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TDMS Study 99033-01 Pathology Tables

NTP Experiment-Test: 99033-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                         TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II (ASPARTAME)                        Date: 03/05/03
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 11:28:56
                                                      FINAL #3 TG.AC MICE
       Facility:  BIORELIANCE
       Chemical CAS #:  22839-47-0
       Lock Date:  07/20/01
       Cage Range:  All
       Reasons For Removal:    All
       Removal Date Range:     All
       Treatment Groups:       Include 001    VEHICLE CONTROL
                               Include 002    3125 PPM
                               Include 003    6250 PPM
                               Include 004    12500   PPM
                               Include 005    25000   PPM
                               Include 006    50000   PPM
                               Include 008    VEHICLE CONTROL
                               Include 009    3125 PPM
                               Include 010    6250 PPM
                               Include 011    12500   PPM
                               Include 012    25000   PPM
                               Include 013    50000   PPM
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NTP Experiment-Test: 99033-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                         TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II (ASPARTAME)                        Date: 03/05/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 11:28:56    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1| 2| 2| 2|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 0| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 0| 7| 7| 7|                             |            |
                                           | 2| 5| 5| 5| 5| 0| 5| 5| 0| 5| 5| 9| 5| 5| 5|                             |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      O     |
   TGAC (FVB/N) HEMIZYGOUS FEMALE          | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                             |      A     |
    VEHICLE                                | 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2|                             |      L     |
    CONTROL                                | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Esophagus                               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Gallbladder                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +                              |  14        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                     2                                    |      1  2.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Colon                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Rectum                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Cecum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Duodenum               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Jejunum                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Ileum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Inflammation, Acute, Focal           |                                     2                                    |      1  2.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic Active, Focal  |                1        2                                                |      2  1.5|
      Necrosis, Focal                      |                            1                                             |      1  1.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pancreas                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Salivary Glands                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Tongue                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Ulcer                                | 1                                                                        |      1  1.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
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NTP Experiment-Test: 99033-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                         TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II (ASPARTAME)                        Date: 03/05/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 11:28:56    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1| 2| 2| 2|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 0| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 0| 7| 7| 7|                             |            |
                                           | 2| 5| 5| 5| 5| 0| 5| 5| 0| 5| 5| 9| 5| 5| 5|                             |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      O     |
   TGAC (FVB/N) HEMIZYGOUS FEMALE          | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                             |      A     |
    VEHICLE                                | 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2|                             |      L     |
    CONTROL                                | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM - cont                  |                                                                          |            |
   Tooth                                   | +              +        +        +                                       |   4        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Blood Vessel                            | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Cortex                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Accessory Adrenal Cortical Nodule    |                               1                                          |      1  1.0|
      Atrophy                              |             1  3        2                                                |      3  2.0|
      Subcapsular, Hyperplasia, Focal      | 1  1  1  1  1  1     1  1  1  1     1     1                              |     12  1.0|
      Zona Reticularis, Vacuolization      |                                                                          |            |
          Cytoplasmic                      | 3  2  2  2  3     1  2  2     3     2  3  1                              |     12  2.2|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Medulla                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Parathyroid Gland                       | M  +  M  +  M  M  +  +  M  M  M  M  M  M  M                              |   4        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  +  M  +  I  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  13        |
      Cyst                                 |    2  X                                                                  |      2  2.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Follicle, Cyst                       | X                                                                        |      1     |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Tissue NOS                              |                   +        +                                             |   2        |
      Pigmentation                         |                   1                                                      |      1  1.0|
      Abdominal, Fat, Necrosis, Focal      |                            4                                             |      1  4.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
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NTP Experiment-Test: 99033-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                         TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II (ASPARTAME)                        Date: 03/05/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 11:28:56    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1| 2| 2| 2|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 0| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 0| 7| 7| 7|                             |            |
                                           | 2| 5| 5| 5| 5| 0| 5| 5| 0| 5| 5| 9| 5| 5| 5|                             |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      O     |
   TGAC (FVB/N) HEMIZYGOUS FEMALE          | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                             |      A     |
    VEHICLE                                | 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2|                             |      L     |
    CONTROL                                | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Clitoral Gland                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Ovary                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Atrophy                              | 2                       1                                                |      2  1.5|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Uterus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Endometrium, Hyperplasia, Cystic     | 1  2  1  1     2     2  1  2  3     1                                    |     10  1.6|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Vagina                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone Marrow                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node                              |                                     +                                    |   1        |
      Renal, Hyperplasia                   |                                     2                                    |      1  2.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Hyperplasia, Plasma Cell             |                2        2                                                |      2  2.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mediastinal                 | +  +  +  +  I  M  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +                              |  12        |
      Hyperplasia                          |                                     2                                    |      1  2.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     | 1  2  1     1  3  1     3     2     1  1                                 |     10  1.6|
      Pigmentation                         | 1  1  1  2  2        1        1     1  2  1                              |     10  1.3|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thymus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Atrophy, Diffuse                     | 4                       3        4                                       |      3  3.7|
      Atrophy, Focal                       |                                     1  2                                 |      2  1.5|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
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NTP Experiment-Test: 99033-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                         TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II (ASPARTAME)                        Date: 03/05/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 11:28:56    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1| 2| 2| 2|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 0| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 0| 7| 7| 7|                             |            |
                                           | 2| 5| 5| 5| 5| 0| 5| 5| 0| 5| 5| 9| 5| 5| 5|                             |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      O     |
   TGAC (FVB/N) HEMIZYGOUS FEMALE          | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                             |      A     |
    VEHICLE                                | 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2|                             |      L     |
    CONTROL                                | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mammary Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Skin                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Skeletal Muscle                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Brain                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Larynx                                  | M  M  M  M  M  M  I  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M                              |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Hemorrhage, Focal                    |                      1                                                   |      1  1.0|
      Infiltration Cellular, Focal,        |                                                                          |            |
          Lymphocyte                       |                         1                                                |      1  1.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic Active, Focal  |                2                                                         |      1  2.0|
      Alveolar Epithelium, Hyperplasia,    |                                                                          |            |
           Focal                           |                               1                                          |      1  1.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Nose                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Trachea                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Eye                                     | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
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NTP Experiment-Test: 99033-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                         TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II (ASPARTAME)                        Date: 03/05/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 11:28:56    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1| 2| 2| 2|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 4| 7| 7| 7| 7| 0| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 0| 7| 7| 7|                             |            |
                                           | 2| 5| 5| 5| 5| 0| 5| 5| 0| 5| 5| 9| 5| 5| 5|                             |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      O     |
   TGAC (FVB/N) HEMIZYGOUS FEMALE          | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                             |      A     |
    VEHICLE                                | 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2|                             |      L     |
    CONTROL                                | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM - cont              |                                                                          |            |
      Retina, Atrophy                      | 3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3                              |     15  3.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Harderian Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Zymbal's Gland                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Infiltration Cellular, Focal,        |                                                                          |            |
          Lymphocyte                       |                1                                                         |      1  1.0|
      Nephropathy                          |    1                                                                     |      1  1.0|
      Renal Tubule, Dilatation, Focal      |                                     1                                    |      1  1.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Urinary Bladder                         | +  +  +  I  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
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NTP Experiment-Test: 99033-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                         TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II (ASPARTAME)                        Date: 03/05/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 11:28:56    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 0| 2| 1| 2|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 9| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 0| 9| 7|                             |            |
                                           | 2| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 1| 5| 1| 6| 8| 5|                             |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      O     |
   TGAC (FVB/N) HEMIZYGOUS FEMALE          | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                             |      A     |
    3125 PPM                               | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|                             |      L     |
                                           | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Infiltration Cellular, Focal,        |                                                                          |            |
          Lymphocyte                       |                                  1                                       |      1  1.0|
      Hepatocyte, Necrosis, Focal          |    1                                                                     |      1  1.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  A  +  +                              |  13        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Glandular                      | A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  A  +  +                              |  12        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Tooth                                   |    +                       +  +     +                                    |   4        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Cortex                          | A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  A  +  +                              |  12        |
      Atrophy                              |                            1           3                                 |      2  2.0|
      Subcapsular, Hyperplasia, Focal      |       1     1  1        1  1  1                                          |      6  1.0|
      Zona Reticularis, Vacuolization      |                                                                          |            |
          Cytoplasmic                      |    1  1  2  1  2  1  3  1                 3                              |      9  1.7|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Medulla                         | A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  A  +  +                              |  12        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  I  +  +  A  I  +                              |  11        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  A  +  +                              |  13        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                             Page   7                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 99033-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                         TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II (ASPARTAME)                        Date: 03/05/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 11:28:56    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 0| 2| 1| 2|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 9| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 0| 9| 7|                             |            |
                                           | 2| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 1| 5| 1| 6| 8| 5|                             |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      O     |
   TGAC (FVB/N) HEMIZYGOUS FEMALE          | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                             |      A     |
    3125 PPM                               | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|                             |      L     |
                                           | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 GENITAL SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Ovary                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Uterus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  A  +  +                              |  13        |
      Endometrium, Hyperplasia, Cystic     |       2  2  1     1  2  1     2           2                              |      8  1.6|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +                              |  14        |
      Hyperplasia                          |    2                                   3                                 |      2  2.5|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  A  +  +                              |  13        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mediastinal                 | M  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  A  A  +  +                              |  11        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +                              |  14        |
      Accessory Spleen                     |                                           2                              |      1  2.0|
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |    2  1  1  3                                                            |      4  1.8|
      Pigmentation                         |    1  1  2  1  1  1  1  1     1           1                              |     10  1.1|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thymus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  M  +                              |  13        |
      Atrophy, Diffuse                     | 4                                                                        |      1  4.0|
      Atrophy, Focal                       |                               2                                          |      1  2.0|
      Hyperplasia, Diffuse                 |                                     4                                    |      1  4.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mammary Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  A  +  +                              |  13        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Skin                                    |       +                 +              +                                 |   3        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                             Page   8                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 99033-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                         TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II (ASPARTAME)                        Date: 03/05/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 11:28:56    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 0| 2| 1| 2|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 9| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 0| 9| 7|                             |            |
                                           | 2| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 1| 5| 1| 6| 8| 5|                             |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      O     |
   TGAC (FVB/N) HEMIZYGOUS FEMALE          | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                             |      A     |
    3125 PPM                               | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3|                             |      L     |
                                           | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Brain                                   | A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  A  +  +                              |  12        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +                              |  14        |
      Alveolar Epithelium, Hyperplasia,    |                                                                          |            |
           Focal                           |                         2                                                |      1  2.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Kidney                                  | A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  A  +  +                              |  12        |
      Renal Tubule, Dilatation, Focal      |          1     1                                                         |      2  1.0|
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                             Page   9                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 99033-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                         TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II (ASPARTAME)                        Date: 03/05/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 11:28:56    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 0| 1| 2| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 0| 2| 2|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 0| 6| 4| 7| 1| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 0| 7|                             |            |
                                           | 5| 0| 1| 8| 5| 3| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 7| 7| 5|                             |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      O     |
   TGAC (FVB/N) HEMIZYGOUS FEMALE          | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                             |      A     |
    6250 PPM                               | 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5|                             |      L     |
                                           | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
      Necrosis                             |                                        1                                 |      1  1.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  A  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  13        |
      Infiltration Cellular, Focal,        |                                                                          |            |
          Lymphocyte                       |                      1                                                   |      1  1.0|
      Muscularis, Inflammation, Acute,     |                                                                          |            |
           Focal                           |                                  1                                       |      1  1.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  A  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  13        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Tooth                                   |    +                                   +                                 |   2        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Cortex                          | +  +  +  A  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  13        |
      Atrophy                              | 1                                                                        |      1  1.0|
      Subcapsular, Hyperplasia, Focal      |    1                    1  1  1        1  1                              |      6  1.0|
      Zona Reticularis, Vacuolization      |                                                                          |            |
          Cytoplasmic                      | 3           3     3        2     1        2                              |      6  2.3|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Medulla                         | +  +  +  A  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  13        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  M  A  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  12        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  A  +  A  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  12        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                             Page  10                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 99033-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                         TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II (ASPARTAME)                        Date: 03/05/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 11:28:56    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 0| 1| 2| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 0| 2| 2|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 0| 6| 4| 7| 1| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 0| 7|                             |            |
                                           | 5| 0| 1| 8| 5| 3| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 7| 7| 5|                             |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      O     |
   TGAC (FVB/N) HEMIZYGOUS FEMALE          | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                             |      A     |
    6250 PPM                               | 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5|                             |      L     |
                                           | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Ovary                                   | +  +  +  A  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  13        |
      Atrophy                              |    3                                                                     |      1  3.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Uterus                                  | +  +  +  A  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  13        |
      Endometrium, Hyperplasia, Cystic     | 2           1     2  2  1  1  1  1        2                              |      9  1.4|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  M  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +                              |  12        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  M  A  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  12        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mediastinal                 | +  +  +  A  +  A  M  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +                              |  11        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     | 2           2     1     2        2  1     1                              |      7  1.6|
      Pigmentation                         | 1  2  1     1        1  1  1  1  1  1     1                              |     11  1.1|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thymus                                  | +  M  +  A  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  12        |
      Atrophy, Diffuse                     |                                     3                                    |      1  3.0|
      Atrophy, Focal                       |                                        2                                 |      1  2.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mammary Gland                           | +  +  +  A  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  13        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Skin                                    |                                  +                                       |   1        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                             Page  11                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 99033-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                         TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II (ASPARTAME)                        Date: 03/05/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 11:28:56    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 0| 1| 2| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 0| 2| 2|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 0| 6| 4| 7| 1| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 0| 7|                             |            |
                                           | 5| 0| 1| 8| 5| 3| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 7| 7| 5|                             |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      O     |
   TGAC (FVB/N) HEMIZYGOUS FEMALE          | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                             |      A     |
    6250 PPM                               | 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5|                             |      L     |
                                           | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 NERVOUS SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |            |
   Brain                                   | +  +  +  A  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  13        |
      Cerebellum, Corpus Callosum, Pons,   |                                                                          |            |
           Vacuolization Cytoplasmic, Focal|                                     1                                    |      1  1.0|
      Cortex, Cerebrum, Neuron, Necrosis   |                                     1                                    |      1  1.0|
      Pyramidal Cell, Hippocampus, Necrosis|                                     1                                    |      1  1.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  A  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  13        |
      Renal Tubule, Dilatation, Focal      |                   1                                                      |      1  1.0|
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                             Page  12                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 99033-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                         TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II (ASPARTAME)                        Date: 03/05/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 11:28:56    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 1| 1| 2| 0| 2| 2| 2| 1| 2| 2| 2| 1| 2|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 7| 3| 6| 7| 9| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 8| 7|                             |            |
                                           | 5| 5| 4| 5| 5| 7| 5| 5| 1| 5| 5| 5| 5| 4| 5|                             |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      O     |
   TGAC (FVB/N) HEMIZYGOUS FEMALE          | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                             |      A     |
    12500                                  | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6|                             |      L     |
    PPM                                    | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Infiltration Cellular, Focal,        |                                                                          |            |
          Polymorphonuclear                |                                           1                              |      1  1.0|
      Hepatocyte, Necrosis, Focal          |             1           1  1  1                                          |      4  1.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Salivary Glands                         |                +                                                         |   1        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Tooth                                   |          +              +  +  +        +                                 |   5        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Cortex                          | +  +  +  A  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  13        |
      Atrophy                              | 1  1              1        1                                             |      4  1.0|
      Subcapsular, Hyperplasia, Focal      |             1        1        1     1     1                              |      5  1.0|
      Zona Reticularis, Vacuolization      |                                                                          |            |
          Cytoplasmic                      |    1        1     3  2        2  1  3     2                              |      8  1.9|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Medulla                         | +  +  +  A  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  13        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  M  +  +  I  +  +  +  M  +  M  +  +  I                              |  10        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                             Page  13                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 99033-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                         TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II (ASPARTAME)                        Date: 03/05/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 11:28:56    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 1| 1| 2| 0| 2| 2| 2| 1| 2| 2| 2| 1| 2|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 7| 3| 6| 7| 9| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 8| 7|                             |            |
                                           | 5| 5| 4| 5| 5| 7| 5| 5| 1| 5| 5| 5| 5| 4| 5|                             |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      O     |
   TGAC (FVB/N) HEMIZYGOUS FEMALE          | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                             |      A     |
    12500                                  | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6|                             |      L     |
    PPM                                    | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Ovary                                   | +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Uterus                                  | +  +  +  A  +  A  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  12        |
      Cyst, Focal                          |                               3                                          |      1  3.0|
      Endometrium, Hyperplasia, Cystic     | 1  1        2     3  1        1  2  1  1  2                              |     10  1.5|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node                              |                      +                                                   |   1        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  +  +  A  +  A  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +                              |  12        |
      Hyperplasia                          |                                        2  2                              |      2  2.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  A  +  +  A  +  I  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  12        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mediastinal                 | +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  M                              |  12        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Spleen                                  | +  +  A  +  +  A  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  12        |
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |          2           3     2  1     1  1                                 |      6  1.7|
      Pigmentation                         | 1  2     2  1     1           1  1  1  1  1                              |     10  1.2|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thymus                                  | +  +  A  M  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  12        |
      Atrophy, Diffuse                     |                            4           3                                 |      2  3.5|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mammary Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                             Page  14                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 99033-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                         TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II (ASPARTAME)                        Date: 03/05/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 11:28:56    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 1| 1| 2| 0| 2| 2| 2| 1| 2| 2| 2| 1| 2|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 7| 3| 6| 7| 9| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 8| 7|                             |            |
                                           | 5| 5| 4| 5| 5| 7| 5| 5| 1| 5| 5| 5| 5| 4| 5|                             |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      O     |
   TGAC (FVB/N) HEMIZYGOUS FEMALE          | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                             |      A     |
    12500                                  | 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6|                             |      L     |
    PPM                                    | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 NERVOUS SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |            |
   Brain                                   | +  +  A  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  13        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Perivascular, Infiltration Cellular, |                                                                          |            |
           Lymphocyte                      |                         1                                                |      1  1.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                             Page  15                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 99033-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                         TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II (ASPARTAME)                        Date: 03/05/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 11:28:56    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 0| 2| 2|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 2| 7| 7|                             |            |
                                           | 5| 7| 0| 5| 5| 5| 5| 9| 5| 5| 5| 5| 3| 5| 5|                             |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      O     |
   TGAC (FVB/N) HEMIZYGOUS FEMALE          | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                             |      A     |
    25000                                  | 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 8|                             |      L     |
    PPM                                    | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +                              |  14        |
      Inflammation, Acute, Focal           |    1                                                                     |      1  1.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic Active, Focal  |                      1                                                   |      1  1.0|
      Hepatocyte, Necrosis, Focal          |          1                                                               |      1  1.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Tooth                                   |    +  +              +        +        +                                 |   5        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Cortex                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +                              |  14        |
      Atrophy                              | 2     1              2           1        2                              |      5  1.6|
      Capsule, Inflammation, Acute, Focal  |    2                                                                     |      1  2.0|
      Subcapsular, Hyperplasia, Focal      |          1  1     1     1  1  1                                          |      6  1.0|
      Zona Reticularis, Vacuolization      |                                                                          |            |
          Cytoplasmic                      | 4     2  2  2  2        3  2  2  3                                       |      9  2.4|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Medulla                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  I  +  I  +  I  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +                              |  11        |
      Pars Intermedia, Hypertrophy         |                      2                                                   |      1  2.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +                              |  14        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                             Page  16                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 99033-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                         TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II (ASPARTAME)                        Date: 03/05/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 11:28:56    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 0| 2| 2|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 2| 7| 7|                             |            |
                                           | 5| 7| 0| 5| 5| 5| 5| 9| 5| 5| 5| 5| 3| 5| 5|                             |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      O     |
   TGAC (FVB/N) HEMIZYGOUS FEMALE          | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                             |      A     |
    25000                                  | 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 8|                             |      L     |
    PPM                                    | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Ovary                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +                              |  14        |
      Cyst, Focal                          |             1                                                            |      1  1.0|
      Hemorrhage, Focal                    |                         2                                                |      1  2.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Uterus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +                              |  14        |
      Hydrometra                           |                   1                                                      |      1  1.0|
      Endometrium, Hyperplasia, Cystic     | 2     1     1  2        3  2  2  3     2  1                              |     10  1.9|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +                              |  14        |
      Hyperplasia                          |    3                 4                                                   |      2  3.5|
      Inflammation, Acute, Focal           |    3                                                                     |      1  3.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mediastinal                 | M  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  I  +  +  +  A  +  +                              |  11        |
      Hyperplasia                          |                      2                                                   |      1  2.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +                              |  14        |
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |    4  2        1     4     2  1  1        1                              |      8  2.0|
      Pigmentation                         | 1        1  2  1  1     2  1  1  1     1  2                              |     11  1.3|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thymus                                  | +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +                              |  13        |
      Atrophy, Diffuse                     |       4              4                                                   |      2  4.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mammary Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Skin                                    |                +           +  +                                          |   3        |
      Lip, Control Epidermis, Hyperplasia, |                                                                          |            |
           Focal                           |                            3                                             |      1  3.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                             Page  17                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 99033-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                         TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II (ASPARTAME)                        Date: 03/05/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 11:28:56    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 0| 2| 2|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 2| 7| 7|                             |            |
                                           | 5| 7| 0| 5| 5| 5| 5| 9| 5| 5| 5| 5| 3| 5| 5|                             |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      O     |
   TGAC (FVB/N) HEMIZYGOUS FEMALE          | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                             |      A     |
    25000                                  | 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 8|                             |      L     |
    PPM                                    | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Brain                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +                              |  14        |
      Abscess, Focal                       |    3                                                                     |      1  3.0|
      Inflammation, Acute, Focal           |    3                                                                     |      1  3.0|
      Medulla, Vacuolization Cytoplasmic   |    1                                                                     |      1  1.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +                              |  14        |
      Perivascular, Infiltration Cellular, |                                                                          |            |
           Lymphocyte                      |          1                                                               |      1  1.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +                              |  14        |
      Inflammation, Acute, Focal           |    4                                                                     |      1  4.0|
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                             Page  18                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 99033-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                         TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II (ASPARTAME)                        Date: 03/05/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 11:28:56    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 0| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 0| 2| 1| 1| 0| 2| 2| 2|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 9| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 8| 5| 9| 7| 1| 7|                             |            |
                                           | 5| 2| 5| 5| 5| 5| 9| 9| 5| 4| 1| 2| 5| 5| 5|                             |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      O     |
   TGAC (FVB/N) HEMIZYGOUS FEMALE          | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                             |      A     |
    50000                                  | 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9|                             |      L     |
    PPM                                    | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Esophagus                               | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  A  +  A  +                              |  11        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Gallbladder                             | M  A  +  M  M  +  +  A  +  M  A  M  +  A  +                              |   6        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Colon                  | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  A  A  +  A  +                              |  10        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Rectum                 | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  A  A  +  A  +                              |  10        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Cecum                  | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  A  A  +  A  +                              |  10        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Duodenum               | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  A  A  +  A  +                              |  10        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Jejunum                | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  A  A  +  A  +                              |  10        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Ileum                  | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  A  A  +  A  +                              |  10        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +                              |  14        |
      Inflammation, Acute, Focal           |                      1     1                                             |      2  1.0|
      Inflammation, Chronic Active, Focal  |                                     1                                    |      1  1.0|
      Necrosis, Focal                      |    2     1  1                             2                              |      4  1.5|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pancreas                                | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +                              |  13        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Salivary Glands                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  A  +                              |  13        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  A  +  A  +                              |  11        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  A  A  +  A  +                              |  10        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Tongue                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Tooth                                   |                            +                                             |   1        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                             Page  19                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 99033-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                         TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II (ASPARTAME)                        Date: 03/05/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 11:28:56    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 0| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 0| 2| 1| 1| 0| 2| 2| 2|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 9| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 8| 5| 9| 7| 1| 7|                             |            |
                                           | 5| 2| 5| 5| 5| 5| 9| 9| 5| 4| 1| 2| 5| 5| 5|                             |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      O     |
   TGAC (FVB/N) HEMIZYGOUS FEMALE          | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                             |      A     |
    50000                                  | 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9|                             |      L     |
    PPM                                    | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Blood Vessel                            | +  A  M  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  A  +  A  +                              |  10        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Cortex                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Atrophy                              |          1        1     2  2        1                                    |      5  1.4|
      Subcapsular, Hyperplasia, Focal      | 1              1        1  1        1     1                              |      6  1.0|
      Zona Reticularis, Vacuolization      |                                                                          |            |
          Cytoplasmic                      |       1  1        2     1  2  1     1  2                                 |      8  1.4|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Medulla                         | +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  A  A  +  +  +                              |  11        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Parathyroid Gland                       | M  M  M  M  M  +  I  M  M  M  A  M  +  M  +                              |   3        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  M  +  I  +  +  +  M  +  +  A  M  +  A  +                              |   9        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  A  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  A  A  +  +  +                              |  11        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Clitoral Gland                          | +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  M  A  +  A  +                              |  10        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Ovary                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Uterus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
      Endometrium, Hyperplasia, Cystic     | 1     1  2  2  2  1     1        1  1     2                              |     10  1.4|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                             Page  20                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 99033-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                         TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II (ASPARTAME)                        Date: 03/05/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 11:28:56    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 0| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 0| 2| 1| 1| 0| 2| 2| 2|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 9| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 8| 5| 9| 7| 1| 7|                             |            |
                                           | 5| 2| 5| 5| 5| 5| 9| 9| 5| 4| 1| 2| 5| 5| 5|                             |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      O     |
   TGAC (FVB/N) HEMIZYGOUS FEMALE          | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                             |      A     |
    50000                                  | 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9|                             |      L     |
    PPM                                    | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 GENITAL SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Vagina                                  | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  A  +  A  +                              |  11        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone Marrow                             | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  A  +  +  +                              |  12        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  A  +  A  +                              |  12        |
      Hyperplasia, Plasma Cell             |                            2                                             |      1  2.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  A  A  M  A  +                              |   9        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mediastinal                 | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  M  A  +  +  +                              |  11        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +                              |  14        |
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |          1     1  2     1                 1                              |      5  1.2|
      Pigmentation                         | 1     1  1  1  1  1     1           1     1                              |      9  1.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thymus                                  | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  A  +  A  +                              |  11        |
      Atrophy, Diffuse                     |                   3        4                                             |      2  3.5|
      Atrophy, Focal                       | 2                                                                        |      1  2.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mammary Gland                           | +  A  M  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  A  +  +  +                              |  11        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Skin                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Skeletal Muscle                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +                              |  14        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                             Page  21                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 99033-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                         TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II (ASPARTAME)                        Date: 03/05/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 11:28:56    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 0| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 0| 2| 1| 1| 0| 2| 2| 2|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 9| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 8| 5| 9| 7| 1| 7|                             |            |
                                           | 5| 2| 5| 5| 5| 5| 9| 9| 5| 4| 1| 2| 5| 5| 5|                             |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      O     |
   TGAC (FVB/N) HEMIZYGOUS FEMALE          | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                             |      A     |
    50000                                  | 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9|                             |      L     |
    PPM                                    | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Brain                                   | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  A  +  A  +                              |  11        |
      Cortex, Cerebrum, Degeneration, Focal|                                           1                              |      1  1.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Larynx                                  | M  M  I  M  M  M  M  M  I  M  M  M  M  M  I                              |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Nose                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  A  +  +  +                              |  13        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Trachea                                 | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  A  A  +  A  +                              |  10        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Eye                                     | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  A  A  +  A  +                              |  10        |
      Retina, Atrophy                      | 3     3  3  3  3  3     3  3        3     3                              |     10  3.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Harderian Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Inflammation, Chronic Active         |                                     1                                    |      1  1.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Zymbal's Gland                          | +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +                              |  13        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Kidney                                  | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
      Mineralization, Focal                |                   1                                                      |      1  1.0|
      Nephropathy                          |          1                                                               |      1  1.0|
      Renal Tubule, Dilatation, Focal      |       1                                                                  |      1  1.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Urinary Bladder                         | +  A  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  A  A  +  A  +                              |  10        |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                             Page  22                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 99033-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                         TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II (ASPARTAME)                        Date: 03/05/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 11:28:56    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 0| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1| 1|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 9|                             |            |
                                           | 4| 4| 4| 6| 4| 1| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 1| 1| 3| 7|                             |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      O     |
   TGAC (FVB/N) HEMIZYGOUS MALE            | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      A     |
    VEHICLE                                | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                             |      L     |
    CONTROL                                | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Esophagus                               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  A  +                              |  13        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Gallbladder                             | +  +  +  A  M  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  A  A                              |  10        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Colon                  | +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  A                              |  12        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Rectum                 | +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  A                              |  12        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Cecum                  | +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  A                              |  12        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Duodenum               | +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  A                              |  12        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Jejunum                | +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  A                              |  12        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Ileum                  | +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  A                              |  12        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Infiltration Cellular, Focal,        |                                                                          |            |
          Lymphocyte                       |                                     2                                    |      1  2.0|
      Inflammation, Acute, Focal           |                               1                                          |      1  1.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pancreas                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  A                              |  13        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Salivary Glands                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  A                              |  13        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  A                              |  12        |
      Epithelium, Hyperplasia              |             1                                                            |      1  1.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  A                              |  12        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Tongue                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  A  A                              |  12        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Tooth                                   |          +     +                 +  +                                    |   4        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                             Page  23                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 99033-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                         TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II (ASPARTAME)                        Date: 03/05/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 11:28:56    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 0| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1| 1|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 9|                             |            |
                                           | 4| 4| 4| 6| 4| 1| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 1| 1| 3| 7|                             |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      O     |
   TGAC (FVB/N) HEMIZYGOUS MALE            | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      A     |
    VEHICLE                                | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                             |      L     |
    CONTROL                                | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Blood Vessel                            | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  A  A                              |  12        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Cortex                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  A                              |  13        |
      Atrophy                              | 2  2  3     2     2  2  2  2  2  2                                       |     10  2.1|
      Hypertrophy, Focal                   | 1  1  1     1     1  1  1  1  1                                          |      9  1.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Medulla                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  A                              |  13        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  A                              |  13        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Parathyroid Gland                       | +  M  +  +  M  +  I  M  M  +  M  M  M  A  A                              |   5        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  +  I  +  +  +  +  I  I  I  +  +  A  A                              |   9        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +                              |  13        |
      Follicle, Cyst                       |                                     2     2                              |      2  2.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Epididymis                              | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Unilateral, Aspermia                 |                X                                                         |      1     |
      Unilateral, Cyst                     |                3                                                         |      1  3.0|
      Unilateral, Duct, Hyperplasia,       |                                                                          |            |
          Regenerative                     |                2                                                         |      1  2.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Preputial Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  A  A                              |  12        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                             Page  24                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 99033-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                         TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II (ASPARTAME)                        Date: 03/05/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 11:28:56    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 0| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1| 1|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 9|                             |            |
                                           | 4| 4| 4| 6| 4| 1| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 1| 1| 3| 7|                             |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      O     |
   TGAC (FVB/N) HEMIZYGOUS MALE            | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      A     |
    VEHICLE                                | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                             |      L     |
    CONTROL                                | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 GENITAL SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |            |
      Cyst                                 |                                     2                                    |      1  2.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Prostate                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  A                              |  13        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Seminal Vesicle                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  A                              |  13        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Testes                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Unilateral, Cyst                     |                1                                                         |      1  1.0|
      Unilateral, Germinal Epithelium,     |                                                                          |            |
           Degeneration                    |                3                                                         |      1  3.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone Marrow                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  M                              |  12        |
      Hyperplasia, Plasma Cell             |                                     3                                    |      1  3.0|
      Necrosis                             |                                  1  1                                    |      2  1.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  A                              |  13        |
      Necrosis                             |                                  1                                       |      1  1.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mediastinal                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  I  I  M  A                              |  11        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +                              |  14        |
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |                3           1     1                                       |      3  1.7|
      Pigmentation                         |    1  1     1     1  1  1  1  1  1                                       |      9  1.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thymus                                  | +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  A                              |  12        |
      Atrophy, Diffuse                     |                4                                                         |      1  4.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mammary Gland                           | M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M                              |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                             Page  25                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 99033-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                         TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II (ASPARTAME)                        Date: 03/05/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 11:28:56    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 0| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1| 1|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 9|                             |            |
                                           | 4| 4| 4| 6| 4| 1| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 1| 1| 3| 7|                             |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      O     |
   TGAC (FVB/N) HEMIZYGOUS MALE            | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      A     |
    VEHICLE                                | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                             |      L     |
    CONTROL                                | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM - cont               |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Skin                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  A                              |  13        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Skeletal Muscle                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Brain                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Larynx                                  | +  I  I  I  I  I  +  I  +  M  M  M  I  A  A                              |   3        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Nose                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Trachea                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  A                              |  13        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Eye                                     | +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  A                              |  12        |
      Retina, Atrophy                      | 3  3  3     3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3                                    |     12  3.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Harderian Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Zymbal's Gland                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +                              |  14        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                             Page  26                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 99033-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                         TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II (ASPARTAME)                        Date: 03/05/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 11:28:56    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 0| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1| 1|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 9|                             |            |
                                           | 4| 4| 4| 6| 4| 1| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 1| 1| 3| 7|                             |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      O     |
   TGAC (FVB/N) HEMIZYGOUS MALE            | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      A     |
    VEHICLE                                | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|                             |      L     |
    CONTROL                                | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 URINARY SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |            |
   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Nephropathy                          |                1              1  1                                       |      3  1.0|
      Renal Tubule, Dilatation, Focal      |                               1                                          |      1  1.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Urinary Bladder                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  A                              |  13        |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                             Page  27                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 99033-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                         TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II (ASPARTAME)                        Date: 03/05/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 11:28:56    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1| 2|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 9| 7|                             |            |
                                           | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 1| 1| 4| 4| 4| 8| 4|                             |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      O     |
   TGAC (FVB/N) HEMIZYGOUS MALE            | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      A     |
    3125 PPM                               | 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3|                             |      L     |
                                           | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Tooth                                   |             +           +  +           +                                 |   4        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Cortex                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Atrophy                              | 2  2  1  1  1  1  1  2        3  2  2     1                              |     12  1.6|
      Hypertrophy, Focal                   |    1        1        1              1     1                              |      5  1.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Medulla                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  I  +  +  +  +  +                              |  13        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Epididymis                              | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Bilateral, Aspermia                  |                      X                                                   |      1     |
      Unilateral, Aspermia                 |             X     X              X                                       |      3     |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                             Page  28                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 99033-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                         TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II (ASPARTAME)                        Date: 03/05/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 11:28:56    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1| 2|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 9| 7|                             |            |
                                           | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 1| 1| 4| 4| 4| 8| 4|                             |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      O     |
   TGAC (FVB/N) HEMIZYGOUS MALE            | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      A     |
    3125 PPM                               | 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3|                             |      L     |
                                           | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 GENITAL SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |            |
   Penis                                   |                                        +                                 |   1        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Preputial Gland                         |                               +                                          |   1        |
      Cyst                                 |                               2                                          |      1  2.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Prostate                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Inflammation, Acute, Focal           |                                        3                                 |      1  3.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Testes                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Bilateral, Germinal Epithelium,      |                                                                          |            |
          Degeneration                     |                   3  3                                                   |      2  3.0|
      Unilateral, Cyst                     |             2                    3                                       |      2  2.5|
      Unilateral, Germinal Epithelium,     |                                                                          |            |
           Degeneration                    |             3                    3                                       |      2  3.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Hyperplasia                          |                            1           3                                 |      2  2.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mediastinal                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  M  +  +                              |  13        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |    1                    1        1                                       |      3  1.0|
      Pigmentation                         | 1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1     1     1     1                              |     12  1.0|
      Lymphoid Follicle, Depletion Cellular|                                        1                                 |      1  1.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thymus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +                              |  14        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mammary Gland                           | M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M                              |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                             Page  29                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 99033-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                         TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II (ASPARTAME)                        Date: 03/05/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 11:28:56    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1| 2|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 9| 7|                             |            |
                                           | 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 1| 1| 4| 4| 4| 8| 4|                             |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      O     |
   TGAC (FVB/N) HEMIZYGOUS MALE            | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      A     |
    3125 PPM                               | 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3|                             |      L     |
                                           | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM - cont               |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Skin                                    |                +                          +                              |   2        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Brain                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Hemorrhage, Focal                    |          1                    1        1                                 |      3  1.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                             Page  30                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 99033-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                         TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II (ASPARTAME)                        Date: 03/05/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 11:28:56    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 1| 1| 2| 2| 1| 2| 0| 2| 2| 2| 1| 2| 2|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 7| 3| 9| 7| 7| 5| 7| 7| 7| 7| 0| 3| 7| 7|                             |            |
                                           | 1| 4| 2| 7| 4| 4| 0| 4| 8| 4| 4| 7| 8| 4| 4|                             |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      O     |
   TGAC (FVB/N) HEMIZYGOUS MALE            | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      A     |
    6250 PPM                               | 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|                             |      L     |
                                           | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Salivary Glands                         |                                  +  +                                    |   2        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  13        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  13        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Tooth                                   | +  +                                                                     |   2        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Cortex                          | +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  13        |
      Atrophy                              |    1        3  1     2     1  1        1  1                              |      8  1.4|
      Hypertrophy, Focal                   |             1        1        1        1  1                              |      5  1.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Medulla                         | +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  13        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pituitary Gland                         | I  +  M  +  +  +  I  I  A  M  I  +  M  I  +                              |   6        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  13        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Coagulating Gland                       |                                           +                              |   1        |
      Cyst                                 |                                           3                              |      1  3.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                             Page  31                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 99033-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                         TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II (ASPARTAME)                        Date: 03/05/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 11:28:56    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 1| 1| 2| 2| 1| 2| 0| 2| 2| 2| 1| 2| 2|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 7| 3| 9| 7| 7| 5| 7| 7| 7| 7| 0| 3| 7| 7|                             |            |
                                           | 1| 4| 2| 7| 4| 4| 0| 4| 8| 4| 4| 7| 8| 4| 4|                             |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      O     |
   TGAC (FVB/N) HEMIZYGOUS MALE            | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      A     |
    6250 PPM                               | 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|                             |      L     |
                                           | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 GENITAL SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Epididymis                              | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Unilateral, Aspermia                 |    X                    X  X     X                                       |      4     |
      Unilateral, Cyst                     |                                  3                                       |      1  3.0|
      Unilateral, Inflammation, Chronic    |                                                                          |            |
          Active                           |    3                             2                                       |      2  2.5|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Preputial Gland                         |                +                                                         |   1        |
      Cyst                                 |                3                                                         |      1  3.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Prostate                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Testes                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Cyst                                 |    2                                                                     |      1  2.0|
      Unilateral, Cyst                     |    2                    2  3                                             |      3  2.3|
      Unilateral, Germinal Epithelium,     |                                                                          |            |
           Degeneration                    |    3                    2  3     2                                       |      4  2.5|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  M  +  +  +  +  +                              |  13        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  13        |
      Hyperplasia                          |                                     2                                    |      1  2.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mediastinal                 | M  M  M  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  11        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Spleen                                  | +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  13        |
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |    1        1  2           1  1  2  2  1                                 |      8  1.4|
      Pigmentation                         |    1        1  1  1  1        1        1  1                              |      8  1.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thymus                                  | +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  M  +  +  +                              |  12        |
      Atrophy, Diffuse                     |                   3                                                      |      1  3.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                             Page  32                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 99033-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                         TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II (ASPARTAME)                        Date: 03/05/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 11:28:56    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 1| 1| 2| 2| 1| 2| 0| 2| 2| 2| 1| 2| 2|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 7| 3| 9| 7| 7| 5| 7| 7| 7| 7| 0| 3| 7| 7|                             |            |
                                           | 1| 4| 2| 7| 4| 4| 0| 4| 8| 4| 4| 7| 8| 4| 4|                             |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      O     |
   TGAC (FVB/N) HEMIZYGOUS MALE            | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      A     |
    6250 PPM                               | 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4|                             |      L     |
                                           | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mammary Gland                           | M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M                              |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Brain                                   | +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  13        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Kidney                                  | +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  13        |
      Dilatation, Diffuse                  |    1                                                                     |      1  1.0|
      Renal Tubule, Dilatation, Focal      |                               1                                          |      1  1.0|
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                             Page  33                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 99033-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                         TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II (ASPARTAME)                        Date: 03/05/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 11:28:56    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1| 2| 2|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 7| 7| 7| 0| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 9| 7| 7|                             |            |
                                           | 1| 4| 4| 4| 6| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 9| 4| 4|                             |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      O     |
   TGAC (FVB/N) HEMIZYGOUS MALE            | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      A     |
    12500                                  | 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 6|                             |      L     |
    PPM                                    | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |                                  1                                       |      1  1.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Tooth                                   | +                       +                                                |   2        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Cortex                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +                              |  14        |
      Atrophy                              |    1  1  1           2  1  1     1     2  1                              |      9  1.2|
      Hypertrophy, Focal                   |    1  1              1     1           1  1                              |      6  1.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Medulla                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  I  +  +  +  I  +  +  I  +  +  M  +  +                              |  11        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +                              |  14        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Epididymis                              | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Bilateral, Spermatozoa, Degeneration |    1                                                                     |      1  1.0|
      Unilateral, Aspermia                 | X        X                                                               |      2     |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                             Page  34                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 99033-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                         TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II (ASPARTAME)                        Date: 03/05/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 11:28:56    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1| 2| 2|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 7| 7| 7| 0| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 9| 7| 7|                             |            |
                                           | 1| 4| 4| 4| 6| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 9| 4| 4|                             |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      O     |
   TGAC (FVB/N) HEMIZYGOUS MALE            | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      A     |
    12500                                  | 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 6|                             |      L     |
    PPM                                    | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 GENITAL SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Prostate                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Testes                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +                              |  14        |
      Cyst                                 | 1                                                                        |      1  1.0|
      Bilateral, Germinal Epithelium,      |                                                                          |            |
          Degeneration                     |    1                                                                     |      1  1.0|
      Unilateral, Cyst                     | 2        2                                                               |      2  2.0|
      Unilateral, Germinal Epithelium,     |                                                                          |            |
           Degeneration                    | 3        2                                                               |      2  2.5|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
      Hyperplasia                          |    2                                3                                    |      2  2.5|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mediastinal                 | +  +  +  M  +  +  M  M  +  I  +  +  +  +  M                              |  10        |
      Hyperplasia                          |                                     4                                    |      1  4.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |                                  4        3                              |      2  3.5|
      Pigmentation                         | 1  1  2  1     2  1  1  1  1  1        1  1                              |     12  1.2|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thymus                                  | +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +                              |  13        |
      Atrophy, Focal                       |                                           1                              |      1  1.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mammary Gland                           | M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M                              |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                             Page  35                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 99033-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                         TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II (ASPARTAME)                        Date: 03/05/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 11:28:56    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1| 2| 2|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 7| 7| 7| 0| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 9| 7| 7|                             |            |
                                           | 1| 4| 4| 4| 6| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 9| 4| 4|                             |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      O     |
   TGAC (FVB/N) HEMIZYGOUS MALE            | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      A     |
    12500                                  | 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 6|                             |      L     |
    PPM                                    | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Brain                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +  +                              |  14        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Renal Tubule, Dilatation, Diffuse    |                         2                                                |      1  2.0|
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                             Page  36                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 99033-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                         TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II (ASPARTAME)                        Date: 03/05/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 11:28:56    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 0| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 9| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 3| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 3|                             |            |
                                           | 6| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 9| 4| 4| 4| 1| 4| 4| 8|                             |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      O     |
   TGAC (FVB/N) HEMIZYGOUS MALE            | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      A     |
    25000                                  | 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|                             |      L     |
    PPM                                    | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Liver                                   | A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Salivary Glands                         |                      +                    +                              |   2        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Glandular                      | A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Tooth                                   |    +                             +                                       |   2        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Cortex                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Atrophy                              |    1  2  1  1              1  2     2  2                                 |      8  1.5|
      Hypertrophy, Focal                   |    1  1  1  1                 1     1  1                                 |      7  1.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Medulla                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pituitary Gland                         | A  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  13        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thyroid Gland                           | A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Epididymis                              | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Unilateral, Aspermia                 |          X  X                             X                              |      3     |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                             Page  37                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 99033-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                         TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II (ASPARTAME)                        Date: 03/05/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 11:28:56    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 0| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 9| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 3| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 3|                             |            |
                                           | 6| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 9| 4| 4| 4| 1| 4| 4| 8|                             |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      O     |
   TGAC (FVB/N) HEMIZYGOUS MALE            | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      A     |
    25000                                  | 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|                             |      L     |
    PPM                                    | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 GENITAL SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |            |
      Unilateral, Duct, Hyperplasia,       |                                                                          |            |
          Regenerative                     |             2                                                            |      1  2.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Prostate                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Seminal Vesicle                         |          +                                                               |   1        |
      Dilatation                           |          4                                                               |      1  4.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Testes                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Cyst                                 |             2                                                            |      1  2.0|
      Unilateral, Cyst                     |          2  2                                                            |      2  2.0|
      Unilateral, Germinal Epithelium,     |                                                                          |            |
           Degeneration                    |          3  1                             3                              |      3  2.3|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mediastinal                 | A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Spleen                                  | A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |    1  2           1     2  2  1  2        1                              |      8  1.5|
      Pigmentation                         |       1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1                              |     13  1.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thymus                                  | I  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
      Atrophy, Diffuse                     |                      3           4     3  2                              |      4  3.0|
      Atrophy, Focal                       |                               1     1                                    |      2  1.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mammary Gland                           | M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M                              |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                             Page  38                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 99033-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                         TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II (ASPARTAME)                        Date: 03/05/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 11:28:56    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 0| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 9| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 3| 7| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 3|                             |            |
                                           | 6| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 9| 4| 4| 4| 1| 4| 4| 8|                             |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      O     |
   TGAC (FVB/N) HEMIZYGOUS MALE            | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      A     |
    25000                                  | 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7|                             |      L     |
    PPM                                    | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM - cont               |                                                                          |            |
   Skin                                    |             +                                                            |   1        |
      Control Epidermis, Hyperplasia, Focal|             4                                                            |      1  4.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Brain                                   | A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lung                                    | A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
      Hemorrhage, Focal                    |                                  1                                       |      1  1.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Zymbal's Gland                          |                      +                                                   |   1        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Kidney                                  | A  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  14        |
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                             Page  39                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 99033-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                         TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II (ASPARTAME)                        Date: 03/05/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 11:28:56    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1| 1|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 7| 7| 7| 0| 7| 7| 7| 8| 7| 7| 7| 7| 4| 8|                             |            |
                                           | 4| 4| 4| 4| 0| 4| 4| 1| 0| 4| 4| 4| 4| 1| 0|                             |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      O     |
   TGAC (FVB/N) HEMIZYGOUS MALE            | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      A     |
    50000                                  | 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9|                             |      L     |
    PPM                                    | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM                         |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Esophagus                               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Gallbladder                             | M  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +                              |  12        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Colon                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Rectum                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Large, Cecum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Duodenum               | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Jejunum                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Intestine Small, Ileum                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Liver                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     |          2                                                               |      1  2.0|
      Infiltration Cellular, Focal,        |                                                                          |            |
          Lymphocyte                       |                                           1                              |      1  1.0|
      Necrosis, Focal                      |                                  1  1                                    |      2  1.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pancreas                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Salivary Glands                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Forestomach                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Stomach, Glandular                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +                              |  14        |
      Inflammation, Acute                  |                   1                                                      |      1  1.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Tongue                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  A  +                              |  13        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                             Page  40                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 99033-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                         TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II (ASPARTAME)                        Date: 03/05/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 11:28:56    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1| 1|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 7| 7| 7| 0| 7| 7| 7| 8| 7| 7| 7| 7| 4| 8|                             |            |
                                           | 4| 4| 4| 4| 0| 4| 4| 1| 0| 4| 4| 4| 4| 1| 0|                             |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      O     |
   TGAC (FVB/N) HEMIZYGOUS MALE            | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      A     |
    50000                                  | 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9|                             |      L     |
    PPM                                    | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 ALIMENTARY SYSTEM - cont                  |                                                                          |            |
   Tooth                                   |          +  +        +  +     +           +                              |   6        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Blood Vessel                            | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Heart                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM                          |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Cortex                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  I  A  +                              |  13        |
      Atrophy                              |    1     1     1  1        1  2                                          |      6  1.2|
      Hypertrophy, Focal                   | 1  1  1        1              1                                          |      5  1.0|
      Subcapsular, Hyperplasia, Focal      |                               1                                          |      1  1.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Adrenal Medulla                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  A  +                              |  13        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Islets, Pancreatic                      | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Parathyroid Gland                       | M  +  M  M  M  +  M  +  M  M  M  M  +  A  M                              |   4        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Pituitary Gland                         | +  +  I  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  I  +  I  A  I                              |   9        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thyroid Gland                           | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +                              |  14        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENERAL BODY SYSTEM                       |                                                                          |            |
    None                                   |                                                                          |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 GENITAL SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Coagulating Gland                       |                            +                                             |   1        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Epididymis                              | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Bilateral, Spermatozoa, Degeneration |                               2                                          |      1  2.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                             Page  41                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 99033-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                         TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II (ASPARTAME)                        Date: 03/05/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 11:28:56    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1| 1|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 7| 7| 7| 0| 7| 7| 7| 8| 7| 7| 7| 7| 4| 8|                             |            |
                                           | 4| 4| 4| 4| 0| 4| 4| 1| 0| 4| 4| 4| 4| 1| 0|                             |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      O     |
   TGAC (FVB/N) HEMIZYGOUS MALE            | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      A     |
    50000                                  | 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9|                             |      L     |
    PPM                                    | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 GENITAL SYSTEM - cont                     |                                                                          |            |
      Unilateral, Aspermia                 |                      X              X                                    |      2     |
      Unilateral, Cyst                     |                      2                                                   |      1  2.0|
      Unilateral, Spermatozoa, Degeneration|                            2                                             |      1  2.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Penis                                   |             +                                                            |   1        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Preputial Gland                         | +  +  M  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  A  +                              |  12        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Prostate                                | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Seminal Vesicle                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Testes                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Bilateral, Germinal Epithelium,      |                                                                          |            |
          Degeneration                     |                               2                                          |      1  2.0|
      Unilateral, Cyst                     |                                     2                                    |      1  2.0|
      Unilateral, Germinal Epithelium,     |                                                                          |            |
           Degeneration                    |                      2     3        3                                    |      3  2.7|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone Marrow                             | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +                              |  14        |
      Hyperplasia                          |                         2                 2                              |      2  2.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mandibular                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +                              |  14        |
      Hyperplasia, Plasma Cell             |                         3                                                |      1  3.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mesenteric                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lymph Node, Mediastinal                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  M                              |  13        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Spleen                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +                              |  14        |
      Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation     | 1        4              2                 1                              |      4  2.0|
      Pigmentation                         | 1  1  1     1  1  1  1     1     1  1     1                              |     11  1.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
                                                             Page  42                                                               
NTP Experiment-Test: 99033-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                         TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II (ASPARTAME)                        Date: 03/05/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 11:28:56    
 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                           | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1| 1|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 7| 7| 7| 0| 7| 7| 7| 8| 7| 7| 7| 7| 4| 8|                             |            |
                                           | 4| 4| 4| 4| 0| 4| 4| 1| 0| 4| 4| 4| 4| 1| 0|                             |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      O     |
   TGAC (FVB/N) HEMIZYGOUS MALE            | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      A     |
    50000                                  | 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9|                             |      L     |
    PPM                                    | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|                             |            |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________|
 HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM - cont               |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Thymus                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  M  +  +  +  +  A  M                              |  12        |
      Atrophy, Focal                       |                   1  1                                                   |      2  1.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM                      |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Mammary Gland                           | M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M                              |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Skin                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM                    |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Bone                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Skeletal Muscle                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 NERVOUS SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Brain                                   | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Cortex, Cerebrum, Degeneration, Focal|       1                                                                  |      1  1.0|
 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |
 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM                        |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Larynx                                  | +  M  M  +  M  I  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M                              |   2        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Lung                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +                              |  14        |
      Alveolar Epithelium, Hyperplasia,    |                                                                          |            |
           Focal                           | 1                                                                        |      1  1.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Nose                                    | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +                              |  14        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Trachea                                 | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +                              |  14        |
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 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM                     |                                                                          |            |
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  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
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NTP Experiment-Test: 99033-01                  NONNEOPLASTIC LESIONS BY INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL                         Report: PEIRPT09  
Study Type: 26-39 WEEKS                         TRANSGENIC MODEL EVALUATION II (ASPARTAME)                        Date: 03/05/03    
Route: DOSED FEED                                                                                                 Time: 11:28:56    
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                                           | 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1| 1|                             |            |
                             DAY ON TEST   | 7| 7| 7| 7| 0| 7| 7| 7| 8| 7| 7| 7| 7| 4| 8|                             |            |
                                           | 4| 4| 4| 4| 0| 4| 4| 1| 0| 4| 4| 4| 4| 1| 0|                             |            |
 __________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________|      T (*) |
                                           | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      O     |
   TGAC (FVB/N) HEMIZYGOUS MALE            | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      T     |
                               ANIMAL ID   | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|                             |      A     |
    50000                                  | 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9|                             |      L     |
    PPM                                    | 6| 7| 8| 9| 0| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 0|                             |            |
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 SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM - cont              |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Eye                                     | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +                              |  14        |
      Retina, Atrophy                      | 3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3     3                              |     14  3.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Harderian Gland                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Zymbal's Gland                          | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +                              |  14        |
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 URINARY SYSTEM                            |                                                                          |            |
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Kidney                                  | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +                              |  15        |
      Nephropathy                          |                                     1                                    |      1  1.0|
      Renal Tubule, Cyst                   |                X                                                         |      1     |
      Renal Tubule, Dilatation, Diffuse    |                   2                                                      |      1  2.0|
                                           |__________________________________________________________________________|____________|
   Urinary Bladder                         | +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  A  +                              |  14        |
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  * : Total animals with tissue examined microscopically; total animals with lesion and mean severity grade                         
  + : Tissue examined microscopically                M : Missing tissue                        1-4 : Lesion qualified as:           
  X : Lesion present but not qualified               A : Autolysis precludes examination               1) Minimal  3) Moderate      
  I : Insufficient tissue                        BLANK : Not examined                                  2) Mild     4) Marked        
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