)          (e)          P=0.247      | 
|POLY 1.5           |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.045 *    (e)          (e)          P=0.243      | 
|POLY 6             |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.047 *    (e)          (e)          P=0.252      | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |(e)          (e)          (e)          P=0.249      | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.045 *    (e)          (e)          P=0.247      | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.033 *    (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks                                                            
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
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|Liver                                                                                                                            | 
|     Infiltration Cellular Mixed Cell                                                                                            | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     25/50 (50%)  30/50 (60%)  27/50 (54%)  36/50 (72%) |42/50 (84%)  44/49 (90%)  34/50 (68%)  38/50 (76%)  | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     25/47.41     30/46.76     27/46.41     36/46.74    |42/47.88     44/48.26     34/45.77     38/48.85     | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     52.7%        64.2%        58.2%        77.0%       |87.7%        91.2%        74.3%        77.8%        | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     22/35 (63%)  28/40 (70%)  23/36 (64%)  29/35 (83%) |37/40 (93%)  37/39 (95%)  24/28 (86%)  34/42 (81%)  | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     315          548          392          395         |588          425          244          638          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.008 **   P=0.440      P=0.464      P=0.018 *   |P=0.068N     P=0.306      P=0.272      P=0.120N     | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.013 *    P=0.174      P=0.372      P=0.009 **  |P=0.035N*    P=0.408      P=0.065N     P=0.146N     | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.015 *    P=0.187      P=0.388      P=0.011 *   |P=0.044N*    P=0.367      P=0.052N     P=0.172N     | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.012 *    P=0.168      P=0.365      P=0.008 **  |P=0.026N*    P=0.447      P=0.100N     P=0.117N     | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.012 *    P=0.196      P=0.387      P=0.012 *   |P=0.042N*    P=0.257      P=0.113N     P=0.111N     | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.024 *    P=0.211      P=0.421      P=0.020 *   |P=0.064N     P=0.290      P=0.050N     P=0.227N     | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.007 **   (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.043N*    (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Liver                                                                                                                            | 
|     Inflammation Granulomatous                                                                                                  | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     12/50 (24%)  11/50 (22%)  4/50 (8%)    11/50 (22%) |18/50 (36%)  23/49 (47%)  22/50 (44%)  42/50 (84%)  | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     12/46.49     11/45.93     4/44.49      11/45.57    |18/47.62     23/46.15     22/44.73     42/49.01     | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     25.8%        24.0%        9.0%         24.1%       |37.8%        49.8%        49.2%        85.7%        | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     10/35 (29%)  11/40 (28%)  4/36 (11%)   8/35 (23%)  |14/40 (35%)  19/39 (49%)  11/28 (39%)  36/42 (86%)  | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     668          729 (T)      729 (T)      491         |588          483          496          638          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.533      P=0.370N     P=0.025N*    P=0.515N    |P<0.001 **   P=0.194      P=0.059      P<0.001 **   | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.539N     P=0.514N     P=0.031N*    P=0.522N    |P<0.001 **   P=0.165      P=0.184      P<0.001 **   | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.538N     P=0.506N     P=0.029N*    P=0.517N    |P<0.001 **   P=0.173      P=0.212      P<0.001 **   | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.538N     P=0.521N     P=0.033N*    P=0.524N    |P<0.001 **   P=0.161      P=0.158      P<0.001 **   | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.549      P=0.488N     P=0.032N*    P=0.517N    |P<0.001 **   P=0.180      P=0.251      P<0.001 **   | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.528N     P=0.500N     P=0.027N*    P=0.500N    |P<0.001 **   P=0.184      P=0.270      P<0.001 **   | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.214N     (e)          (e)          (e)         |P<0.001 **   (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks                                                            
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Liver                                                                                                                            | 
|     Mixed Cell Focus                                                                                                            | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     14/50 (28%)  16/50 (32%)  23/50 (46%)  26/50 (52%) |15/50 (30%)  14/49 (29%)  11/50 (22%)  26/50 (52%)  | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     14/46.26     16/46.13     23/44.49     26/44.56    |15/47.48     14/44.78     11/41.22     26/48.35     | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     30.3%        34.7%        51.7%        58.4%       |31.6%        31.3%        26.7%        53.8%        | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     13/35 (37%)  15/40 (38%)  23/36 (64%)  23/35 (66%) |12/40 (30%)  13/39 (33%)  10/28 (36%)  25/42 (60%)  | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     696          675          729 (T)      618         |328          680          598          638          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.002 **   P=0.577      P=0.043 *    P=0.009 **  |P=0.012 *    P=0.531N     P=0.573      P=0.035 *    | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.002 **   P=0.408      P=0.028 *    P=0.005 **  |P=0.007 **   P=0.575N     P=0.393N     P=0.021 *    | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.003 **   P=0.412      P=0.034 *    P=0.006 **  |P=0.007 **   P=0.559N     P=0.335N     P=0.020 *    | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.002 **   P=0.409      P=0.022 *    P=0.004 **  |P=0.008 **   P=0.585N     P=0.467N     P=0.023 *    | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P<0.001 **   P=0.437      P=0.029 *    P=0.004 **  |P=0.014 *    P=0.532N     P=0.327N     P=0.023 *    | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.007 **   P=0.414      P=0.048 *    P=0.012 *   |P=0.009 **   P=0.526N     P=0.247N     P=0.021 *    | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.003 **   (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.006 **   (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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|Liver                                                                                                                            | 
|     Necrosis Focal                                                                                                              | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     2/50 (4%)    0/50 (0%)    2/50 (4%)    1/50 (2%)   |0/50 (0%)    1/49 (2%)    0/50 (0%)    1/50 (2%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     2/46.64      0/45.93      2/44.59      1/44.36     |0/46.00      1/44.78      0/40.77      1/48.33      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     4.3%         0.0%         4.5%         2.3%        |0.0%         2.2%         0.0%         2.1%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    0/40 (0%)    1/36 (3%)    0/35 (0%)   |0/40 (0%)    0/39 (0%)    0/28 (0%)    0/42 (0%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     638          ---          703          598         |---          680          ---          644          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.617N     P=0.252N     P=0.682      P=0.529N    |P=0.446      P=0.505      (e)          P=0.517      | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.608N     P=0.241N     P=0.678      P=0.518N    |P=0.438      P=0.495      (e)          P=0.510      | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.605N     P=0.239N     P=0.684      P=0.512N    |P=0.433      P=0.495      (e)          P=0.506      | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.611N     P=0.243N     P=0.672      P=0.523N    |P=0.444      P=0.495      (e)          P=0.515      | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.564N     P=0.247N     P=0.688N     P=0.451N    |P=0.414      P=0.498      (e)          P=0.453      | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.596N     P=0.247N     P=0.691N     P=0.500N    |P=0.427      P=0.495      (e)          P=0.500      | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.434N     (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.261      (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks                                                            
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Liver                                                                                                                            | 
|     Pigmentation Focal                                                                                                          | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    2/50 (4%)    0/50 (0%)   |0/50 (0%)    0/49 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     0/46.13      0/45.93      2/44.49      0/43.91     |0/46.00      0/44.59      0/40.77      0/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     0.0%         0.0%         4.5%         0.0%        |0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    0/40 (0%)    2/36 (6%)    0/35 (0%)   |0/40 (0%)    0/39 (0%)    0/28 (0%)    0/42 (0%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          ---          729 (T)      ---         |---          ---          ---          ---          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.711N     (e)          P=0.244      (e)         |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.714N     (e)          P=0.229      (e)         |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.709N     (e)          P=0.232      (e)         |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.718N     (e)          P=0.227      (e)         |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     (e)          (e)          P=0.244      (e)         |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.697N     (e)          P=0.247      (e)         |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.241      (e)          (e)          (e)         |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Liver: Bile Duct                                                                                                                 | 
|     Cyst                                                                                                                        | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    1/50 (2%)   |2/50 (4%)    0/49 (0%)    1/50 (2%)    1/50 (2%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     0/46.13      0/45.93      0/44.49      1/43.91     |2/46.00      0/44.59      1/40.77      1/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         2.3%        |4.4%         0.0%         2.5%         2.1%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    0/40 (0%)    0/36 (0%)    1/35 (3%)   |2/40 (5%)    0/39 (0%)    1/28 (4%)    1/42 (2%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          ---          ---          729 (T)     |729 (T)      ---          729 (T)      729 (T)      | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.205      (e)          (e)          P=0.500     |P=0.519N     P=0.244N     P=0.624N     P=0.483N     | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.207      (e)          (e)          P=0.490     |P=0.519N     P=0.244N     P=0.542N     P=0.485N     | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.209      (e)          (e)          P=0.493     |P=0.522N     P=0.243N     P=0.525N     P=0.491N     | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.205      (e)          (e)          P=0.487     |P=0.516N     P=0.244N     P=0.563N     P=0.478N     | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     (e)          (e)          (e)          P=0.500     |P=0.519N     (e)          P=0.624N     P=0.483N     | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.214      (e)          (e)          P=0.500     |P=0.524N     P=0.253N     P=0.500N     P=0.500N     | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.111      (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.271N     (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks                                                            
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
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|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Liver: Bile Duct                                                                                                                 | 
|     Hyperplasia                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     49/50 (98%)  49/50 (98%)  47/50 (94%)  49/50 (98%) |20/50 (40%)  29/49 (59%)  20/50 (40%)  40/50 (80%)  | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     49/49.08     49/49.48     47/49.22     49/49.04    |20/46.83     29/46.36     20/41.85     40/49.64     | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     99.8%        99.0%        95.5%        99.9%       |42.7%        62.6%        47.8%        80.6%        | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     35/35 (100%) 40/40 (100%) 34/36 (94%)  35/35 (100%)|18/40 (45%)  25/39 (64%)  15/28 (54%)  34/42 (81%)  | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     572          507          392          395         |602          425          638          434          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.298      P=0.208N     P=0.393N     P=0.508     |P<0.001 **   P=0.046 *    P=0.129      P<0.001 **   | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.603      P=0.888N     P=0.212N     P=1.000     |P<0.001 **   P=0.040 *    P=0.394      P<0.001 **   | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.575      P=0.784N     P=0.216N     P=0.995     |P<0.001 **   P=0.041 *    P=0.466      P<0.001 **   | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.656      P=0.999N     P=0.229N     P=1.000     |P<0.001 **   P=0.041 *    P=0.313      P<0.001 **   | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.343      P=0.787N     P=0.374N     (e)         |P<0.001 **   P=0.038 *    P=0.300      P<0.001 **   | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.618      P=0.753N     P=0.309N     P=0.753N    |P<0.001 **   P=0.044 *    P=0.581N     P<0.001 **   | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.256N     (e)          (e)          (e)         |P<0.001 **   (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Liver: Hepatocyte                                                                                                                | 
|     Necrosis Focal                                                                                                              | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     1/50 (2%)    1/50 (2%)    3/50 (6%)    2/50 (4%)   |0/50 (0%)    0/49 (0%)    1/50 (2%)    2/50 (4%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     1/46.18      1/46.35      3/45.30      2/44.60     |0/46.00      0/44.59      1/40.88      2/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     2.2%         2.2%         6.6%         4.5%        |0.0%         0.0%         2.5%         4.2%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    0/40 (0%)    1/36 (3%)    1/35 (3%)   |0/40 (0%)    0/39 (0%)    0/28 (0%)    2/42 (5%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     716          605          583          491         |---          ---          702          729 (T)      | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.372      P=0.757N     P=0.299      P=0.488     |P=0.079      (e)          P=0.444      P=0.249      | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.380      P=0.760N     P=0.298      P=0.488     |P=0.073      (e)          P=0.476      P=0.247      | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.386      P=0.760N     P=0.301      P=0.492     |P=0.070      (e)          P=0.486      P=0.243      | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.374      P=0.759N     P=0.299      P=0.485     |P=0.075      (e)          P=0.465      P=0.252      | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.479      P=0.753      P=0.324      P=0.544     |P=0.078      (e)          P=0.483      P=0.249      | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.399      P=0.753N     P=0.309      P=0.500     |P=0.067      (e)          P=0.500      P=0.247      | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.319      (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.080      (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks                                                            
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Liver: Hepatocyte                                                                                                                | 
|     Vacuolization Cytoplasmic Focal                                                                                             | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     23/50 (46%)  30/50 (60%)  26/50 (52%)  23/50 (46%) |9/50 (18%)   10/49 (20%)  11/50 (22%)  9/50 (18%)   | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     23/46.13     30/45.93     26/44.49     23/44.06    |9/46.10      10/45.30     11/41.45     9/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     49.9%        65.3%        58.4%        52.2%       |19.5%        22.1%        26.5%        18.7%        | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     23/35 (66%)  30/40 (75%)  26/36 (72%)  22/35 (63%) |8/40 (20%)   9/39 (23%)   10/28 (36%)  9/42 (21%)   | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     729 (T)      729 (T)      729 (T)      689         |703          483          496          729 (T)      | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.386N     P=0.267      P=0.369      P=0.593     |P=0.509N     P=0.476      P=0.130      P=0.557N     | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.370N     P=0.091      P=0.267      P=0.496     |P=0.489N     P=0.483      P=0.300      P=0.565N     | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.343N     P=0.102      P=0.296      P=0.524     |P=0.504N     P=0.482      P=0.339      P=0.580N     | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.391N     P=0.082      P=0.244      P=0.475     |P=0.471N     P=0.486      P=0.251      P=0.548N     | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.452N     P=0.267      P=0.369      P=0.481     |P=0.483N     P=0.471      P=0.238      P=0.523N     | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.287N     P=0.115      P=0.345      P=0.579N    |P=0.525N     P=0.480      P=0.402      P=0.602N     | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.301      (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.507N     (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Liver: Hepatocyte, Centrilobular                                                                                                 | 
|     Necrosis                                                                                                                    | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/50 (0%)    2/50 (4%)    2/50 (4%)    0/50 (0%)   |0/50 (0%)    0/49 (0%)    1/50 (2%)    1/50 (2%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     0/46.13      2/46.86      2/45.48      0/43.91     |0/46.00      0/44.59      1/41.45      1/48.18      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     0.0%         4.3%         4.4%         0.0%        |0.0%         0.0%         2.4%         2.1%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    0/40 (0%)    0/36 (0%)    0/35 (0%)   |0/40 (0%)    0/39 (0%)    0/28 (0%)    0/42 (0%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          572          439          ---         |---          ---          496          689          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.398N     P=0.230      P=0.235      (e)         |P=0.242      (e)          P=0.496      P=0.523      | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.401N     P=0.241      P=0.234      (e)         |P=0.245      (e)          P=0.479      P=0.509      | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.394N     P=0.240      P=0.235      (e)         |P=0.238      (e)          P=0.487      P=0.506      | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.407N     P=0.243      P=0.234      (e)         |P=0.253      (e)          P=0.469      P=0.514      | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.246N     P=0.171      P=0.255      (e)         |P=0.182      (e)          P=0.636      P=0.485      | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.381N     P=0.247      P=0.247      (e)         |P=0.227      (e)          P=0.500      P=0.500      | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.274      (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.233      (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks                                                            
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Liver: Hepatocyte, Centrilobular                                                                                                 | 
|     Vacuolization Cytoplasmic                                                                                                   | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     5/50 (10%)   4/50 (8%)    0/50 (0%)    3/50 (6%)   |1/50 (2%)    0/49 (0%)    4/50 (8%)    1/50 (2%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     5/46.76      4/47.41      0/44.49      3/44.01     |1/46.39      0/44.59      4/41.86      1/48.23      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     10.7%        8.4%         0.0%         6.8%        |2.2%         0.0%         9.6%         2.1%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     1/35 (3%)    0/40 (0%)    0/36 (0%)    2/35 (6%)   |0/40 (0%)    0/39 (0%)    0/28 (0%)    0/42 (0%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     643          548          ---          702         |616          ---          548          675          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.370N     P=0.498N     P=0.039N*    P=0.384N    |P=0.444      P=0.504N     P=0.133      P=0.736N     | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.353N     P=0.491N     P=0.035N*    P=0.390N    |P=0.451      P=0.508N     P=0.149      P=0.752N     | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.345N     P=0.494N     P=0.033N*    P=0.378N    |P=0.437      P=0.506N     P=0.160      P=0.755N     | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.362N     P=0.486N     P=0.037N*    P=0.403N    |P=0.468      P=0.509N     P=0.137      P=0.747N     | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.299N     P=0.514N     P=0.032N*    P=0.368N    |P=0.386      P=0.506N     P=0.226      P=0.720      | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.333N     P=0.500N     P=0.028N*    P=0.357N    |P=0.416      P=0.505N     P=0.181      P=0.753N     | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.123N     (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.165      (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Liver: Hepatocyte, Midzonal                                                                                                      | 
|     Vacuolization Cytoplasmic                                                                                                   | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     1/50 (2%)    1/50 (2%)    2/50 (4%)    0/50 (0%)   |0/50 (0%)    0/49 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     1/46.13      1/45.93      2/44.59      0/43.91     |0/46.00      0/44.59      0/40.77      0/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     2.2%         2.2%         4.5%         0.0%        |0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     1/35 (3%)    1/40 (3%)    1/36 (3%)    0/35 (0%)   |0/40 (0%)    0/39 (0%)    0/28 (0%)    0/42 (0%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     729 (T)      729 (T)      703          ---         |---          ---          ---          ---          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.350N     P=0.732N     P=0.507      P=0.500N    |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.350N     P=0.760      P=0.488      P=0.510N    |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.345N     P=0.760      P=0.492      P=0.507N    |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.354N     P=0.760      P=0.486      P=0.513N    |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.351N     P=0.732N     P=0.485      (e)         |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.333N     P=0.753N     P=0.500      P=0.500N    |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.277N     (e)          (e)          (e)         |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks                                                            
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Liver: Serosa                                                                                                                    | 
|     Fibrosis Focal                                                                                                              | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/50 (0%)    2/50 (4%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)   |0/50 (0%)    0/49 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     0/46.13      2/45.93      0/44.49      0/43.91     |0/46.00      0/44.59      0/40.77      0/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     0.0%         4.4%         0.0%         0.0%        |0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    2/40 (5%)    0/36 (0%)    0/35 (0%)   |0/40 (0%)    0/39 (0%)    0/28 (0%)    0/42 (0%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          729 (T)      ---          ---         |---          ---          ---          ---          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.380N     P=0.268      (e)          (e)         |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.375N     P=0.236      (e)          (e)         |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.373N     P=0.237      (e)          (e)         |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.377N     P=0.236      (e)          (e)         |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     (e)          P=0.268      (e)          (e)         |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.369N     P=0.247      (e)          (e)         |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.256N     (e)          (e)          (e)         |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Lung                                                                                                                             | 
|     Congestion                                                                                                                  | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     1/50 (2%)    0/50 (0%)    1/50 (2%)    1/50 (2%)   |2/50 (4%)    4/49 (8%)    2/50 (4%)    2/50 (4%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     1/47.05      0/45.93      1/45.33      1/44.75     |2/46.00      4/45.58      2/41.34      2/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     2.1%         0.0%         2.2%         2.2%        |4.4%         8.8%         4.8%         4.2%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    0/40 (0%)    0/36 (0%)    0/35 (0%)   |2/40 (5%)    2/39 (5%)    1/28 (4%)    2/42 (5%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     315          ---          392          395         |729 (T)      425          548          729 (T)      | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.541      P=0.500N     P=0.758N     P=0.758     |P=0.422N     P=0.335      P=0.587      P=0.677N     | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.532      P=0.505N     P=0.752      P=0.749     |P=0.416N     P=0.333      P=0.655      P=0.678N     | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.536      P=0.503N     P=0.755      P=0.753     |P=0.422N     P=0.331      P=0.670      P=0.684N     | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.529      P=0.505N     P=0.751      P=0.747     |P=0.409N     P=0.337      P=0.635      P=0.670N     | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.537N     (e)          (e)          P=0.665N    |P=0.442N     P=0.334      P=0.696N     P=0.677N     | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.545      P=0.500N     P=0.753N     P=0.753N    |P=0.428N     P=0.329      P=0.691N     P=0.691N     | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.522      (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.479N     (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks                                                            
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Lung                                                                                                                             | 
|     Hemorrhage Focal                                                                                                            | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     1/50 (2%)    0/50 (0%)    1/50 (2%)    1/50 (2%)   |1/50 (2%)    0/49 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    2/50 (4%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     1/46.26      0/45.93      1/44.98      1/44.00     |1/46.00      0/44.59      0/40.77      2/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     2.2%         0.0%         2.2%         2.3%        |2.2%         0.0%         0.0%         4.2%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    0/40 (0%)    0/36 (0%)    0/35 (0%)   |1/40 (3%)    0/39 (0%)    0/28 (0%)    2/42 (5%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     694          ---          583          706         |729 (T)      ---          ---          729 (T)      | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.525      P=0.505N     P=0.750      P=0.743     |P=0.247      P=0.505N     P=0.571N     P=0.517      | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.529      P=0.501N     P=0.754      P=0.749     |P=0.238      P=0.506N     P=0.524N     P=0.515      | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.533      P=0.501N     P=0.756      P=0.753     |P=0.236      P=0.505N     P=0.515N     P=0.509      | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.524      P=0.502N     P=0.753      P=0.746     |P=0.240      P=0.506N     P=0.536N     P=0.522      | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.578      P=0.501N     P=0.745N     P=0.761     |P=0.247      (e)          (e)          P=0.517      | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.545      P=0.500N     P=0.753N     P=0.753N    |P=0.234      P=0.505N     P=0.500N     P=0.500      | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.520      (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.146      (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
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|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Lung                                                                                                                             | 
|     Hyperplasia                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     3/50 (6%)    3/50 (6%)    2/50 (4%)    2/50 (4%)   |6/50 (12%)   6/49 (12%)   7/50 (14%)   1/50 (2%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     3/47.26      3/47.18      2/45.41      2/44.78     |6/48.79      6/48.07      7/44.12      1/48.35      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     6.4%         6.4%         4.4%         4.5%        |12.3%        12.5%        15.9%        2.1%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    0/40 (0%)    0/36 (0%)    0/35 (0%)   |0/40 (0%)    0/39 (0%)    0/28 (0%)    0/42 (0%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     572          548          538          598         |328          425          526          638          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.443N     P=0.644      P=0.527N     P=0.540N    |P=0.059N     P=0.598      P=0.411      P=0.056N     | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.431N     P=0.661      P=0.518N     P=0.524N    |P=0.057N     P=0.610      P=0.423      P=0.058N     | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.423N     P=0.662N     P=0.511N     P=0.516N    |P=0.056N     P=0.608      P=0.450      P=0.058N     | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.438N     P=0.662      P=0.524N     P=0.532N    |P=0.057N     P=0.611      P=0.393      P=0.058N     | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.254N     P=0.660      P=0.429N     P=0.407N    |P=0.045N*    P=0.661N     P=0.380N     P=0.112N     | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.407N     P=0.661N     P=0.500N     P=0.500N    |P=0.054N     P=0.606      P=0.500      P=0.056N     | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.539N     (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.044N*    (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
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|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Lung                                                                                                                             | 
|     Hyperplasia Focal Histiocytic                                                                                               | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     4/50 (8%)    1/50 (2%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)   |0/50 (0%)    0/49 (0%)    1/50 (2%)    1/50 (2%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     4/46.39      1/45.93      0/44.49      0/43.91     |0/46.00      0/44.59      1/40.88      1/48.15      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     8.6%         2.2%         0.0%         0.0%        |0.0%         0.0%         2.5%         2.1%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     2/35 (6%)    1/40 (3%)    0/36 (0%)    0/35 (0%)   |0/40 (0%)    0/39 (0%)    0/28 (0%)    0/42 (0%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     694          729 (T)      ---          ---         |---          ---          702          696          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.063N     P=0.160N     P=0.065N     P=0.071N    |P=0.247      (e)          P=0.444      P=0.519      | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.056N     P=0.182N     P=0.066N     P=0.068N    |P=0.245      (e)          P=0.476      P=0.509      | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.056N     P=0.180N     P=0.064N     P=0.065N    |P=0.238      (e)          P=0.486      P=0.505      | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.057N     P=0.183N     P=0.067N     P=0.070N    |P=0.253      (e)          P=0.465      P=0.514      | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.061N     P=0.180N     P=0.066N     P=0.068N    |P=0.228      (e)          P=0.483      P=0.489      | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.057N     P=0.181N     P=0.059N     P=0.059N    |P=0.227      (e)          P=0.500      P=0.500      | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.007N**   (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.229      (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Lung                                                                                                                             | 
|     Infiltration Cellular Mixed Cell                                                                                            | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     2/50 (4%)    1/50 (2%)    1/50 (2%)    0/50 (0%)   |0/50 (0%)    3/49 (6%)    1/50 (2%)    6/50 (12%)   | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     2/47.06      1/46.35      1/44.70      0/43.91     |0/46.00      3/44.59      1/41.01      6/48.49      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     4.3%         2.2%         2.2%         0.0%        |0.0%         6.7%         2.4%         12.4%        | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    0/40 (0%)    0/36 (0%)    0/35 (0%)   |0/40 (0%)    3/39 (8%)    0/28 (0%)    4/42 (10%)   | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     315          608          673          ---         |---          729 (T)      665          644          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.207N     P=0.493N     P=0.505N     P=0.245N    |P=0.020 *    P=0.117      P=0.464      P=0.024 *    | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.205N     P=0.505N     P=0.518N     P=0.253N    |P=0.013 *    P=0.113      P=0.477      P=0.018 *    | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.202N     P=0.504N     P=0.512N     P=0.248N    |P=0.013 *    P=0.114      P=0.486      P=0.017 *    | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.208N     P=0.504N     P=0.520N     P=0.257N    |P=0.014 *    P=0.113      P=0.466      P=0.020 *    | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.109N     P=0.590N     P=0.442N     P=0.139N    |P=0.015 *    P=0.117      P=0.517      P=0.017 *    | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.194N     P=0.500N     P=0.500N     P=0.247N    |P=0.013 *    P=0.117      P=0.500      P=0.013 *    | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.131N     (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.004 **   (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks                                                            
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Lung                                                                                                                             | 
|     Inflammation Chronic Focal                                                                                                  | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)   |1/50 (2%)    2/49 (4%)    1/50 (2%)    0/50 (0%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     0/46.13      0/45.93      0/44.49      0/43.91     |1/46.00      2/44.92      1/40.77      0/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%        |2.2%         4.5%         2.5%         0.0%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    0/40 (0%)    0/36 (0%)    0/35 (0%)   |1/40 (3%)    1/39 (3%)    1/28 (4%)    0/42 (0%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          ---          ---          ---         |729 (T)      638          729 (T)      ---          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.232N     P=0.494      P=0.680      P=0.490N     | 
|POLY 3             |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.224N     P=0.492      P=0.733      P=0.491N     | 
|POLY 1.5           |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.226N     P=0.492      P=0.744      P=0.495N     | 
|POLY 6             |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.220N     P=0.494      P=0.719      P=0.487N     | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.227N     P=0.494      P=0.680      (e)          | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.229N     P=0.492      P=0.753N     P=0.500N     | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.211N     (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Lung                                                                                                                             | 
|     Metaplasia Focal Osseous                                                                                                    | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/50 (0%)    2/50 (4%)    1/50 (2%)    2/50 (4%)   |0/50 (0%)    0/49 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     0/46.13      2/45.93      1/44.49      2/43.91     |0/46.00      0/44.59      0/40.77      0/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     0.0%         4.4%         2.3%         4.6%        |0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    2/40 (5%)    1/36 (3%)    2/35 (6%)   |0/40 (0%)    0/39 (0%)    0/28 (0%)    0/42 (0%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          729 (T)      729 (T)      729 (T)     |---          ---          ---          ---          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.296      P=0.268      P=0.506      P=0.238     |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.300      P=0.236      P=0.493      P=0.226     |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.306      P=0.237      P=0.495      P=0.230     |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.295      P=0.236      P=0.491      P=0.223     |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     (e)          P=0.268      P=0.506      P=0.238     |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.318      P=0.247      P=0.500      P=0.247     |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.147      (e)          (e)          (e)         |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks                                                            
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Lung                                                                                                                             | 
|     Metaplasia Osseous                                                                                                          | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    2/50 (4%)   |0/50 (0%)    0/49 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     0/46.13      0/45.93      0/44.49      2/43.91     |0/46.00      0/44.59      0/40.77      0/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         4.6%        |0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    0/40 (0%)    0/36 (0%)    2/35 (6%)   |0/40 (0%)    0/39 (0%)    0/28 (0%)    0/42 (0%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          ---          ---          729 (T)     |---          ---          ---          ---          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.037 *    (e)          (e)          P=0.238     |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.038 *    (e)          (e)          P=0.226     |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.039 *    (e)          (e)          P=0.230     |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.038 *    (e)          (e)          P=0.223     |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     (e)          (e)          (e)          P=0.238     |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.042 *    (e)          (e)          P=0.247     |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.026 *    (e)          (e)          (e)         |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Lung: Alveolar Epithelium                                                                                                        | 
|     Hyperplasia Focal                                                                                                           | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     2/50 (4%)    9/50 (18%)   6/50 (12%)   5/50 (10%)  |7/50 (14%)   5/49 (10%)   3/50 (6%)    3/50 (6%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     2/46.13      9/45.93      6/44.62      5/43.91     |7/46.10      5/45.33      3/40.77      3/48.15      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     4.3%         19.6%        13.5%        11.4%       |15.2%        11.0%        7.4%         6.2%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     2/35 (6%)    9/40 (23%)   5/36 (14%)   5/35 (14%)  |6/40 (15%)   2/39 (5%)    3/28 (11%)   2/42 (5%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     729 (T)      729 (T)      696          729 (T)     |703          598          729 (T)      696          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.528      P=0.044 *    P=0.143      P=0.214     |P=0.110N     P=0.400N     P=0.337N     P=0.141N     | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.530      P=0.024 *    P=0.122      P=0.196     |P=0.098N     P=0.391N     P=0.211N     P=0.141N     | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.544      P=0.025 *    P=0.126      P=0.203     |P=0.101N     P=0.393N     P=0.189N     P=0.148N     | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.518      P=0.024 *    P=0.120      P=0.191     |P=0.094N     P=0.383N     P=0.242N     P=0.132N     | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.516      P=0.044 *    P=0.121      P=0.214     |P=0.098N     P=0.397N     P=0.289N     P=0.132N     | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.573      P=0.026 *    P=0.134      P=0.218     |P=0.104N     P=0.394N     P=0.159N     P=0.159N     | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.094      (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.105N     (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks                                                            
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
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|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Lymph Node, Mesenteric                                                                                                           | 
|     Ectasia                                                                                                                     | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/47 (0%)    2/50 (4%)    0/50 (0%)    2/50 (4%)   |1/49 (2%)    0/49 (0%)    0/49 (0%)    5/50 (10%)   | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     0/43.13      2/45.93      0/44.49      2/43.91     |1/45.49      0/44.59      0/39.96      5/48.05      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     0.0%         4.4%         0.0%         4.6%        |2.2%         0.0%         0.0%         10.4%        | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/32 (0%)    2/40 (5%)    0/36 (0%)    2/35 (6%)   |1/40 (3%)    0/39 (0%)    0/28 (0%)    4/42 (10%)   | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          729 (T)      ---          729 (T)     |729 (T)      ---          ---          722          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.282      P=0.289      (e)          P=0.258     |P=0.012 *    P=0.505N     P=0.571N     P=0.119      | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.285      P=0.251      (e)          P=0.241     |P=0.007 **   P=0.504N     P=0.526N     P=0.115      | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.289      P=0.252      (e)          P=0.244     |P=0.007 **   P=0.502N     P=0.516N     P=0.112      | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.283      P=0.252      (e)          P=0.239     |P=0.008 **   P=0.505N     P=0.538N     P=0.119      | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     (e)          P=0.289      (e)          P=0.258     |P=0.012 *    (e)          (e)          P=0.123      | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.297      P=0.263      (e)          P=0.263     |P=0.008 **   P=0.500N     P=0.500N     P=0.107      | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.119      (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.004 **   (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Lymph Node, Mesenteric                                                                                                           | 
|     Hemorrhage                                                                                                                  | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/47 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    1/50 (2%)    1/50 (2%)   |1/49 (2%)    0/49 (0%)    2/49 (4%)    2/50 (4%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     0/43.13      0/45.93      1/44.98      1/44.06     |1/46.39      0/44.59      2/41.03      2/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     0.0%         0.0%         2.2%         2.3%        |2.2%         0.0%         4.9%         4.2%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/32 (0%)    0/40 (0%)    0/36 (0%)    0/35 (0%)   |0/40 (0%)    0/39 (0%)    0/28 (0%)    2/42 (5%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          ---          583          689         |328          ---          244          729 (T)      | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.295      (e)          P=0.487      P=0.490     |P=0.240      P=0.500N     P=0.466      P=0.511      | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.297      (e)          P=0.508      P=0.504     |P=0.245      P=0.508N     P=0.457      P=0.512      | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.301      (e)          P=0.510      P=0.507     |P=0.240      P=0.505N     P=0.474      P=0.509      | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.295      (e)          P=0.509      P=0.503     |P=0.252      P=0.509N     P=0.437      P=0.517      | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.352      (e)          P=0.527      P=0.515     |P=0.149      (e)          P=0.742N     P=0.385      | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.310      (e)          P=0.515      P=0.515     |P=0.232      P=0.500N     P=0.500      P=0.508      | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.255      (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.242      (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks                                                            
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Lymph Node, Mesenteric                                                                                                           | 
|     Hyperplasia                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     1/47 (2%)    2/50 (4%)    1/50 (2%)    4/50 (8%)   |2/49 (4%)    1/49 (2%)    2/49 (4%)    2/50 (4%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     1/43.14      2/46.18      1/44.49      4/45.56     |2/45.49      1/45.30      2/40.91      2/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     2.3%         4.3%         2.3%         8.8%        |4.4%         2.2%         4.9%         4.2%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/32 (0%)    1/40 (3%)    1/36 (3%)    2/35 (6%)   |2/40 (5%)    0/39 (0%)    0/28 (0%)    2/42 (5%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     726          660          729 (T)      249         |729 (T)      483          526          729 (T)      | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.104      P=0.538      P=0.747N     P=0.193     |P=0.521      P=0.506N     P=0.613      P=0.677N     | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.115      P=0.524      P=0.754N     P=0.195     |P=0.533      P=0.501N     P=0.655      P=0.674N     | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.116      P=0.523      P=0.751N     P=0.197     |P=0.527      P=0.501N     P=0.670      P=0.679N     | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.113      P=0.527      P=0.755N     P=0.194     |P=0.540      P=0.501N     P=0.637      P=0.668N     | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.169      P=0.522      P=0.750N     P=0.265     |P=0.496      P=0.488N     P=0.651N     P=0.677N     | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.116      P=0.523      P=0.737N     P=0.201     |P=0.518      P=0.500N     P=0.691N     P=0.684N     | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.108      (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.595      (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Lymph Node, Mesenteric                                                                                                           | 
|     Hyperplasia Lymphoid                                                                                                        | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     2/47 (4%)    1/50 (2%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)   |0/49 (0%)    1/49 (2%)    0/49 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     2/43.13      1/45.93      0/44.49      0/43.91     |0/45.49      1/45.30      0/39.96      0/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     4.6%         2.2%         0.0%         0.0%        |0.0%         2.2%         0.0%         0.0%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     2/32 (6%)    1/40 (3%)    0/36 (0%)    0/35 (0%)   |0/40 (0%)    0/39 (0%)    0/28 (0%)    0/42 (0%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     729 (T)      729 (T)      ---          ---         |---          483          ---          ---          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.168N     P=0.422N     P=0.213N     P=0.219N    |P=0.527N     P=0.500      (e)          (e)          | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.166N     P=0.478N     P=0.230N     P=0.233N    |P=0.531N     P=0.499      (e)          (e)          | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.165N     P=0.478N     P=0.228N     P=0.230N    |P=0.528N     P=0.500      (e)          (e)          | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.167N     P=0.477N     P=0.231N     P=0.235N    |P=0.533N     P=0.499      (e)          (e)          | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.168N     P=0.422N     (e)          (e)         |P=0.560N     P=0.451      (e)          (e)          | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.163N     P=0.477N     P=0.232N     P=0.232N    |P=0.523N     P=0.500      (e)          (e)          | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.072N     (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.370N     (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Lymph Node, Mesenteric                                                                                                           | 
|     Pigmentation                                                                                                                | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/47 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)   |2/49 (4%)    0/49 (0%)    0/49 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     0/43.13      0/45.93      0/44.49      0/43.91     |2/46.39      0/44.59      0/39.96      0/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%        |4.3%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/32 (0%)    0/40 (0%)    0/36 (0%)    0/35 (0%)   |1/40 (3%)    0/39 (0%)    0/28 (0%)    0/42 (0%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          ---          ---          ---         |328          ---          ---          ---          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.135N     P=0.243N     P=0.281N     P=0.234N     | 
|POLY 3             |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.127N     P=0.246N     P=0.272N     P=0.230N     | 
|POLY 1.5           |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.127N     P=0.243N     P=0.259N     P=0.231N     | 
|POLY 6             |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.128N     P=0.248N     P=0.288N     P=0.227N     | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.099N     P=0.218N     P=0.109N     P=0.328N     | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.127N     P=0.247N     P=0.247N     P=0.242N     | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.027N*    (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Lymph Node: Deep Cervical                                                                                                        | 
|     Hemorrhage                                                                                                                  | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/39 (0%)    0/49 (0%)    0/42 (0%)    0/38 (0%)   |0/32 (0%)    0/31 (0%)    0/34 (0%)    2/41 (5%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     0/36.41      0/45.50      0/38.79      0/34.53     |0/29.03      0/27.22      0/29.03      2/39.35      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%        |0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         5.1%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/27 (0%)    0/40 (0%)    0/32 (0%)    0/27 (0%)   |0/25 (0%)    0/24 (0%)    0/21 (0%)    2/34 (6%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          ---          ---          ---         |---          ---          ---          729 (T)      | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.078      (e)          (e)          P=0.308      | 
|POLY 3             |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.071      (e)          (e)          P=0.307      | 
|POLY 1.5           |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.069      (e)          (e)          P=0.302      | 
|POLY 6             |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.074      (e)          (e)          P=0.314      | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |(e)          (e)          (e)          P=0.308      | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.067      (e)          (e)          P=0.312      | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.066      (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks                                                            
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Lymph Node: Mediastinal                                                                                                          | 
|     Ectasia                                                                                                                     | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     1/39 (3%)    0/49 (0%)    3/42 (7%)    1/38 (3%)   |5/32 (16%)   3/31 (10%)   2/34 (6%)    7/41 (17%)   | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     1/36.41      0/45.50      3/38.79      1/34.53     |5/29.03      3/27.22      2/29.03      7/39.35      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     2.8%         0.0%         7.7%         2.9%        |17.2%        11.0%        6.9%         17.8%        | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     1/27 (4%)    0/40 (0%)    3/32 (9%)    1/27 (4%)   |5/25 (20%)   3/24 (13%)   2/21 (10%)   7/34 (21%)   | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     729 (T)      ---          729 (T)      729 (T)     |729 (T)      729 (T)      729 (T)      729 (T)      | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.494      P=0.422N     P=0.367      P=0.762     |P=0.424      P=0.374N     P=0.285N     P=0.606      | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.500      P=0.455N     P=0.328      P=0.749     |P=0.426      P=0.389N     P=0.210N     P=0.601      | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.505      P=0.455N     P=0.328      P=0.751     |P=0.410      P=0.382N     P=0.199N     P=0.586      | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.493      P=0.454N     P=0.330      P=0.747     |P=0.444      P=0.393N     P=0.227N     P=0.620      | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.494      (e)          P=0.367      P=0.762     |P=0.424      P=0.374N     P=0.285N     P=0.606      | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.513      P=0.443N     P=0.336      P=0.747     |P=0.384      P=0.372N     P=0.189N     P=0.564      | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.265      (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.365      (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Lymph Node: Mediastinal                                                                                                          | 
|     Hemorrhage                                                                                                                  | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     1/39 (3%)    1/49 (2%)    5/42 (12%)   1/38 (3%)   |2/32 (6%)    3/31 (10%)   9/34 (26%)   8/41 (20%)   | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     1/36.41      1/45.50      5/39.28      1/34.53     |2/30.38      3/28.02      9/30.92      8/39.56      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     2.8%         2.2%         12.7%        2.9%        |6.6%         10.7%        29.1%        20.2%        | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     1/27 (4%)    1/40 (3%)    4/32 (13%)   1/27 (4%)   |0/25 (0%)    2/24 (8%)    6/21 (29%)   7/34 (21%)   | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     729 (T)      729 (T)      583          729 (T)     |328          425          496          675          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.589      P=0.672N     P=0.136      P=0.762     |P=0.061      P=0.489      P=0.018 *    P=0.102      | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.588      P=0.710N     P=0.118      P=0.749     |P=0.066      P=0.463      P=0.021 *    P=0.101      | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.595      P=0.710N     P=0.117      P=0.751     |P=0.062      P=0.471      P=0.024 *    P=0.098      | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.580      P=0.709N     P=0.121      P=0.747     |P=0.072      P=0.457      P=0.018 *    P=0.105      | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.600      P=0.672N     P=0.120      P=0.762     |P=0.023 *    P=0.585      P=0.038 *    P=0.054      | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.605      P=0.693N     P=0.118      P=0.747     |P=0.059      P=0.485      P=0.028 *    P=0.096      | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.236      (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.031 *    (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks                                                            
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Lymph Node: Mediastinal                                                                                                          | 
|     Hyperplasia                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     2/39 (5%)    1/49 (2%)    0/42 (0%)    4/38 (11%)  |8/32 (25%)   9/31 (29%)   7/34 (21%)   12/41 (29%)  | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     2/36.41      1/45.76      0/38.79      4/34.53     |8/29.03      9/27.93      7/29.14      12/39.38     | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     5.5%         2.2%         0.0%         11.6%       |27.6%        32.2%        24.0%        30.5%        | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     2/27 (7%)    0/40 (0%)    0/32 (0%)    4/27 (15%)  |8/25 (32%)   8/24 (33%)   6/21 (29%)   11/34 (32%)  | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     729 (T)      660          ---          729 (T)     |729 (T)      483          701          722          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.069      P=0.410N     P=0.201N     P=0.334     |P=0.478      P=0.462      P=0.579      P=0.494      | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.071      P=0.421N     P=0.222N     P=0.311     |P=0.504      P=0.462      P=0.497N     P=0.503      | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.073      P=0.421N     P=0.222N     P=0.316     |P=0.479      P=0.465      P=0.472N     P=0.481      | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.069      P=0.416N     P=0.221N     P=0.307     |P=0.534      P=0.464      P=0.532N     P=0.530      | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.070      P=0.418N     (e)          P=0.334     |P=0.548N     P=0.437      P=0.606N     P=0.544      | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.076      P=0.414N     P=0.229N     P=0.325     |P=0.440      P=0.469      P=0.446N     P=0.446      | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.054      (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.613      (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
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|Lymph Node: Mediastinal                                                                                                          | 
|     Pigmentation                                                                                                                | 
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/39 (0%)    1/49 (2%)    0/42 (0%)    1/38 (3%)   |1/32 (3%)    0/31 (0%)    2/34 (6%)    0/41 (0%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     0/36.41      1/45.76      0/38.79      1/34.53     |1/29.94      0/27.22      2/29.14      0/39.35      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     0.0%         2.2%         0.0%         2.9%        |3.3%         0.0%         6.9%         0.0%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/27 (0%)    0/40 (0%)    0/32 (0%)    1/27 (4%)   |0/25 (0%)    0/24 (0%)    1/21 (5%)    0/34 (0%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          660          ---          729 (T)     |328          ---          701          ---          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.434      P=0.500      (e)          P=0.500     |P=0.452N     P=0.500N     P=0.447      P=0.500N     | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.427      P=0.546      (e)          P=0.489     |P=0.391N     P=0.519N     P=0.491      P=0.445N     | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.429      P=0.545      (e)          P=0.491     |P=0.400N     P=0.515N     P=0.503      P=0.448N     | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.425      P=0.548      (e)          P=0.488     |P=0.381N     P=0.521N     P=0.475      P=0.441N     | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.440      P=0.589      (e)          P=0.500     |P=0.554N     (e)          P=0.515      (e)          | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.433      P=0.557      (e)          P=0.494     |P=0.413N     P=0.508N     P=0.523      P=0.438N     | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.241      (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.264N     (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
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|Lymph Node: Pancreatic                                                                                                           | 
|     Ectasia                                                                                                                     | 
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     1/39 (3%)    3/49 (6%)    3/42 (7%)    2/38 (5%)   |2/32 (6%)    2/31 (6%)    0/34 (0%)    11/41 (27%)  | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     1/36.41      3/45.50      3/38.93      2/34.53     |2/29.03      2/27.22      0/29.03      11/39.35     | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     2.8%         6.6%         7.7%         5.8%        |6.9%         7.4%         0.0%         28.0%        | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     1/27 (4%)    3/40 (8%)    2/32 (6%)    2/27 (7%)   |2/25 (8%)    2/24 (8%)    0/21 (0%)    11/34 (32%)  | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     729 (T)      729 (T)      694          729 (T)     |729 (T)      729 (T)      ---          729 (T)      | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.509      P=0.454      P=0.352      P=0.500     |P=0.003 **   P=0.682      P=0.277N     P=0.029 *    | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.514      P=0.388      P=0.329      P=0.481     |P<0.001 **   P=0.672      P=0.235N     P=0.027 *    | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.520      P=0.388      P=0.329      P=0.485     |P<0.001 **   P=0.676      P=0.229N     P=0.025 *    | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.508      P=0.391      P=0.332      P=0.479     |P<0.001 **   P=0.670      P=0.245N     P=0.030 *    | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.507      P=0.454      P=0.330      P=0.500     |P=0.003 **   P=0.682      (e)          P=0.029 *    | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.530      P=0.399      P=0.336      P=0.490     |P=0.002 **   P=0.681      P=0.231N     P=0.021 *    | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.388      (e)          (e)          (e)         |P<0.001 **   (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Lymph Node: Pancreatic                                                                                                           | 
|     Hemorrhage                                                                                                                  | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     1/39 (3%)    0/49 (0%)    1/42 (2%)    4/38 (11%)  |5/32 (16%)   3/31 (10%)   2/34 (6%)    9/41 (22%)   | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     1/36.70      0/45.50      1/38.79      4/36.37     |5/30.42      3/27.81      2/29.64      9/39.74      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     2.7%         0.0%         2.6%         11.0%       |16.4%        10.8%        6.8%         22.7%        | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/27 (0%)    0/40 (0%)    1/32 (3%)    0/27 (0%)   |3/25 (12%)   2/24 (8%)    0/21 (0%)    6/34 (18%)   | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     651          ---          729 (T)      491         |328          538          580          675          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.022 *    P=0.504N     P=0.750N     P=0.170     |P=0.159      P=0.381N     P=0.293N     P=0.342      | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.015 *    P=0.457N     P=0.748N     P=0.174     |P=0.184      P=0.404N     P=0.222N     P=0.367      | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.015 *    P=0.456N     P=0.747N     P=0.172     |P=0.177      P=0.394N     P=0.208N     P=0.359      | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.015 *    P=0.457N     P=0.748N     P=0.178     |P=0.195      P=0.410N     P=0.239N     P=0.382      | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.020 *    P=0.399N     P=0.736N     P=0.381     |P=0.121      P=0.323N     P=0.146N     P=0.269      | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.015 *    P=0.443N     P=0.734N     P=0.171     |P=0.169      P=0.372N     P=0.189N     P=0.354      | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.023 *    (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.135      (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks                                                            
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
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|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Lymph Node: Pancreatic                                                                                                           | 
|     Hyperplasia                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     13/39 (33%)  12/49 (24%)  15/42 (36%)  19/38 (50%) |16/32 (50%)  24/31 (77%)  17/34 (50%)  18/41 (44%)  | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     13/36.56     12/46.18     15/38.93     19/35.07    |16/29.46     24/29.56     17/29.53     18/39.82     | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     35.6%        26.0%        38.5%        54.2%       |54.3%        81.2%        57.6%        45.2%        | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     11/27 (41%)  10/40 (25%)  14/32 (44%)  18/27 (67%) |15/25 (60%)  20/24 (83%)  16/21 (76%)  16/34 (47%)  | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     694          608          694          562         |605          483          580          644          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.010 *    P=0.167N     P=0.583N     P=0.107     |P=0.052N     P=0.023 *    P=0.208      P=0.329N     | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.012 *    P=0.242N     P=0.488      P=0.084     |P=0.031N*    P=0.021 *    P=0.504      P=0.307N     | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.014 *    P=0.248N     P=0.490      P=0.092     |P=0.042N*    P=0.020 *    P=0.553      P=0.337N     | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.010 *    P=0.226N     P=0.497      P=0.076     |P=0.020N*    P=0.023 *    P=0.427      P=0.270N     | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.010 *    P=0.248N     P=0.536      P=0.073     |P=0.032N*    P=0.015 *    P=0.398      P=0.283N     | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.018 *    P=0.249N     P=0.504      P=0.105     |P=0.071N     P=0.022 *    P=0.597N     P=0.389N     | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.028 *    (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.031N*    (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Lymph Node: Pancreatic                                                                                                           | 
|     Pigmentation                                                                                                                | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     1/39 (3%)    0/49 (0%)    0/42 (0%)    1/38 (3%)   |4/32 (13%)   2/31 (6%)    0/34 (0%)    1/41 (2%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     1/36.41      0/45.50      0/38.79      1/35.22     |4/30.84      2/28.14      0/29.03      1/39.38      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     2.8%         0.0%         0.0%         2.8%        |13.0%        7.1%         0.0%         2.5%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     1/27 (4%)    0/40 (0%)    0/32 (0%)    0/27 (0%)   |1/25 (4%)    0/24 (0%)    0/21 (0%)    0/34 (0%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     729 (T)      ---          ---          491         |328          538          ---          722          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.513      P=0.422N     P=0.466N     P=0.758     |P=0.085N     P=0.359N     P=0.085N     P=0.157N     | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.508      P=0.455N     P=0.487N     P=0.753     |P=0.051N     P=0.379N     P=0.065N     P=0.110N     | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.508      P=0.455N     P=0.487N     P=0.754     |P=0.052N     P=0.369N     P=0.058N     P=0.110N     | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.506      P=0.454N     P=0.486N     P=0.753     |P=0.051N     P=0.384N     P=0.074N     P=0.109N     | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.557      (e)          (e)          P=0.631N    |P=0.089N     P=0.220N     P=0.026N*    P=0.185N     | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.508      P=0.443N     P=0.481N     P=0.747     |P=0.055N     P=0.351N     P=0.050N     P=0.112N     | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.373      (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.019N*    (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks                                                            
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
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|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Mammary Gland                                                                                                                    | 
|     Dilatation                                                                                                                  | 
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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     7/48 (15%)   1/47 (2%)    3/45 (7%)    2/42 (5%)   |33/50 (66%)  35/50 (70%)  22/50 (44%)  19/50 (38%)  | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     7/45.50      1/44.02      3/41.06      2/36.97     |33/46.32     35/45.74     22/41.65     19/48.36     | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     15.4%        2.3%         7.3%         5.4%        |71.2%        76.5%        52.8%        39.3%        | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     3/34 (9%)    1/39 (3%)    2/34 (6%)    2/30 (7%)   |31/40 (78%)  32/39 (82%)  17/28 (61%)  17/42 (41%)  | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     689          729 (T)      694          729 (T)     |671          598          665          644          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.243N     P=0.029N*    P=0.173N     P=0.114N    |P<0.001N**   P=0.332      P=0.441N     P=0.002N**   | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.253N     P=0.033N*    P=0.202N     P=0.138N    |P<0.001N**   P=0.361      P=0.050N     P<0.001N**   | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.247N     P=0.033N*    P=0.196N     P=0.131N    |P<0.001N**   P=0.381      P=0.035N*    P=0.002N**   | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.260N     P=0.033N*    P=0.205N     P=0.144N    |P<0.001N**   P=0.357      P=0.076N     P<0.001N**   | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.259N     P=0.035N*    P=0.196N     P=0.135N    |P<0.001N**   P=0.322      P=0.177N     P<0.001N**   | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.232N     P=0.032N*    P=0.186N     P=0.115N    |P<0.001N**   P=0.415      P=0.022N*    P=0.004N**   | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.058N     (e)          (e)          (e)         |P<0.001N**   (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Mammary Gland                                                                                                                    | 
|     Ectasia                                                                                                                     | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/48 (0%)    0/47 (0%)    1/45 (2%)    0/42 (0%)   |2/50 (4%)    3/50 (6%)    7/50 (14%)   0/50 (0%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     0/45.05      0/44.02      1/41.50      0/36.97     |2/46.54      3/46.72      7/44.02      0/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     0.0%         0.0%         2.4%         0.0%        |4.3%         6.4%         15.9%        0.0%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/34 (0%)    0/39 (0%)    0/34 (0%)    0/30 (0%)   |0/40 (0%)    0/39 (0%)    0/28 (0%)    0/42 (0%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          ---          548          ---         |653          425          496          ---          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.789N     (e)          P=0.487      (e)         |P=0.265N     P=0.492      P=0.061      P=0.223N     | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.794      (e)          P=0.484      (e)         |P=0.250N     P=0.502      P=0.066      P=0.230N     | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.799      (e)          P=0.484      (e)         |P=0.259N     P=0.502      P=0.070      P=0.233N     | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.791      (e)          P=0.485      (e)         |P=0.241N     P=0.502      P=0.061      P=0.228N     | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.656N     (e)          P=0.790      (e)         |P=0.326N     P=0.563      P=0.164      P=0.274N     | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.805N     (e)          P=0.484      (e)         |P=0.277N     P=0.500      P=0.080      P=0.247N     | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.370      (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.054N     (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks                                                            
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|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
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|Mammary Gland                                                                                                                    | 
|     Hyperplasia                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     2/48 (4%)    0/47 (0%)    0/45 (0%)    0/42 (0%)   |3/50 (6%)    5/50 (10%)   4/50 (8%)    3/50 (6%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     2/45.05      0/44.02      0/40.93      0/36.97     |3/46.87      5/45.18      4/41.34      3/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     4.4%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%        |6.4%         11.1%        9.7%         6.3%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     2/34 (6%)    0/39 (0%)    0/34 (0%)    0/30 (0%)   |1/40 (3%)    4/39 (10%)   3/28 (11%)   3/42 (7%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     729 (T)      ---          ---          ---         |588          680          548          729 (T)      | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.268N     P=0.209N     P=0.238N     P=0.266N    |P=0.449N     P=0.347      P=0.364      P=0.637N     | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.261N     P=0.242N     P=0.259N     P=0.283N    |P=0.451N     P=0.337      P=0.432      P=0.651N     | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.260N     P=0.243N     P=0.257N     P=0.279N    |P=0.457N     P=0.345      P=0.459      P=0.655N     | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.262N     P=0.240N     P=0.259N     P=0.284N    |P=0.445N     P=0.329      P=0.398      P=0.646N     | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.268N     (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.464N     P=0.362      P=0.544      P=0.626      | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.261N     P=0.253N     P=0.264N     P=0.282N    |P=0.465N     P=0.357      P=0.500      P=0.661N     | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.049N*    (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.489N     (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
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|Mammary Gland                                                                                                                    | 
|     Hyperplasia Cystic                                                                                                          | 
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/48 (0%)    0/47 (0%)    0/45 (0%)    1/42 (2%)   |1/50 (2%)    0/50 (0%)    2/50 (4%)    0/50 (0%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     0/45.05      0/44.02      0/40.93      1/37.12     |1/46.43      0/44.99      2/41.64      0/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         2.7%        |2.2%         0.0%         4.8%         0.0%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/34 (0%)    0/39 (0%)    0/34 (0%)    0/30 (0%)   |0/40 (0%)    0/39 (0%)    0/28 (0%)    0/42 (0%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          ---          ---          689         |602          ---          598          ---          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.205      (e)          (e)          P=0.485     |P=0.471N     P=0.513N     P=0.450      P=0.492N     | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.187      (e)          (e)          P=0.461     |P=0.466N     P=0.506N     P=0.462      P=0.493N     | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.189      (e)          (e)          P=0.464     |P=0.473N     P=0.504N     P=0.477      P=0.496N     | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.186      (e)          (e)          P=0.461     |P=0.458N     P=0.508N     P=0.445      P=0.490N     | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.201      (e)          (e)          P=0.484     |P=0.517N     P=0.497N     P=0.612      P=0.577N     | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.195      (e)          (e)          P=0.467     |P=0.485N     P=0.500N     P=0.500      P=0.500N     | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.093      (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.301N     (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks                                                            
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
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|Mesentery                                                                                                                        | 
|     Hemorrhage                                                                                                                  | 
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/26 (0%)    0/46 (0%)    0/35 (0%)    2/20 (10%)  |0/8 (0%)     0/10 (0%)    0/12 (0%)    0/9 (0%)     | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     0/23.45      0/43.82      0/32.63      2/18.53     |0/7.19       0/9.03       0/9.00       0/8.21       | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         10.8%       |0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/15 (0%)    0/40 (0%)    0/27 (0%)    1/13 (8%)   |0/5 (0%)     0/7 (0%)     0/4 (0%)     0/8 (0%)     | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          ---          ---          249         |---          ---          ---          ---          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.019 *    (e)          (e)          P=0.226     |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.008 **   (e)          (e)          P=0.181     |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.008 **   (e)          (e)          P=0.179     |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.007 **   (e)          (e)          P=0.185     |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.060      (e)          (e)          P=0.365     |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.009 **   (e)          (e)          P=0.184     |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.015 *    (e)          (e)          (e)         |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
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|Mesentery: Fat                                                                                                                   | 
|     Necrosis                                                                                                                    | 
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     1/26 (4%)    1/46 (2%)    2/35 (6%)    0/20 (0%)   |0/8 (0%)     1/10 (10%)   2/12 (17%)   0/9 (0%)     | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     1/23.74      1/44.46      2/33.96      0/17.57     |0/7.19       1/9.36       2/10.07      0/8.21       | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     4.2%         2.3%         5.9%         0.0%        |0.0%         10.7%        19.9%        0.0%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/15 (0%)    0/40 (0%)    0/27 (0%)    0/13 (0%)   |0/5 (0%)     0/7 (0%)     0/4 (0%)     0/8 (0%)     | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     651          521          392          ---         |---          638          548          ---          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.350N     P=0.756      P=0.482      P=0.519N    |P=0.593N     P=0.495      P=0.214      (e)          | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.497N     P=0.614N     P=0.623      P=0.560N    |P=0.592N     P=0.552      P=0.305      (e)          | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.491N     P=0.621N     P=0.614      P=0.559N    |P=0.597N     P=0.549      P=0.314      (e)          | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.504N     P=0.603N     P=0.636      P=0.559N    |P=0.575N     P=0.558      P=0.293      (e)          | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.111N     P=0.639N     P=0.671      P=0.521N    |P=0.394N     P=0.521      P=0.729      (e)          | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.474N     P=0.595N     P=0.612      P=0.565N    |P=0.594N     P=0.556      P=0.347      (e)          | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.433N     (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.368N     (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks                                                            
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
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|Mesentery: Fat                                                                                                                   | 
|     Necrosis Focal                                                                                                              | 
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     8/26 (31%)   10/46 (22%)  16/35 (46%)  10/20 (50%) |5/8 (63%)    7/10 (70%)   6/12 (50%)   3/9 (33%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     8/23.90      10/43.82     16/33.31     10/17.88    |5/7.19       7/9.03       6/9.46       3/8.21       | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     33.5%        22.8%        48.0%        55.9%       |69.6%        77.5%        63.4%        36.5%        | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     5/15 (33%)   10/40 (25%)  12/27 (44%)  8/13 (62%)  |5/5 (100%)   7/7 (100%)   3/4 (75%)    3/8 (38%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     668          729 (T)      668          689         |729 (T)      729 (T)      665          729 (T)      | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.041 *    P=0.134N     P=0.290      P=0.276     |P=0.023N*    P=1.000N     P=0.261      P=0.055N     | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.015 *    P=0.256N     P=0.203      P=0.124     |P=0.058N     P=0.587      P=0.610N     P=0.213N     | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.017 *    P=0.270N     P=0.188      P=0.128     |P=0.077N     P=0.575      P=0.541N     P=0.232N     | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.013 *    P=0.232N     P=0.236      P=0.126     |P=0.028N*    P=0.612      P=0.711N     P=0.173N     | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.015 *    P=0.186N     P=0.216      P=0.140     |P=0.020N*    P=1.000N     P=0.471      P=0.055N     | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.027 *    P=0.283N     P=0.180      P=0.154     |P=0.088N     P=0.563      P=0.465N     P=0.238N     | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.076      (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.097N     (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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|Nose                                                                                                                             | 
|     Inflammation                                                                                                                | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     2/50 (4%)    0/50 (0%)    1/50 (2%)    0/50 (0%)   |1/50 (2%)    1/49 (2%)    0/50 (0%)    2/50 (4%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     2/46.18      0/45.93      1/44.49      0/43.91     |1/46.00      1/44.59      0/40.77      2/48.05      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     4.3%         0.0%         2.3%         0.0%        |2.2%         2.2%         0.0%         4.2%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     1/35 (3%)    0/40 (0%)    1/36 (3%)    0/35 (0%)   |1/40 (3%)    1/39 (3%)    0/28 (0%)    1/42 (2%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     716          ---          729 (T)      ---         |729 (T)      729 (T)      ---          722          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.286N     P=0.220N     P=0.497N     P=0.249N    |P=0.385      P=0.756      P=0.571N     P=0.522      | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.279N     P=0.238N     P=0.513N     P=0.249N    |P=0.378      P=0.754      P=0.524N     P=0.515      | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.277N     P=0.238N     P=0.508N     P=0.245N    |P=0.375      P=0.754      P=0.515N     P=0.509      | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.281N     P=0.238N     P=0.516N     P=0.252N    |P=0.382      P=0.754      P=0.536N     P=0.523      | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.285N     P=0.237N     P=0.513N     P=0.251N    |P=0.394      P=0.756      (e)          P=0.530      | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.271N     P=0.247N     P=0.500N     P=0.247N    |P=0.371      P=0.747      P=0.500N     P=0.500      | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.081N     (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.299      (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks                                                            
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
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|Nose: Nasolacrimal Duct                                                                                                          | 
|     Inflammation                                                                                                                | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/50 (0%)    5/50 (10%)   1/50 (2%)    2/50 (4%)   |4/50 (8%)    2/49 (4%)    4/50 (8%)    0/50 (0%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     0/46.13      5/46.80      1/44.49      2/43.91     |4/46.00      2/44.59      4/40.77      0/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     0.0%         10.7%        2.3%         4.6%        |8.7%         4.5%         9.8%         0.0%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    3/40 (8%)    1/36 (3%)    2/35 (6%)   |4/40 (10%)   2/39 (5%)    4/28 (14%)   0/42 (0%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          507          729 (T)      729 (T)     |729 (T)      729 (T)      729 (T)      ---          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.609      P=0.043 *    P=0.506      P=0.238     |P=0.089N     P=0.348N     P=0.438      P=0.057N     | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.612      P=0.032 *    P=0.493      P=0.226     |P=0.072N     P=0.352N     P=0.576      P=0.055N     | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.620      P=0.032 *    P=0.495      P=0.230     |P=0.076N     P=0.350N     P=0.602      P=0.057N     | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.606      P=0.032 *    P=0.491      P=0.223     |P=0.067N     P=0.351N     P=0.541      P=0.053N     | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.606N     P=0.030 *    P=0.506      P=0.238     |P=0.089N     P=0.348N     P=0.438      (e)          | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.609N     P=0.028 *    P=0.500      P=0.247     |P=0.083N     P=0.349N     P=0.643N     P=0.059N     | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.131      (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.041N*    (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Ovary                                                                                                                            | 
|     Cyst                                                                                                                        | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |                                                        |5/50 (10%)   5/49 (10%)   2/50 (4%)    0/50 (0%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |                                                        |5/47.78      5/45.30      2/40.77      0/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |                                                        |10.5%        11.0%        4.9%         0.0%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |                                                        |2/40 (5%)    4/39 (10%)   2/28 (7%)    0/42 (0%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |                                                        |328          483          729 (T)      ---          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |                                                        |P=0.015N*    P=0.612      P=0.331N     P=0.033N*    | 
|POLY 3             |                                                        |P=0.012N*    P=0.596      P=0.286N     P=0.030N*    | 
|POLY 1.5           |                                                        |P=0.012N*    P=0.603      P=0.258N     P=0.031N*    | 
|POLY 6             |                                                        |P=0.011N*    P=0.591      P=0.321N     P=0.030N*    | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|                                                        |P=0.011N*    P=0.615N     P=0.135N     P=0.046N*    | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |                                                        |P=0.012N*    P=0.617      P=0.218N     P=0.028N*    | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |                                                        |P=0.019N*    (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks                                                            
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
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|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Ovary: Periovarian Tissue                                                                                                        | 
|     Cyst                                                                                                                        | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |                                                        |5/50 (10%)   5/49 (10%)   4/50 (8%)    6/50 (12%)   | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |                                                        |5/46.42      5/45.04      4/41.56      6/48.15      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |                                                        |10.8%        11.1%        9.6%         12.5%        | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |                                                        |4/40 (10%)   4/39 (10%)   2/28 (7%)    5/42 (12%)   | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |                                                        |605          598          496          696          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |                                                        |P=0.461      P=0.610      P=0.599      P=0.537      | 
|POLY 3             |                                                        |P=0.463      P=0.611      P=0.569N     P=0.525      | 
|POLY 1.5           |                                                        |P=0.455      P=0.613      P=0.542N     P=0.516      | 
|POLY 6             |                                                        |P=0.474      P=0.612      P=0.603N     P=0.538      | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|                                                        |P=0.450      P=0.617      P=0.503N     P=0.514      | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |                                                        |P=0.443      P=0.617      P=0.500N     P=0.500      | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |                                                        |P=0.593      (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Pancreas: Acinus                                                                                                                 | 
|     Atrophy Focal                                                                                                               | 
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     22/49 (45%)  27/49 (55%)  20/50 (40%)  36/50 (72%) |13/50 (26%)  14/49 (29%)  13/49 (27%)  11/50 (22%)  | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     22/46.91     27/45.98     20/45.66     36/47.35    |13/47.38     14/44.59     13/42.12     11/48.36     | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     46.9%        58.7%        43.8%        76.0%       |27.4%        31.4%        30.9%        22.8%        | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     13/35 (37%)  24/40 (60%)  16/36 (44%)  26/35 (74%) |11/40 (28%)  14/39 (36%)  8/28 (29%)   9/42 (21%)   | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     603          660          538          395         |328          729 (T)      526          644          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.003 **   P=0.386      P=0.417N     P=0.012 *   |P=0.296N     P=0.468      P=0.264      P=0.359N     | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.003 **   P=0.173      P=0.464N     P=0.002 **  |P=0.278N     P=0.426      P=0.451      P=0.385N     | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.003 **   P=0.191      P=0.431N     P=0.003 **  |P=0.294N     P=0.442      P=0.491      P=0.397N     | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.002 **   P=0.153      P=0.500N     P=0.002 **  |P=0.254N     P=0.415      P=0.409      P=0.365N     | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.002 **   P=0.209      P=0.425N     P=0.004 **  |P=0.291N     P=0.469      P=0.564      P=0.439N     | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.005 **   P=0.210      P=0.386N     P=0.005 **  |P=0.309N     P=0.475      P=0.567      P=0.408N     | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P<0.001 **   (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.340N     (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks                                                            
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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|Pancreas: Duct                                                                                                                   | 
|     Cyst Focal                                                                                                                  | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     6/49 (12%)   3/49 (6%)    5/50 (10%)   12/50 (24%) |10/50 (20%)  12/49 (24%)  4/49 (8%)    6/50 (12%)   | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     6/45.56      3/45.49      5/44.49      12/44.46    |10/46.00     12/45.04     4/40.34      6/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     13.2%        6.6%         11.2%        27.0%       |21.7%        26.6%        9.9%         12.5%        | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     4/35 (11%)   2/40 (5%)    5/36 (14%)   10/35 (29%) |10/40 (25%)  11/39 (28%)  4/28 (14%)   6/42 (14%)   | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     651          693          729 (T)      598         |729 (T)      598          729 (T)      729 (T)      | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.007 **   P=0.208N     P=0.490N     P=0.095     |P=0.063N     P=0.376      P=0.222N     P=0.174N     | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.008 **   P=0.243N     P=0.517N     P=0.083     |P=0.055N     P=0.382      P=0.115N     P=0.179N     | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.008 **   P=0.242N     P=0.505N     P=0.089     |P=0.058N     P=0.382      P=0.100N     P=0.190N     | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.007 **   P=0.242N     P=0.527N     P=0.077     |P=0.051N     P=0.388      P=0.137N     P=0.166N     | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.007 **   P=0.240N     P=0.514N     P=0.084     |P=0.051N     P=0.373      P=0.222N     P=0.174N     | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.011 *    P=0.243N     P=0.486N     P=0.104     |P=0.064N     P=0.384      P=0.080N     P=0.207N     | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.012 *    (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.068N     (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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|Pancreas: Duct                                                                                                                   | 
|     Hyperplasia Cystic Focal                                                                                                    | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/49 (0%)    2/49 (4%)    3/50 (6%)    0/50 (0%)   |0/50 (0%)    0/49 (0%)    0/49 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     0/45.14      2/45.35      3/44.49      0/43.91     |0/46.00      0/44.59      0/40.34      0/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     0.0%         4.4%         6.7%         0.0%        |0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    2/40 (5%)    3/36 (8%)    0/35 (0%)   |0/40 (0%)    0/39 (0%)    0/28 (0%)    0/42 (0%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          729 (T)      729 (T)      ---         |---          ---          ---          ---          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.401N     P=0.268      P=0.126      (e)         |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.399N     P=0.238      P=0.116      (e)         |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.391N     P=0.238      P=0.118      (e)         |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.405N     P=0.239      P=0.114      (e)         |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     (e)          P=0.268      P=0.126      (e)         |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.375N     P=0.247      P=0.125      (e)         |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.223      (e)          (e)          (e)         |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
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|Parathyroid Gland                                                                                                                | 
|     Hyperplasia Focal                                                                                                           | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     2/47 (4%)    0/49 (0%)    1/48 (2%)    0/49 (0%)   |0/49 (0%)    0/48 (0%)    0/49 (0%)    0/47 (0%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     2/43.42      0/44.93      1/42.72      0/42.91     |0/45.00      0/43.70      0/40.10      0/45.81      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     4.6%         0.0%         2.3%         0.0%        |0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     1/33 (3%)    0/39 (0%)    1/35 (3%)    0/34 (0%)   |0/39 (0%)    0/39 (0%)    0/28 (0%)    0/40 (0%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     694          ---          729 (T)      ---         |---          ---          ---          ---          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.283N     P=0.224N     P=0.489N     P=0.248N    |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.273N     P=0.229N     P=0.506N     P=0.240N    |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.271N     P=0.228N     P=0.501N     P=0.236N    |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.276N     P=0.230N     P=0.509N     P=0.244N    |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.277N     P=0.229N     P=0.505N     P=0.237N    |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.266N     P=0.237N     P=0.492N     P=0.237N    |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.076N     (e)          (e)          (e)         |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Pituitary Gland                                                                                                                  | 
|     Angiectasis                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     2/50 (4%)    0/50 (0%)    3/50 (6%)    0/50 (0%)   |5/50 (10%)   9/48 (19%)   7/50 (14%)   2/50 (4%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     2/46.41      0/45.93      3/44.63      0/43.91     |5/46.00      9/44.69      7/42.17      2/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     4.3%         0.0%         6.7%         0.0%        |10.9%        20.1%        16.6%        4.2%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     1/35 (3%)    0/40 (0%)    2/36 (6%)    0/35 (0%)   |5/40 (13%)   7/39 (18%)   3/28 (11%)   2/42 (5%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     651          ---          694          ---         |729 (T)      425          548          729 (T)      | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.319N     P=0.227N     P=0.499      P=0.250N    |P=0.099N     P=0.184      P=0.201      P=0.197N     | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.315N     P=0.240N     P=0.482      P=0.250N    |P=0.075N     P=0.176      P=0.319      P=0.199N     | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.309N     P=0.238N     P=0.489      P=0.245N    |P=0.081N     P=0.174      P=0.341      P=0.206N     | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.321N     P=0.240N     P=0.478      P=0.254N    |P=0.068N     P=0.180      P=0.294      P=0.191N     | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.304N     P=0.239N     P=0.492      P=0.233N    |P=0.090N     P=0.170      P=0.345      P=0.197N     | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.297N     P=0.247N     P=0.500      P=0.247N    |P=0.091N     P=0.172      P=0.380      P=0.218N     | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.162N     (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.059N     (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks                                                            
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
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|Pituitary Gland: Pars Distalis                                                                                                   | 
|     Angiectasis                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     3/50 (6%)    2/50 (4%)    2/50 (4%)    1/50 (2%)   |0/50 (0%)    0/48 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    1/50 (2%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     3/46.14      2/45.93      2/44.49      1/44.07     |0/46.00      0/43.78      0/40.77      1/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     6.5%         4.4%         4.5%         2.3%        |0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         2.1%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     2/35 (6%)    2/40 (5%)    2/36 (6%)    0/35 (0%)   |0/40 (0%)    0/39 (0%)    0/28 (0%)    1/42 (2%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     726          729 (T)      729 (T)      687         |---          ---          ---          729 (T)      | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.289N     P=0.442N     P=0.490N     P=0.313N    |P=0.208      (e)          (e)          P=0.510      | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.284N     P=0.502N     P=0.517N     P=0.322N    |P=0.203      (e)          (e)          P=0.509      | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.280N     P=0.501N     P=0.510N     P=0.317N    |P=0.201      (e)          (e)          P=0.505      | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.288N     P=0.502N     P=0.520N     P=0.325N    |P=0.206      (e)          (e)          P=0.513      | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.292N     P=0.469N     P=0.505N     P=0.325N    |(e)          (e)          (e)          P=0.510      | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.269N     P=0.500N     P=0.500N     P=0.309N    |P=0.196      (e)          (e)          P=0.500      | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.263N     (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.129      (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Pituitary Gland: Pars Distalis                                                                                                   | 
|     Cyst                                                                                                                        | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     1/50 (2%)    4/50 (8%)    2/50 (4%)    3/50 (6%)   |1/50 (2%)    5/48 (10%)   2/50 (4%)    1/50 (2%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     1/46.13      4/45.93      2/44.49      3/43.91     |1/46.00      5/43.78      2/41.10      1/48.15      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     2.2%         8.7%         4.5%         6.8%        |2.2%         11.4%        4.9%         2.1%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     1/35 (3%)    4/40 (10%)   2/36 (6%)    3/35 (9%)   |1/40 (3%)    5/39 (13%)   1/28 (4%)    0/42 (0%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     729 (T)      729 (T)      729 (T)      729 (T)     |729 (T)      729 (T)      638          696          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.419      P=0.221      P=0.510      P=0.305     |P=0.296N     P=0.097      P=0.404      P=0.745N     | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.424      P=0.177      P=0.487      P=0.288     |P=0.279N     P=0.090      P=0.461      P=0.750N     | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.433      P=0.179      P=0.492      P=0.294     |P=0.286N     P=0.091      P=0.476      P=0.754N     | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.416      P=0.177      P=0.485      P=0.283     |P=0.270N     P=0.090      P=0.442      P=0.745N     | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.419      P=0.221      P=0.510      P=0.305     |P=0.285N     P=0.097      P=0.476      P=0.762N     | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.450      P=0.181      P=0.500      P=0.309     |P=0.295N     P=0.093      P=0.500      P=0.753N     | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.267      (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.231N     (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
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|Pituitary Gland: Pars Distalis                                                                                                   | 
|     Cytoplasmic Alteration Focal                                                                                                | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     1/50 (2%)    4/50 (8%)    2/50 (4%)    5/50 (10%)  |4/50 (8%)    4/48 (8%)    1/50 (2%)    3/50 (6%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     1/46.13      4/47.79      2/44.49      5/44.36     |4/46.47      4/43.78      1/40.77      3/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     2.2%         8.4%         4.5%         11.3%       |8.6%         9.1%         2.5%         6.3%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     1/35 (3%)    0/40 (0%)    2/36 (6%)    4/35 (11%)  |3/40 (8%)    4/39 (10%)   1/28 (4%)    3/42 (7%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     729 (T)      507          729 (T)      598         |588          729 (T)      729 (T)      729 (T)      | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.122      P=0.189      P=0.510      P=0.102     |P=0.328N     P=0.626      P=0.287N     P=0.476N     | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.122      P=0.190      P=0.487      P=0.092     |P=0.323N     P=0.610      P=0.221N     P=0.482N     | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.127      P=0.186      P=0.492      P=0.095     |P=0.324N     P=0.614      P=0.204N     P=0.489N     | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.118      P=0.196      P=0.485      P=0.090     |P=0.320N     P=0.609      P=0.244N     P=0.474N     | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.165      P=0.138      P=0.510      P=0.096     |P=0.309N     P=0.618      P=0.199N     P=0.503N     | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.137      P=0.181      P=0.500      P=0.102     |P=0.325N     P=0.619      P=0.181N     P=0.500N     | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.060      (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.305N     (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Pituitary Gland: Pars Distalis                                                                                                   | 
|     Degeneration Cystic Focal                                                                                                   | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     1/50 (2%)    1/50 (2%)    1/50 (2%)    1/50 (2%)   |9/50 (18%)   14/48 (29%)  8/50 (16%)   5/50 (10%)   | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     1/46.13      1/46.50      1/44.49      1/43.91     |9/46.87      14/44.49     8/42.00      5/48.15      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     2.2%         2.2%         2.3%         2.3%        |19.2%        31.5%        19.1%        10.4%        | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     1/35 (3%)    0/40 (0%)    1/36 (3%)    1/35 (3%)   |7/40 (18%)   13/39 (33%)  6/28 (21%)   4/42 (10%)   | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     729 (T)      548          729 (T)      729 (T)     |588          483          332          696          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.653      P=0.748N     P=0.756N     P=0.762     |P=0.058N     P=0.156      P=0.447      P=0.172N     | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.648      P=0.759N     P=0.753      P=0.750     |P=0.044N*    P=0.133      P=0.599N     P=0.178N     | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.654      P=0.759N     P=0.755      P=0.753     |P=0.046N*    P=0.137      P=0.558N     P=0.184N     | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.642      P=0.757N     P=0.751      P=0.747     |P=0.041N*    P=0.129      P=0.560      P=0.171N     | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.655N     P=0.745      P=0.756N     P=0.762     |P=0.051N     P=0.141      P=0.500N     P=0.195N     | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.667      P=0.753N     P=0.753N     P=0.753N    |P=0.052N     P=0.143      P=0.500N     P=0.194N     | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.731      (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.043N*    (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks                                                            
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Pituitary Gland: Pars Distalis                                                                                                   | 
|     Hemorrhage Focal                                                                                                            | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)   |1/50 (2%)    3/48 (6%)    4/50 (8%)    6/50 (12%)   | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     0/46.13      0/45.93      0/44.49      0/43.91     |1/46.00      3/43.78      4/42.06      6/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%        |2.2%         6.9%         9.5%         12.5%        | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    0/40 (0%)    0/36 (0%)    0/35 (0%)   |1/40 (3%)    3/39 (8%)    1/28 (4%)    6/42 (14%)   | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          ---          ---          ---         |729 (T)      729 (T)      532          729 (T)      | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.050      P=0.296      P=0.123      P=0.066      | 
|POLY 3             |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.047 *    P=0.288      P=0.152      P=0.063      | 
|POLY 1.5           |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.044 *    P=0.289      P=0.162      P=0.061      | 
|POLY 6             |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.050      P=0.289      P=0.141      P=0.067      | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.042 *    P=0.296      P=0.220      P=0.066      | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.041 *    P=0.293      P=0.181      P=0.056      | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.038 *    (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Pituitary Gland: Pars Distalis                                                                                                   | 
|     Hyperplasia Focal                                                                                                           | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     2/50 (4%)    1/50 (2%)    0/50 (0%)    2/50 (4%)   |1/50 (2%)    1/48 (2%)    1/50 (2%)    1/50 (2%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     2/46.41      1/45.93      0/44.49      2/44.45     |1/46.00      1/43.78      1/40.77      1/48.05      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     4.3%         2.2%         0.0%         4.5%        |2.2%         2.3%         2.5%         2.1%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    1/40 (3%)    0/36 (0%)    1/35 (3%)   |1/40 (3%)    1/39 (3%)    1/28 (4%)    0/42 (0%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     668          729 (T)      ---          562         |729 (T)      729 (T)      729 (T)      722          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.490      P=0.481N     P=0.248N     P=0.674     |P=0.615N     P=0.756      P=0.680      P=0.744N     | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.502      P=0.504N     P=0.247N     P=0.678     |P=0.619N     P=0.750      P=0.733      P=0.751N     | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.504      P=0.502N     P=0.243N     P=0.683     |P=0.622N     P=0.750      P=0.744      P=0.755N     | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.499      P=0.505N     P=0.250N     P=0.674     |P=0.616N     P=0.750      P=0.719      P=0.746N     | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.531      P=0.500N     P=0.234N     P=0.673N    |P=0.606N     P=0.756      P=0.680      P=0.745N     | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.512      P=0.500N     P=0.247N     P=0.691N    |P=0.626N     P=0.742      P=0.753N     P=0.753N     | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.399      (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.714N     (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks                                                            
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Pituitary Gland: Pars Intermedia                                                                                                 | 
|     Cyst                                                                                                                        | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/50 (0%)    2/50 (4%)    0/50 (0%)    1/50 (2%)   |0/50 (0%)    0/48 (0%)    1/50 (2%)    3/50 (6%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     0/46.13      2/46.18      0/44.49      1/43.91     |0/46.00      0/43.78      1/41.39      3/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     0.0%         4.3%         0.0%         2.3%        |0.0%         0.0%         2.4%         6.3%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    1/40 (3%)    0/36 (0%)    1/35 (3%)   |0/40 (0%)    0/39 (0%)    0/28 (0%)    3/42 (7%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          660          ---          729 (T)     |---          ---          526          729 (T)      | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.606      P=0.254      (e)          P=0.500     |P=0.024 *    (e)          P=0.492      P=0.130      | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.609      P=0.237      (e)          P=0.490     |P=0.021 *    (e)          P=0.479      P=0.127      | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.613      P=0.238      (e)          P=0.493     |P=0.020 *    (e)          P=0.487      P=0.124      | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.605      P=0.238      (e)          P=0.487     |P=0.022 *    (e)          P=0.469      P=0.131      | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.616      P=0.237      (e)          P=0.500     |P=0.017 *    (e)          P=0.615      P=0.130      | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.622      P=0.247      (e)          P=0.500     |P=0.020 *    (e)          P=0.500      P=0.121      | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.316      (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.024 *    (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Pituitary Gland: Rathke's Cleft                                                                                                  | 
|     Hemorrhage                                                                                                                  | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)   |0/50 (0%)    0/48 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    2/50 (4%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     0/46.13      0/45.93      0/44.49      0/43.91     |0/46.00      0/43.78      0/40.77      2/48.23      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%        |0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         4.2%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    0/40 (0%)    0/36 (0%)    0/35 (0%)   |0/40 (0%)    0/39 (0%)    0/28 (0%)    1/42 (2%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          ---          ---          ---         |---          ---          ---          675          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.057      (e)          (e)          P=0.260      | 
|POLY 3             |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.047 *    (e)          (e)          P=0.248      | 
|POLY 1.5           |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.046 *    (e)          (e)          P=0.244      | 
|POLY 6             |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.048 *    (e)          (e)          P=0.254      | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.047 *    (e)          (e)          P=0.229      | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.046 *    (e)          (e)          P=0.247      | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.033 *    (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks                                                            
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Preputial Gland                                                                                                                  | 
|     Degeneration Cystic                                                                                                         | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    2/50 (4%)   |                                                    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     0/46.13      0/45.93      0/44.49      2/44.34     |                                                    | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         4.5%        |                                                    | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    0/40 (0%)    0/36 (0%)    1/35 (3%)   |                                                    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          ---          ---          605         |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.037 *    (e)          (e)          P=0.230     |                                                    | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.039 *    (e)          (e)          P=0.228     |                                                    | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.039 *    (e)          (e)          P=0.231     |                                                    | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.038 *    (e)          (e)          P=0.227     |                                                    | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.047 *    (e)          (e)          P=0.251     |                                                    | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.042 *    (e)          (e)          P=0.247     |                                                    | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.026 *    (e)          (e)          (e)         |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Preputial Gland                                                                                                                  | 
|     Hyperplasia Cystic                                                                                                          | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     2/50 (4%)    0/50 (0%)    2/50 (4%)    1/50 (2%)   |                                                    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     2/46.13      0/45.93      2/44.59      1/44.07     |                                                    | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     4.3%         0.0%         4.5%         2.3%        |                                                    | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     2/35 (6%)    0/40 (0%)    1/36 (3%)    0/35 (0%)   |                                                    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     729 (T)      ---          703          687         |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.614N     P=0.209N     P=0.686N     P=0.503N    |                                                    | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.610N     P=0.238N     P=0.682      P=0.516N    |                                                    | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.606N     P=0.238N     P=0.686      P=0.511N    |                                                    | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.613N     P=0.238N     P=0.680      P=0.519N    |                                                    | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.614N     (e)          P=0.681      P=0.518N    |                                                    | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.596N     P=0.247N     P=0.691N     P=0.500N    |                                                    | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.430N     (e)          (e)          (e)         |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks                                                            
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Preputial Gland                                                                                                                  | 
|     Inflammation                                                                                                                | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/50 (0%)    1/50 (2%)    1/50 (2%)    2/50 (4%)   |                                                    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     0/46.13      1/45.93      1/44.63      2/44.23     |                                                    | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     0.0%         2.2%         2.2%         4.5%        |                                                    | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    1/40 (3%)    0/36 (0%)    0/35 (0%)   |                                                    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          729 (T)      694          687         |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.183      P=0.527      P=0.495      P=0.232     |                                                    | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.184      P=0.499      P=0.493      P=0.228     |                                                    | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.187      P=0.500      P=0.496      P=0.231     |                                                    | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.182      P=0.499      P=0.492      P=0.226     |                                                    | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.191      P=0.527      P=0.502      P=0.240     |                                                    | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.194      P=0.500      P=0.500      P=0.247     |                                                    | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.111      (e)          (e)          (e)         |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Preputial Gland                                                                                                                  | 
|     Inflammation Chronic                                                                                                        | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     4/50 (8%)    10/50 (20%)  10/50 (20%)  11/50 (22%) |                                                    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     4/46.96      10/46.77     10/44.49     11/46.33    |                                                    | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     8.5%         21.4%        22.5%        23.7%       |                                                    | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     2/35 (6%)    8/40 (20%)   10/36 (28%)  5/35 (14%)  |                                                    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     572          605          729 (T)      491         |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.098      P=0.108      P=0.079      P=0.050     |                                                    | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.110      P=0.071      P=0.057      P=0.041 *   |                                                    | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.111      P=0.072      P=0.063      P=0.041 *   |                                                    | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.113      P=0.070      P=0.052      P=0.041 *   |                                                    | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.125      P=0.074      P=0.066      P=0.061     |                                                    | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.120      P=0.074      P=0.074      P=0.045 *   |                                                    | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.040 *    (e)          (e)          (e)         |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks                                                            
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Prostate                                                                                                                         | 
|     Inflammation Chronic                                                                                                        | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     15/50 (30%)  10/50 (20%)  17/50 (34%)  19/50 (38%) |                                                    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     15/47.57     10/47.35     17/46.93     19/45.64    |                                                    | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     31.5%        21.1%        36.2%        41.6%       |                                                    | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     9/35 (26%)   7/40 (18%)   12/36 (33%)  14/35 (40%) |                                                    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     572          548          392          562         |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.069      P=0.142N     P=0.430      P=0.258     |                                                    | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.059      P=0.179N     P=0.396      P=0.212     |                                                    | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.066      P=0.177N     P=0.407      P=0.228     |                                                    | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.054      P=0.180N     P=0.382      P=0.200     |                                                    | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.093      P=0.177N     P=0.443      P=0.243     |                                                    | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.085      P=0.178N     P=0.415      P=0.263     |                                                    | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.085      (e)          (e)          (e)         |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Prostate: Epithelium                                                                                                             | 
|     Hyperplasia Focal                                                                                                           | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     4/50 (8%)    2/50 (4%)    0/50 (0%)    5/50 (10%)  |                                                    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     4/46.13      2/45.93      0/44.49      5/44.78     |                                                    | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     8.7%         4.4%         0.0%         11.2%       |                                                    | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     4/35 (11%)   2/40 (5%)    0/36 (0%)    3/35 (9%)   |                                                    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     729 (T)      729 (T)      ---          598         |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.206      P=0.277N     P=0.059N     P=0.489     |                                                    | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.222      P=0.339N     P=0.065N     P=0.482     |                                                    | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.223      P=0.338N     P=0.063N     P=0.486     |                                                    | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.221      P=0.339N     P=0.066N     P=0.481     |                                                    | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.219      P=0.277N     (e)          P=0.492     |                                                    | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.231      P=0.339N     P=0.059N     P=0.500     |                                                    | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.134      (e)          (e)          (e)         |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
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|Salivary Glands: Duct                                                                                                            | 
|     Mineralization Focal                                                                                                        | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)   |0/50 (0%)    0/49 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    2/50 (4%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     0/46.13      0/45.93      0/44.49      0/43.91     |0/46.00      0/44.59      0/40.77      2/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%        |0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         4.2%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    0/40 (0%)    0/36 (0%)    0/35 (0%)   |0/40 (0%)    0/39 (0%)    0/28 (0%)    2/42 (5%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          ---          ---          ---         |---          ---          ---          729 (T)      | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.054      (e)          (e)          P=0.249      | 
|POLY 3             |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.046 *    (e)          (e)          P=0.247      | 
|POLY 1.5           |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.045 *    (e)          (e)          P=0.243      | 
|POLY 6             |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.047 *    (e)          (e)          P=0.252      | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |(e)          (e)          (e)          P=0.249      | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.045 *    (e)          (e)          P=0.247      | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.033 *    (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
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|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Skin                                                                                                                             | 
|     Necrosis Focal                                                                                                              | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    1/50 (2%)   |0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    4/50 (8%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     0/46.13      0/45.93      0/44.49      1/43.91     |0/46.00      0/44.99      0/40.77      4/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         2.3%        |0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         8.3%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    0/40 (0%)    0/36 (0%)    1/35 (3%)   |0/40 (0%)    0/39 (0%)    0/28 (0%)    4/42 (10%)   | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          ---          ---          729 (T)     |---          ---          ---          729 (T)      | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.205      (e)          (e)          P=0.500     |P=0.005 **   (e)          (e)          P=0.070      | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.207      (e)          (e)          P=0.490     |P=0.003 **   (e)          (e)          P=0.066      | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.209      (e)          (e)          P=0.493     |P=0.003 **   (e)          (e)          P=0.064      | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.205      (e)          (e)          P=0.487     |P=0.003 **   (e)          (e)          P=0.069      | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     (e)          (e)          (e)          P=0.500     |(e)          (e)          (e)          P=0.070      | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.214      (e)          (e)          P=0.500     |P=0.003 **   (e)          (e)          P=0.059      | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.111      (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.002 **   (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks                                                            
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
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|Spleen                                                                                                                           | 
|     Fibrosis Focal                                                                                                              | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     2/49 (4%)    0/49 (0%)    2/50 (4%)    1/50 (2%)   |0/50 (0%)    1/49 (2%)    1/48 (2%)    0/50 (0%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     2/45.45      0/45.35      2/44.72      1/44.36     |0/46.00      1/44.59      1/39.85      0/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     4.4%         0.0%         4.5%         2.3%        |0.0%         2.2%         2.5%         0.0%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     1/35 (3%)    0/40 (0%)    0/36 (0%)    0/35 (0%)   |0/40 (0%)    1/39 (3%)    0/28 (0%)    0/42 (0%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     643          ---          696          598         |---          729 (T)      641          ---          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.619N     P=0.230N     P=0.688      P=0.521N    |P=0.560N     P=0.495      P=0.465      (e)          | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.603N     P=0.238N     P=0.688      P=0.509N    |P=0.564N     P=0.494      P=0.471      (e)          | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.599N     P=0.237N     P=0.693      P=0.503N    |P=0.568N     P=0.495      P=0.479      (e)          | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.607N     P=0.237N     P=0.686      P=0.513N    |P=0.559N     P=0.494      P=0.462      (e)          | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.561N     P=0.241N     P=0.684N     P=0.460N    |P=0.579N     P=0.495      P=0.527      (e)          | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.588N     P=0.247N     P=0.684N     P=0.492N    |P=0.574N     P=0.495      P=0.490      (e)          | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.422N     (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.374N     (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
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|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Spleen                                                                                                                           | 
|     Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation                                                                                            | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     4/49 (8%)    4/49 (8%)    1/50 (2%)    6/50 (12%)  |6/50 (12%)   8/49 (16%)   5/48 (10%)   4/50 (8%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     4/46.06      4/46.84      1/44.70      6/45.07     |6/47.33      8/45.63      5/41.23      4/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     8.7%         8.5%         2.2%         13.3%       |12.7%        17.5%        12.1%        8.3%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     3/35 (9%)    1/40 (3%)    0/36 (0%)    3/35 (9%)   |4/40 (10%)   5/39 (13%)   2/28 (7%)    4/42 (10%)   | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     315          507          673          395         |328          538          332          729 (T)      | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.223      P=0.603N     P=0.181N     P=0.368     |P=0.202N     P=0.372      P=0.588      P=0.344N     | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.230      P=0.634N     P=0.188N     P=0.356     |P=0.196N     P=0.358      P=0.596N     P=0.361N     | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.236      P=0.639N     P=0.183N     P=0.363     |P=0.200N     P=0.361      P=0.570N     P=0.366N     | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.224      P=0.623N     P=0.189N     P=0.353     |P=0.191N     P=0.362      P=0.624      P=0.353N     | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.356      P=0.658N     P=0.139N     P=0.458     |P=0.221N     P=0.387      P=0.350N     P=0.444N     | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.250      P=0.643N     P=0.175N     P=0.383     |P=0.201N     P=0.371      P=0.529N     P=0.370N     | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.186      (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.248N     (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
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|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Spleen                                                                                                                           | 
|     Hyperplasia Lymphoid                                                                                                        | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/49 (0%)    1/49 (2%)    2/50 (4%)    0/50 (0%)   |0/50 (0%)    0/49 (0%)    0/48 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     0/45.14      1/45.35      2/44.49      0/43.91     |0/46.00      0/44.59      0/39.53      0/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     0.0%         2.2%         4.5%         0.0%        |0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    1/40 (3%)    2/36 (6%)    0/35 (0%)   |0/40 (0%)    0/39 (0%)    0/28 (0%)    0/42 (0%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          729 (T)      729 (T)      ---         |---          ---          ---          ---          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.531N     P=0.527      P=0.244      (e)         |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.528N     P=0.501      P=0.234      (e)         |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.522N     P=0.501      P=0.237      (e)         |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.534N     P=0.502      P=0.232      (e)         |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     (e)          P=0.527      P=0.244      (e)         |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.509N     P=0.500      P=0.253      (e)         |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.322      (e)          (e)          (e)         |(e)          (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
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|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Spleen                                                                                                                           | 
|     Inflammation Granulomatous                                                                                                  | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/49 (0%)    0/49 (0%)    2/50 (4%)    3/50 (6%)   |3/50 (6%)    2/49 (4%)    4/48 (8%)    27/50 (54%)  | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     0/45.14      0/45.35      2/44.49      3/43.91     |3/46.00      2/44.59      4/40.29      27/48.54     | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     0.0%         0.0%         4.5%         6.8%        |6.5%         4.5%         9.9%         55.6%        | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    0/40 (0%)    2/36 (6%)    3/35 (9%)   |3/40 (8%)    2/39 (5%)    1/28 (4%)    24/42 (57%)  | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          ---          729 (T)      729 (T)     |729 (T)      729 (T)      638          638          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.031 *    (e)          P=0.244      P=0.121     |P<0.001 **   P=0.512N     P=0.351      P<0.001 **   | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.033 *    (e)          P=0.234      P=0.114     |P<0.001 **   P=0.514N     P=0.428      P<0.001 **   | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.034 *    (e)          P=0.237      P=0.117     |P<0.001 **   P=0.512N     P=0.446      P<0.001 **   | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.031 *    (e)          P=0.232      P=0.111     |P<0.001 **   P=0.514N     P=0.409      P<0.001 **   | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     (e)          (e)          P=0.244      P=0.121     |P<0.001 **   P=0.512N     P=0.445      P<0.001 **   | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.038 *    (e)          P=0.253      P=0.125     |P<0.001 **   P=0.510N     P=0.477      P<0.001 **   | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.034 *    (e)          (e)          (e)         |P<0.001 **   (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
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|Stomach, Forestomach                                                                                                             | 
|     Diverticulum                                                                                                                | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     1/50 (2%)    1/50 (2%)    2/50 (4%)    1/49 (2%)   |1/50 (2%)    1/50 (2%)    0/50 (0%)    2/50 (4%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     1/46.13      1/45.93      2/44.49      1/42.91     |1/46.00      1/44.99      0/40.77      2/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     2.2%         2.2%         4.5%         2.3%        |2.2%         2.2%         0.0%         4.2%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     1/35 (3%)    1/40 (3%)    2/36 (6%)    1/34 (3%)   |1/40 (3%)    1/39 (3%)    0/28 (0%)    2/42 (5%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     729 (T)      729 (T)      729 (T)      729 (T)     |729 (T)      729 (T)      ---          729 (T)      | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.635      P=0.732N     P=0.510      P=0.755     |P=0.381      P=0.756      P=0.571N     P=0.517      | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.632      P=0.760      P=0.487      P=0.744     |P=0.376      P=0.756      P=0.524N     P=0.515      | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.639      P=0.760      P=0.492      P=0.748     |P=0.373      P=0.757      P=0.515N     P=0.509      | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.625      P=0.760      P=0.485      P=0.741     |P=0.381      P=0.755      P=0.536N     P=0.522      | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.635      P=0.732N     P=0.510      P=0.755     |P=0.381      P=0.756      (e)          P=0.517      | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.648N     P=0.753N     P=0.500      P=0.747     |P=0.369      P=0.753N     P=0.500N     P=0.500      | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.563      (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.297      (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Stomach, Forestomach                                                                                                             | 
|     Ulcer                                                                                                                       | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     2/50 (4%)    1/50 (2%)    1/50 (2%)    4/49 (8%)   |0/50 (0%)    2/50 (4%)    1/50 (2%)    1/50 (2%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     2/46.42      1/46.07      1/44.54      4/44.34     |0/46.00      2/45.29      1/41.38      1/48.18      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     4.3%         2.2%         2.3%         9.0%        |0.0%         4.4%         2.4%         2.1%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    0/40 (0%)    0/36 (0%)    1/34 (3%)   |0/40 (0%)    0/39 (0%)    0/28 (0%)    0/42 (0%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     689          693          717          395         |---          680          532          689          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.114      P=0.506N     P=0.508N     P=0.320     |P=0.544      P=0.240      P=0.487      P=0.523      | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.116      P=0.503N     P=0.514N     P=0.316     |P=0.546      P=0.234      P=0.479      P=0.509      | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.118      P=0.501N     P=0.509N     P=0.320     |P=0.538      P=0.235      P=0.487      P=0.506      | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.115      P=0.504N     P=0.519N     P=0.313     |P=0.557      P=0.234      P=0.469      P=0.514      | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.160      P=0.502N     P=0.501N     P=0.397     |P=0.507      P=0.240      P=0.611      P=0.485      | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.121      P=0.500N     P=0.500N     P=0.329     |P=0.527      P=0.247      P=0.500      P=0.500      | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.121      (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.254      (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks                                                            
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Stomach, Forestomach: Epithelium                                                                                                 | 
|     Hyperplasia                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     2/50 (4%)    3/50 (6%)    0/50 (0%)    6/49 (12%)  |3/50 (6%)    1/50 (2%)    4/50 (8%)    1/50 (2%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     2/46.61      3/46.27      0/44.49      6/44.34     |3/46.71      1/45.18      4/42.96      1/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     4.3%         6.5%         0.0%         13.5%       |6.4%         2.2%         9.3%         2.1%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    1/40 (3%)    0/36 (0%)    2/34 (6%)   |1/40 (3%)    0/39 (0%)    0/28 (0%)    1/42 (2%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     638          675          ---          598         |605          680          532          729 (T)      | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.046 *    P=0.502      P=0.252N     P=0.123     |P=0.356N     P=0.317N     P=0.418      P=0.288N     | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.045 *    P=0.497      P=0.248N     P=0.117     |P=0.345N     P=0.317N     P=0.454      P=0.296N     | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.046 *    P=0.499      P=0.244N     P=0.120     |P=0.353N     P=0.313N     P=0.472      P=0.299N     | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.045 *    P=0.496      P=0.251N     P=0.116     |P=0.336N     P=0.322N     P=0.432      P=0.292N     | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.062      P=0.495      P=0.223N     P=0.152     |P=0.403N     P=0.292N     P=0.651N     P=0.342N     | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.050      P=0.500      P=0.247N     P=0.128     |P=0.367N     P=0.309N     P=0.500      P=0.309N     | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.031 *    (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.254N     (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Stomach, Glandular                                                                                                               | 
|     Erosion                                                                                                                     | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     4/50 (8%)    1/50 (2%)    1/50 (2%)    0/49 (0%)   |0/49 (0%)    1/49 (2%)    1/48 (2%)    0/50 (0%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     4/47.53      1/46.16      1/44.98      0/42.91     |0/45.49      1/44.70      1/39.61      0/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     8.4%         2.2%         2.2%         0.0%        |0.0%         2.2%         2.5%         0.0%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    0/40 (0%)    0/36 (0%)    0/34 (0%)   |0/40 (0%)    0/39 (0%)    0/28 (0%)    0/42 (0%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     572          668          583          ---         |---          702          710          ---          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.082N     P=0.196N     P=0.206N     P=0.080N    |P=0.558N     P=0.495      P=0.436      (e)          | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.076N     P=0.188N     P=0.196N     P=0.074N    |P=0.564N     P=0.497      P=0.472      (e)          | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.075N     P=0.184N     P=0.189N     P=0.070N    |P=0.566N     P=0.498      P=0.481      (e)          | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.078N     P=0.192N     P=0.203N     P=0.080N    |P=0.560N     P=0.496      P=0.462      (e)          | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.042N*    P=0.192N     P=0.133N     P=0.041N*   |P=0.567N     P=0.500      P=0.471      (e)          | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.073N     P=0.181N     P=0.181N     P=0.061N    |P=0.571N     P=0.500      P=0.495      (e)          | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.016N*    (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.374N     (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
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|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Stomach, Glandular                                                                                                               | 
|     Ulcer                                                                                                                       | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     2/50 (4%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/49 (0%)   |1/49 (2%)    0/49 (0%)    0/48 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     2/46.77      0/45.93      0/44.49      0/42.91     |1/45.75      0/44.59      0/39.53      0/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     4.3%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%        |2.2%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    0/40 (0%)    0/36 (0%)    0/34 (0%)   |0/40 (0%)    0/39 (0%)    0/28 (0%)    0/42 (0%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     638          ---          ---          ---         |658          ---          ---          ---          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.259N     P=0.252N     P=0.255N     P=0.268N    |P=0.317N     P=0.505N     P=0.541N     P=0.482N     | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.242N     P=0.241N     P=0.249N     P=0.257N    |P=0.326N     P=0.505N     P=0.529N     P=0.490N     | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.243N     P=0.239N     P=0.244N     P=0.251N    |P=0.324N     P=0.503N     P=0.519N     P=0.492N     | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.241N     P=0.243N     P=0.253N     P=0.263N    |P=0.328N     P=0.507N     P=0.541N     P=0.488N     | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.211N     P=0.254N     P=0.217N     P=0.208N    |P=0.319N     P=0.495N     P=0.479N     P=0.530N     | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.245N     P=0.247N     P=0.247N     P=0.253N    |P=0.319N     P=0.500N     P=0.505N     P=0.495N     | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.036N*    (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.111N     (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Stomach, Glandular: Glands                                                                                                       | 
|     Hyperplasia Focal                                                                                                           | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     1/50 (2%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/49 (0%)   |0/49 (0%)    0/49 (0%)    0/48 (0%)    2/50 (4%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     1/46.18      0/45.93      0/44.49      0/42.91     |0/45.49      0/44.59      0/39.53      2/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     2.2%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%        |0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         4.2%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    0/40 (0%)    0/36 (0%)    0/34 (0%)   |0/40 (0%)    0/39 (0%)    0/28 (0%)    2/42 (5%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     716          ---          ---          ---         |---          ---          ---          729 (T)      | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.491N     P=0.490N     P=0.505N     P=0.516N    |P=0.054      (e)          (e)          P=0.249      | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.475N     P=0.501N     P=0.507N     P=0.515N    |P=0.047 *    (e)          (e)          P=0.250      | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.476N     P=0.500N     P=0.505N     P=0.511N    |P=0.047 *    (e)          (e)          P=0.247      | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.474N     P=0.501N     P=0.509N     P=0.518N    |P=0.048 *    (e)          (e)          P=0.253      | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.486N     P=0.501N     P=0.507N     P=0.516N    |(e)          (e)          (e)          P=0.249      | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.478N     P=0.500N     P=0.500N     P=0.505N    |P=0.047 *    (e)          (e)          P=0.253      | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.134N     (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.034 *    (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Testes                                                                                                                           | 
|     Atrophy                                                                                                                     | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     7/50 (14%)   7/50 (14%)   15/50 (30%)  13/50 (26%) |                                                    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     7/46.33      7/45.93      15/45.35     13/44.42    |                                                    | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     15.1%        15.2%        33.1%        29.3%       |                                                    | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     4/35 (11%)   7/40 (18%)   10/36 (28%)  9/35 (26%)  |                                                    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     694          729 (T)      644          689         |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.053      P=0.523N     P=0.059      P=0.108     |                                                    | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.049 *    P=0.607      P=0.036 *    P=0.083     |                                                    | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.054      P=0.610      P=0.038 *    P=0.089     |                                                    | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.046 *    P=0.604      P=0.036 *    P=0.079     |                                                    | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.046 *    P=0.603N     P=0.035 *    P=0.076     |                                                    | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.070      P=0.613N     P=0.045 *    P=0.105     |                                                    | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.046 *    (e)          (e)          (e)         |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Testes: Bilateral                                                                                                                | 
|     Atrophy                                                                                                                     | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     2/50 (4%)    3/50 (6%)    2/50 (4%)    0/50 (0%)   |                                                    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     2/46.32      3/45.93      2/44.63      0/43.91     |                                                    | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     4.3%         6.5%         4.5%         0.0%        |                                                    | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    3/40 (8%)    1/36 (3%)    0/35 (0%)   |                                                    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     694          729 (T)      694          ---         |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.132N     P=0.538      P=0.688      P=0.260N    |                                                    | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.128N     P=0.496      P=0.680      P=0.249N    |                                                    | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.124N     P=0.499      P=0.685      P=0.245N    |                                                    | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.131N     P=0.494      P=0.677      P=0.253N    |                                                    | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.126N     P=0.499      P=0.688      P=0.242N    |                                                    | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.116N     P=0.500      P=0.691N     P=0.247N    |                                                    | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.143N     (e)          (e)          (e)         |                                                    | 
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
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|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Testes: Bilateral, Interstitial Cell                                                                                             | 
|     Hyperplasia Focal                                                                                                           | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    2/50 (4%)   |                                                    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     0/46.13      0/45.93      0/44.49      2/43.91     |                                                    | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         4.6%        |                                                    | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    0/40 (0%)    0/36 (0%)    2/35 (6%)   |                                                    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          ---          ---          729 (T)     |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.037 *    (e)          (e)          P=0.238     |                                                    | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.038 *    (e)          (e)          P=0.226     |                                                    | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.039 *    (e)          (e)          P=0.230     |                                                    | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.038 *    (e)          (e)          P=0.223     |                                                    | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     (e)          (e)          (e)          P=0.238     |                                                    | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.042 *    (e)          (e)          P=0.247     |                                                    | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.026 *    (e)          (e)          (e)         |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Testes: Germinal Epithelium                                                                                                      | 
|     Atrophy                                                                                                                     | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     2/50 (4%)    3/50 (6%)    1/50 (2%)    1/50 (2%)   |                                                    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     2/47.08      3/46.60      1/44.49      1/44.42     |                                                    | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     4.3%         6.4%         2.3%         2.3%        |                                                    | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    1/40 (3%)    1/36 (3%)    0/35 (0%)   |                                                    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     572          608          729 (T)      574         |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.322N     P=0.501      P=0.517N     P=0.525N    |                                                    | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.314N     P=0.495      P=0.520N     P=0.520N    |                                                    | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.308N     P=0.498      P=0.512N     P=0.513N    |                                                    | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.319N     P=0.495      P=0.527N     P=0.527N    |                                                    | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.225N     P=0.465      P=0.466N     P=0.405N    |                                                    | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.296N     P=0.500      P=0.500N     P=0.500N    |                                                    | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.354N     (e)          (e)          (e)         |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
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|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Testes: Interstitial Cell                                                                                                        | 
|     Hyperplasia                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/50 (0%)    2/50 (4%)    1/50 (2%)    1/50 (2%)   |                                                    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     0/46.13      2/45.93      1/44.49      1/43.91     |                                                    | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     0.0%         4.4%         2.3%         2.3%        |                                                    | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    2/40 (5%)    1/36 (3%)    1/35 (3%)   |                                                    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          729 (T)      729 (T)      729 (T)     |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.602      P=0.268      P=0.506      P=0.500     |                                                    | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.599      P=0.236      P=0.493      P=0.490     |                                                    | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.605      P=0.237      P=0.495      P=0.493     |                                                    | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.594      P=0.236      P=0.491      P=0.487     |                                                    | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     (e)          P=0.268      P=0.506      P=0.500     |                                                    | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.619      P=0.247      P=0.500      P=0.500     |                                                    | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.271      (e)          (e)          (e)         |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
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|Testes: Interstitial Cell                                                                                                        | 
|     Hyperplasia Focal                                                                                                           | 
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     1/50 (2%)    4/50 (8%)    4/50 (8%)    11/50 (22%) |                                                    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     1/46.26      4/46.93      4/44.98      11/44.51    |                                                    | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     2.2%         8.5%         8.9%         24.7%       |                                                    | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    2/40 (5%)    3/36 (8%)    9/35 (26%)  |                                                    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     694          548          583          598         |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P<0.001 **   P=0.197      P=0.183      P=0.003 **  |                                                    | 
|POLY 3             |     P<0.001 **   P=0.183      P=0.170      P<0.001 **  |                                                    | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P<0.001 **   P=0.182      P=0.173      P=0.002 **  |                                                    | 
|POLY 6             |     P<0.001 **   P=0.186      P=0.168      P<0.001 **  |                                                    | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P<0.001 **   P=0.163      P=0.182      P=0.002 **  |                                                    | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P<0.001 **   P=0.181      P=0.181      P=0.002 **  |                                                    | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P<0.001 **   (e)          (e)          (e)         |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
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|Thymus                                                                                                                           | 
|     Angiectasis                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/48 (0%)    0/48 (0%)    0/44 (0%)    0/49 (0%)   |0/48 (0%)    0/45 (0%)    2/49 (4%)    0/49 (0%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     0/44.39      0/43.93      0/40.49      0/43.06     |0/44.00      0/41.15      2/40.53      0/47.15      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%        |0.0%         0.0%         4.9%         0.0%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    0/38 (0%)    0/33 (0%)    0/35 (0%)   |0/38 (0%)    0/37 (0%)    0/27 (0%)    0/42 (0%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          ---          ---          ---         |---          ---          548          ---          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.584      (e)          P=0.207      (e)          | 
|POLY 3             |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.620      (e)          P=0.219      (e)          | 
|POLY 1.5           |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.607      (e)          P=0.228      (e)          | 
|POLY 6             |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.634      (e)          P=0.209      (e)          | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.569      (e)          P=0.294      (e)          | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.585      (e)          P=0.253      (e)          | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.233      (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Thymus                                                                                                                           | 
|     Hyperplasia Lymphoid                                                                                                        | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     2/48 (4%)    1/48 (2%)    1/44 (2%)    0/49 (0%)   |1/48 (2%)    1/45 (2%)    0/49 (0%)    2/49 (4%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     2/44.39      1/43.93      1/40.49      0/43.06     |1/44.43      1/41.86      0/39.77      2/47.15      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     4.5%         2.3%         2.5%         0.0%        |2.3%         2.4%         0.0%         4.2%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     2/35 (6%)    1/38 (3%)    1/33 (3%)    0/35 (0%)   |0/38 (0%)    0/37 (0%)    0/27 (0%)    2/42 (5%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     729 (T)      729 (T)      729 (T)      ---         |602          483          ---          729 (T)      | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.201N     P=0.471N     P=0.521N     P=0.238N    |P=0.389      P=0.753      P=0.532N     P=0.528      | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.201N     P=0.504N     P=0.532N     P=0.244N    |P=0.387      P=0.747      P=0.522N     P=0.521      | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.199N     P=0.501N     P=0.531N     P=0.240N    |P=0.386      P=0.747      P=0.512N     P=0.515      | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.203N     P=0.506N     P=0.533N     P=0.247N    |P=0.390      P=0.749      P=0.535N     P=0.527      | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.201N     P=0.471N     P=0.521N     (e)         |P=0.350      P=0.757      P=0.434N     P=0.476      | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.192N     P=0.500N     P=0.533N     P=0.242N    |P=0.383      P=0.736      P=0.495N     P=0.508      | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.123N     (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.306      (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
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|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Thyroid Gland: C-Cell                                                                                                            | 
|     Hyperplasia                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     41/48 (85%)  43/46 (93%)  38/43 (88%)  34/50 (68%) |48/49 (98%)  46/48 (96%)  40/42 (95%)  25/48 (52%)  | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     41/47.64     43/45.63     38/42.68     34/47.78    |48/48.51     46/47.09     40/41.05     25/47.36     | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     86.1%        94.2%        89.0%        71.2%       |99.0%        97.7%        97.5%        52.8%        | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     30/35 (86%)  38/39 (97%)  32/35 (91%)  24/35 (69%) |40/40 (100%) 39/39 (100%) 28/28 (100%) 22/41 (54%)  | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     572          507          471          491         |328          483          244          644          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.104N     P=0.455N     P=0.373N     P=0.182N    |P<0.001N**   P=0.519N     P=0.150      P<0.001N**   | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.003N**   P=0.158      P=0.457      P=0.059N    |P<0.001N**   P=0.647N     P=0.641N     P<0.001N**   | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.002N**   P=0.167      P=0.458      P=0.052N    |P<0.001N**   P=0.592N     P=0.535N     P<0.001N**   | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.002N**   P=0.145      P=0.456      P=0.061N    |P<0.001N**   P=0.686N     P=0.864N     P<0.001N**   | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.002N**   P=0.176      P=0.460      P=0.050N    |P<0.001N**   P=0.502N     P=0.573N     P<0.001N**   | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P<0.001N**   P=0.176      P=0.460      P=0.035N*   |P<0.001N**   P=0.492N     P=0.442N     P<0.001N**   | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.004N**   (e)          (e)          (e)         |P<0.001N**   (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Thyroid Gland: Follicle                                                                                                          | 
|     Cyst                                                                                                                        | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     1/48 (2%)    0/46 (0%)    0/43 (0%)    1/50 (2%)   |0/49 (0%)    2/48 (4%)    1/42 (2%)    0/48 (0%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     1/45.21      0/43.50      0/40.29      1/43.91     |0/45.28      2/43.78      1/35.80      0/46.81      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     2.2%         0.0%         0.0%         2.3%        |0.0%         4.6%         2.8%         0.0%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    0/39 (0%)    0/35 (0%)    1/35 (3%)   |0/40 (0%)    2/39 (5%)    0/28 (0%)    0/41 (0%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     689          ---          ---          729 (T)     |---          729 (T)      668          ---          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.527      P=0.505N     P=0.510N     P=0.755     |P=0.420N     P=0.233      P=0.458      (e)          | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.534      P=0.508N     P=0.523N     P=0.754     |P=0.418N     P=0.230      P=0.453      (e)          | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.539      P=0.508N     P=0.523N     P=0.759     |P=0.424N     P=0.231      P=0.459      (e)          | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.528      P=0.506N     P=0.521N     P=0.750     |P=0.412N     P=0.229      P=0.448      (e)          | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.545      P=0.499N     P=0.507N     P=0.763     |P=0.427N     P=0.233      P=0.485      (e)          | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.550      P=0.511N     P=0.527N     P=0.742N    |P=0.433N     P=0.242      P=0.462      (e)          | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.399      (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.287N     (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
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|Thyroid Gland: Follicle                                                                                                          | 
|     Mineralization Focal                                                                                                        | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     48/48 (100%) 45/46 (98%)  43/43 (100%) 49/50 (98%) |42/49 (86%)  47/48 (98%)  41/42 (98%)  48/48 (100%) | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     48/48.00     45/45.77     43/43.00     49/49.31    |42/46.64     47/47.20     41/41.04     48/48.00     | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     100.0%       98.3%        100.0%       99.4%       |90.1%        99.6%        99.9%        100.0%       | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     35/35 (100%) 39/39 (100%) 35/35 (100%) 35/35 (100%)|38/40 (95%)  39/39 (100%) 28/28 (100%) 41/41 (100%) | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     572          507          471          249         |602          483          332          638          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P=0.146      P=0.089N     (e)          P=0.435     |P=0.211      P=0.085      P=0.005 **   P=0.163      | 
|POLY 3             |     P=0.833      P=0.608N     (e)          P=0.988N    |P=0.007 **   P=0.031 *    P=0.036 *    P=0.022 *    | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P=0.700N     P=0.547N     (e)          P=0.794N    |P=0.004 **   P=0.028 *    P=0.030 *    P=0.014 *    | 
|POLY 6             |     P=0.835      P=0.746N     (e)          P=1.000N    |P=0.018 *    P=0.048 *    P=0.062      P=0.043 *    | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P=0.723N     P=0.522N     (e)          P=0.771N    |P=0.003 **   P=0.008 **   P=0.006 **   P=0.063      | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P=0.479N     P=0.489N     (e)          P=0.510N    |P=0.006 **   P=0.032 *    P=0.048 *    P=0.007 **   | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P=0.411N     (e)          (e)          (e)         |P<0.001 **   (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Thyroid Gland: Follicular Cell                                                                                                   | 
|     Hyperplasia                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/48 (0%)    17/46 (37%)  37/43 (86%)  43/50 (86%) |0/49 (0%)    41/48 (85%)  34/42 (81%)  46/48 (96%)  | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     0/45.06      17/43.50     37/41.51     43/49.31    |0/45.28      41/46.66     34/38.28     46/47.79     | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     0.0%         39.1%        89.1%        87.2%       |0.0%         87.9%        88.8%        96.3%        | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    17/39 (44%)  33/35 (94%)  31/35 (89%) |0/40 (0%)    36/39 (92%)  27/28 (96%)  40/41 (98%)  | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          729 (T)      538          249         |---          425          332          638          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **  |P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   | 
|POLY 3             |     P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **  |P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   | 
|POLY 1.5           |     P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **  |P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   | 
|POLY 6             |     P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **  |P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **  |P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **  |P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   P<0.001 **   | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     P<0.001 **   (e)          (e)          (e)         |P<0.001 **   (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
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|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
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|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Urinary Bladder: Transitional Epithelium                                                                                         | 
|     Hyperplasia                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |     0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/49 (0%)    0/50 (0%)   |0/50 (0%)    0/49 (0%)    0/49 (0%)    2/50 (4%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |     0/46.13      0/45.93      0/43.72      0/43.91     |0/46.00      0/44.59      0/40.34      2/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |     0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%        |0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         4.2%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |     0/35 (0%)    0/40 (0%)    0/36 (0%)    0/35 (0%)   |0/40 (0%)    0/39 (0%)    0/28 (0%)    2/42 (5%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |     ---          ---          ---          ---         |---          ---          ---          729 (T)      | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.054      (e)          (e)          P=0.249      | 
|POLY 3             |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.046 *    (e)          (e)          P=0.247      | 
|POLY 1.5           |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.046 *    (e)          (e)          P=0.243      | 
|POLY 6             |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.047 *    (e)          (e)          P=0.252      | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |(e)          (e)          (e)          P=0.249      | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.046 *    (e)          (e)          P=0.247      | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |     (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)         |P=0.033 *    (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
|                   |                                                        |                                                    | 
|=================================================================================================================================| 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|Uterus                                                                                                                           | 
|     Cyst                                                                                                                        | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|                                                                                                                                 | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |                                                        |3/50 (6%)    0/50 (0%)    1/50 (2%)    1/50 (2%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |                                                        |3/46.42      0/44.99      1/41.10      1/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |                                                        |6.5%         0.0%         2.4%         2.1%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |                                                        |2/40 (5%)    0/39 (0%)    0/28 (0%)    1/42 (2%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |                                                        |605          ---          638          729 (T)      | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |                                                        |P=0.320N     P=0.129N     P=0.397N     P=0.289N     | 
|POLY 3             |                                                        |P=0.318N     P=0.124N     P=0.350N     P=0.293N     | 
|POLY 1.5           |                                                        |P=0.322N     P=0.122N     P=0.332N     P=0.298N     | 
|POLY 6             |                                                        |P=0.314N     P=0.126N     P=0.373N     P=0.288N     | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|                                                        |P=0.329N     P=0.118N     P=0.285N     P=0.319N     | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |                                                        |P=0.326N     P=0.121N     P=0.309N     P=0.309N     | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |                                                        |P=0.100N     (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
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       Date:  03/14/03                           EXPERIMENT: 92012 TEST: 05                                            Page 68      
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                                         Terminal Sacrifice at 105 weeks                                                            
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|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
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|     Hemorrhage                                                                                                                  | 
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |                                                        |0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    2/50 (4%)    0/50 (0%)    | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |                                                        |0/46.00      0/44.99      2/40.77      0/48.02      | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |                                                        |0.0%         0.0%         4.9%         0.0%         | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |                                                        |0/40 (0%)    0/39 (0%)    2/28 (7%)    0/42 (0%)    | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |                                                        |---          ---          729 (T)      ---          | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |                                                        |P=0.576      (e)          P=0.164      (e)          | 
|POLY 3             |                                                        |P=0.613      (e)          P=0.211      (e)          | 
|POLY 1.5           |                                                        |P=0.599      (e)          P=0.221      (e)          | 
|POLY 6             |                                                        |P=0.628      (e)          P=0.199      (e)          | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|                                                        |(e)          (e)          P=0.164      (e)          | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |                                                        |P=0.575      (e)          P=0.247      (e)          | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |                                                        |P=0.223      (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
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|                   |                              Males                     |                       Females                      | 
|Dose               |     0PPM         300 PPM      1000 PPM     3000 PPM    |0PPM         1000 PPM     2500 PPM     5000 PPM     | 
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|Uterus: Endometrium                                                                                                              | 
|     Hyperplasia Cystic                                                                                                          | 
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|LESION RATES       |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-----------        |                                                        |                                                    | 
|OVERALL (a)        |                                                        |10/50 (20%)  14/50 (28%)  15/50 (30%)  15/50 (30%)  | 
|POLY-3 RATE (b)    |                                                        |10/46.22     14/45.70     15/40.77     15/48.66     | 
|POLY-3 PERCENT (g) |                                                        |21.6%        30.6%        36.8%        30.8%        | 
|TERMINAL (d)       |                                                        |9/40 (23%)   13/39 (33%)  15/28 (54%)  13/42 (31%)  | 
|FIRST INCIDENCE    |                                                        |671          483          729 (T)      638          | 
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|STATISTICAL TESTS  |                                                        |                                                    | 
|-------------------|                                                        |                                                    | 
|LIFE TABLE         |                                                        |P=0.215      P=0.220      P=0.019 *    P=0.225      | 
|POLY 3             |                                                        |P=0.231      P=0.228      P=0.091      P=0.217      | 
|POLY 1.5           |                                                        |P=0.211      P=0.234      P=0.121      P=0.201      | 
|POLY 6             |                                                        |P=0.261      P=0.223      P=0.060      P=0.240      | 
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION|                                                        |P=0.244      P=0.220      P=0.031 *    P=0.210      | 
|COCH-ARM / FISHERS |                                                        |P=0.187      P=0.241      P=0.178      P=0.178      | 
|ORDER RESTRICTED   |                                                        |P=0.148      (e)          (e)          (e)          | 
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(a)  Number of tumor-bearing animals /  number of animals examined at site.                                                         
(b)  Number of tumor-bearing animals / Poly-3 number                                                                                
(d)  Observed incidence at terminal kill.                                                                                           
(f)  Beneath the control incidence are the P-values associated with the trend                                                       
test.  Beneath the dosed group incidence are the P-values corresponding to                                                          
pairwise comparisons between the controls and that dosed group.  The life                                                           
table analysis regards tumors in animals dying prior to  terminal kill as                                                           
 being (directly or indirectly) the cause of death.                                                                                 
Logistic regression is an alternative                                                                                               
 method for analyzing the incidence of non-fatal tumors. The Cochran-Armitage                                                       
and Fishers exact tests compare directly the overall incidence rates                                                                
For all tests a negative trend is indicated by N                                                                                    
(e)  Value of Statistic cannot be computed.                                                                                         
(g)  Poly-3 adjusted lifetime tumor incidence.                                                                                      
(I)  Interim sacrifice                                                                                                              
(T)  Terminal sacrifice                                                                                                             
#   Tumor rates based on number of animals necropsied.                                                                              
*   To the right of any statistical result, indicates significance at (P<=0.05).                                                    
**  To the right of any statistical result, indicates significance at (P<=0.01).