Thurston Ronald J
Department of Poultry Science, Clemson University, 129 Poole Agricultural Center, Box 340379, Clemson, SC 29634-0379, USA.
J Agromedicine. 2004;9(2):149-57.
The poultry industry of today is immense and of great economic significance. This has been made possible, in part, by the vast amount of research which has been performed for the purpose of improving the reproduction, growth and health of avian species. Ancillary benefits resulting from this research have been discoveries of importance to human medicine such as: discovery of many essential vitamins and nutrients, knowledge of the immune system, understanding of the mechanisms of viral infection and viral participation in cancer, clarification of mechanisms of heredity, and many other findings. Work in the author's laboratory has the potential of generating knowledge of importance to medical sciences by providing information about diluents useful for cold-storage of cells, about enzymes whose activities may be applicable to studies of human tissues, and about mitochondria.
当今的家禽产业规模巨大，具有重大的经济意义。这在一定程度上得益于为改善禽类繁殖、生长和健康而进行的大量研究。这项研究带来的附带益处包括对人类医学具有重要意义的发现，例如：发现了许多必需维生素和营养物质，对免疫系统的认识，对病毒感染机制以及病毒在癌症中作用的理解，对遗传机制的阐明，以及许多其他发现。作者实验室的工作有潜力通过提供有关细胞冷藏有用稀释剂、活性可能适用于人体组织研究的酶以及线粒体的信息，来产生对医学科学具有重要意义的知识。
