Cystic Fibrosis, A Disease of Animals As Well As Man

Cystic fibrosis, a genetically inherited disease of the exocrine glands in man, has no known counterpart in animals. The symptoms in man produced by mucous obstructing the lungs, pancreas and liver have been described. The signs, symptoms and course of an analogous disease in animals have been predicted. If an analogous disease in animals can be discovered, it is anticipated that it will make possible significant advances in the study of the normal and pathological physiology of the abnormal exocrine glands and will lead to a means of controlling the human disease.