{"id":2560,"date":"2023-03-10T14:11:12","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T20:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iimsprod.wpengine.com\/clinical\/?page_id=2560"},"modified":"2026-03-13T13:03:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T18:03:32","slug":"bru","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iims.uthscsa.edu\/clinical\/clinical-research-services\/bru\/","title":{"rendered":"Bartter Clinical Research Unit (BCRU)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Named for Frederic C. Bartter M.D. (September 10, 1914 \u2013 May 5, 1983), an American endocrinologist best known for his work on hormones affecting the kidneys and his discovery of <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Syndrome_of_inappropriate_antidiuretic_hormone\">syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone<\/a><sup id=\"cite_ref-pmid13469824_1-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup>\u00a0and\u00a0<a title=\"Bartter syndrome\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bartter_syndrome\">Bartter syndrome<\/a>, the <strong>Bartter Center Clinical Research Unit (BCRU)<\/strong>\u00a0is a VA-based clinical research unit within the South Texas Veterans Health Care System (STVHCS). 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