Frederic Bartter

Frederic Crosby Bartter
BornSeptember 10, 1914 (1914-09-10)
Manila, Philippines
DiedMay 5, 1983 (1983-05-06) (aged 68)
Occupationendocrinologist
SpouseJane Lillard

Frederic Crosby Bartter (September 10, 1914 – May 5, 1983) was an American endocrinologist best known for his work on hormones affecting the kidney and his discovery of syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone[1] and Bartter syndrome.[2] He had a separate interest in mushroom poisoning.[3]

  1. ^ Schwartz WB, Bennett W, Curelop S, Bartter FC (1957). "A syndrome of renal sodium loss and hyponatremia probably resulting from inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone". Am. J. Med. 23 (4): 529–42. doi:10.1016/0002-9343(57)90224-3. PMID 13469824. reproduced in Schwartz WB, Bennett W, Curelop S, Bartter FC (1 December 2001). "A syndrome of renal sodium loss and hyponatremia probably resulting from inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone. 1957". J. Am. Soc. Nephrol. 12 (12): 2860–70. doi:10.1681/ASN.V12122860. PMID 11729259.
  2. ^ Bartter FC, Pronove P, Gill JR Jr, MacCardle RC (1962). "Hyperplasia of the juxtaglomerular complex with hyperaldosteronism and hypokalemic alkalosis. A new syndrome". Am J Med. 33 (6): 811–28. doi:10.1016/0002-9343(62)90214-0. PMID 13969763. Reproduced in Bartter FC, Pronove P, Gill JR, MacCardle RC (1998). "Hyperplasia of the juxtaglomerular complex with hyperaldosteronism and hypokalemic alkalosis. A new syndrome. 1962". J. Am. Soc. Nephrol. 9 (3): 516–28. doi:10.1681/ASN.V93516. PMID 9513916.
  3. ^ Jean D. Wilson; Catherine S. Delea (1990). "Frederic C. Bartter" (PDF). Biographical Memoirs. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press. pp. 2–25. ISBN 0-309-04198-8.