Ebling F J
University of Sheffield, Academic Division of Medicine.
Z Gesamte Inn Med. 1988 Aug 1;43(15):434-6.
The argument is presented that the scientific discipline of endocrinology originated in experimental zoology. The identification of the first ductless glands and the characteristization of their products required the proof that their excision caused recognizable changes which could be reversed by replacement therapy. This could only be obtained from animal experimentation. Zoologists contributed, but an important factor was the tradition of zoology in the medical curriculum, especially in Middle Europe from where sprang the immortal names of Berthold, Langerhans, Knauer, von Halban, Fraenkel, Biedl, and many others.
有一种观点认为，内分泌学这门科学学科起源于实验动物学。识别首个无管腺及其产物的特性需要证明切除这些腺体可导致可识别的变化，而这些变化可通过替代疗法逆转。这只能从动物实验中获得。动物学家做出了贡献，但一个重要因素是动物学在医学课程中的传统，尤其是在中欧，从那里涌现出了贝尔托德、朗格汉斯、克瑙尔、冯·哈尔班、弗伦克尔、比德尔等不朽的名字。
