Antonio Barros de Ulhoa Cintra, Brazilian internist and endocrinologist (São Paulo 13 September 1907 - São Paulo 23 December 1998)
DESCRIBED NEW SYNDROMES
Described a new disease entity, a variation of Fanconi syndrome, characterized by lack of the glycosuric element in his thesis Doenças Osseas Metabólicas (1949)
Reported the first case in the literature of the incidence in the male
With A.L. de Almeida, H.L. de Oliveira & E. Mattar. Syndrome characterized by nanism, gonadal insufficiency and congenital deformities with normal function of the anterior pituitary. Arq. Clin. 10(2-3):94-102, 1950
Described a syndrome of amenorrhoea, galactorrhoea and primary hypothyroidism
With A.R. Hennes &B.L. Wajchenberg. A syndrome characterized by hypothyroidism and galactorrhea. Port. Med. 44:693-702, 1960
With G.A. Medeiros Neto & J.A. Levy. Congenital hypothyroidism with dishormogenesis accompanied by muscular hypertrophy. Acta Endocr. Panam. 3:79, 1972
DEVELOPED METHODS
With I. Martirani, G. Hoxter, B.L. Wajchenberg & I. Marian. Determination of polyssacharide hexoses and hexosamines in normal human sera. J. Lab. Clin. Med. 54:773-8, 1959
With M. Sato. Simple and rapid method for the determination of pituitary gonadotropins in urine. Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras. 9:153-6, 1963
With F.B. de Jorge. Contribution to the study of the metabolism of nitrogenous substances. II. Rapid and precise method for determination of urea in biological fluids (blood, cerebrospinal fluid, urine and saliva). Rev. Paul. Med. 62:289-97, 1963
With A.G. Silva & F.B. de Jorge. Determinação quantitativa do enxofre nos materiais biológicos. Rev. Bras. Med. 21: 491-4,1964 (a turbidimetric procedure for carrying out sulfur determinations)
With F.B. DeJorge & A.G. Silva. Determinação quantitativa de magnésio nos materiais biológicos. Rev. Paul. Med. 64:224-36, 1964
With W. Nicolau, E. Muramoto, L.M. Assis & R.R. Pieroni. Metodo de dosagem do acido 3-metoxi-4 hidroximandélico na urina por técnica cromatográfica monodimensional. Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras. 15:215, 1969
Papers in top journals
With A. Borelli, M.O. Leite & I. Mariani. Carbohydrates in the non-dialysable fractions of filtered urine in hyperparathyroidism. Lancet 1 (7276):290-2, 1963
SOME BIBLIOGRAPHY
With A. Borelli, M.O. Ribeiro Leite, P.H.S. Correa aet al. Bone histomorphometry in Cushing’s syndrome. J. Endocrinol. Invest. 15:783-7, 1992
With G.A. Medeiros Neto & W. Bloise. Partial defect of iodide trapping mechanism in two siblings with congenital goiter and hypothyroidism. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 35:370, 1972
Wioth S.P.A. Toledo, P.H. Saldanha & A. Borelli, Further data on acheiropody. J. Genet. Hum. 20:253-8, 1972
With B. Wajchenberg, E.R. Quintão & B. Liberman. Antagonism between adrenal steroids and parathyroid hormone. J. Clin. Endocrin. Metab. 25(12):1677-81, 1965
With F.B. DeJorge, P.E. Haesser, A.S.F. Ditadi, J.A. Petersen & P. Sawaya. Biochemical studies on the giant earthworm Glossoscolex giganteus. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 16:491-6, 1965
With F.B. DeJorge, J.S. Góes & A.B. Guedes. Biochemical studies on copper, copper oxidase, magnesium, sulfur, calcium and phosphorus in cancer of breast. Clin. Chim. Acta 12:403-6, 1965
With F.B. DeJorge, P.E. Haeser & P. Sawaya. Biochemical studies on the snail Strophocheilus oblongus musculus (Bequaert). Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 14:35-42, 1965
With F.B. DeJorge, D. Delascio & M.L. Antunes. Magnesium concentration in the blood sérum of normal pregnant women. Obstet. Ginecol. 25:253, 1965
Disorders of copper metabolism in epilepsy. Acta Neurol. Scand. 40:97-106, 1964
With B.L. Wajchenberg, V.S. Pereira, A.A. Pupo, J. Schnaider & E. Mattar. On the mechanism of insulin hypersensitivity in adrenocortical insufficiency. Diabetes 13:169-76, 1964
With E.H.L. Melo, I.M. Melo, A.C. Neto et al. Glycoprotein metabolism with special reference to mucoids in hypo and hyperthyroidism. J. Clin. Endocrin. Metab. 23:561, 1963
With L.C. da Silva, M.A. Jamra, V. Maspes, J.F. Pontes & R.R. Pieroni. Pathogenesis of indirect reacting hyperbilirubinemia after portacaval anastomosis. Gastroent. 44:117-24, 1963
With E. Mendes, V. Amato Neto, D.O. Penna & J.A. Meira. Pneumopatia alérgica eosinofilica. O Hospital 59:11, 1961
With B.L. Wajchenberg, V.G. Pereira, J. Schneider, L.M. Assis & S.A. Sampaio. Addison’s disease associated with South American blastomycosis. Ann. Intern. Med. 5:139, 1961
With J. Cruz, H.M.M. Cruz, S.E. Almeida & F.B. DeJorge. Valores normais da prova de concentração urinária. Rev. Paul. Med. 57:282, 1960
With V.G. Pereira & D. Marinelli. Criptococose disseminada (Torulose). Considerações acerca de um caso atípico. Rev. Hosp. Clin. Fac. Med. S. Paulo 12:455-8, 1957
With J. Czapski, M.O. Ribeiro Leite, D. O. Penna & T. Fujioka. Cianosis in Manson’s schistosomiasis. Role of pulmonary schistosomotic arteriovenous fistula. Am. Heart J. 54(2):196-204, 1957
With B.L. Wajchenberg, G. Hoxter, J. Segal et al. Electrophoretic patterns of the plasma proteins in diffuse liver necrosis. Gastroenterol. 30:882-93, 1956
With H.L. Oliveira, Y. Rapp, E. Mattar & E.M. Russo. Sobre um caso de osteíte fibrosa disseminada. Arq. Clin (1947)
Contribuição para o estudo da exploração funcional do fígado. Thesis (1940)
Sobre a imunidade natural à difteria. Doctoral Thesis (1931)
With W. Bloise, W. Nicolau, B.L. Wajchenberg, R.R. Pieroni et al. Thyrotoxic crisis and electrolyte disturbances in a patient with functioning metastatic carcinoma of the thyroid
With A.L. Almeida, I. Rapoport & A.M. Leite. Esplenoportografia e manometria por via percutânea.