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Irving B. Fritz

Irving B. Fritz

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
62
Citations
12534
World Ranking
10893
National Ranking
378

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1980 - Canada Gairdner International Award
  • 1978 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Irving B. Fritz was affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada during their research career. Their work primarily contributed to the field of Neuroscience, with a particular focus on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

The scientist's research topics encompassed various areas, including:

  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research

Publications by Irving B. Fritz appeared frequently in the journals eLife and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory). Notable recent papers included:

  • "Dendritic growth and synaptic organization from activity-independent cues and local activity-dependent plasticity," published in 2023 in eLife
  • "Dendritic growth and synaptic organization from activity-independent cues and local activity-dependent plasticity," published in 2025 in eLife
  • "Dendritic growth and synaptic organization from activity-independent cues and local activity-dependent plasticity," published in 2022 in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Synaptic density and relative connectivity conservation maintain circuit stability across development," published in 2025 in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

The scientist collaborated frequently with several co-authors, which included:

  • André Ferreira Castro
  • Julijana Gjorgjieva
  • Jan H. Kirchner
  • Lucas Euler
  • Feiyu Wang

During their career, Irving B. Fritz received recognition including the Canada Gairdner International Award in 1980 and was named a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1978.

Best Publications

  • Purification and characterization of a cell-aggregating factor (clusterin), the major glycoprotein in ram rete testis fluid.

    O Blaschuk;K Burdzy;I B Fritz

  • Effects of follicle-stimulating hormone on cultures of Sertoli cell preparations.

    J.H. Dorrington;N.F. Roller;I.B. Fritz

  • Testicular peritubular cells secrete a protein under androgen control that modulates Sertoli cell functions

    Michael K. Skinner;Irving B. Fritz

  • Cooperativity between Sertoli cells and testicular peritubular cells in the production and deposition of extracellular matrix components.

    M K Skinner;P S Tung;I B Fritz

  • Ram rete testis fluid contains a protein (clusterin) which influences cell-cell interactions in vitro.

    Irving B. Fritz;Krystyna Burdzy;Brian Sétchell;Orest Blaschuk

  • Fibronectin synthesis is a marker for peritubular cell contaminants in Sertoli cell-enriched cultures.

    Pierre S. Tung;Michael K. Skinner;Irving B. Fritz

  • Metabolism of Glucose by Sertoli Cells in Culture

    Ranga Robinson;Irving B. Fritz

  • Secretion of plasminogen activator by Sertoli cell enriched cultures.

    Martial Lacroix;Fannie E. Smith;Irving B. Fritz

  • Control of testicular estrogen synthesis.

    J. H. Dorrington;I. B. Fritz;D. T. Armstrong

  • The role of acylcarnitine esters and carnitine palmityltransferase in the transport of fatty acyl groups across mitochondrial membranes.

    Irving B. Fritz;Norman R. Marquis

  • Characterization of rat testicular peritubular myoid cells in culture: alpha-smooth muscle isoactin is a specific differentiation marker.

    Pierre S. Tung;Irving B. Fritz

  • Inhibition of Fatty Acid Stimulation of Gluconeogenesis by (+)-Decanoylcarnitine in Perfused Rat Liver

    John R Williamson;Edward T Browning;Roland Scholz;Robert A Kreisberg

  • Specific surface antigens on rat pachytene spermatocytes and successive classes of germinal cells.

    Pierre S. Tung;Irving B. Fritz

  • Interactions of Sertoli Cells with Myoid Cells in vitro

    Pierre S. Tung;Irving B. Fritz

  • Cellular Localization of 5α-Reductase and 3α-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase in the Seminiferous Tubule of the Rat Testis

    Jennifer H. Dorrington;Irving B. Fritz

  • Localization of Testicular Plasminogen Activator in Discrete Portions (Stages VII and VIII) of the Seminiferous Tubule

    Martial Lacroix;Martti Parvinen;Martti Parvinen;Irving B. Fritz

  • EflFects of Gonadotropins on Cyclic AMP Production by Isolated Seminiferous Tubule and Interstitial Cell Preparations

    Jennifer H. Dorrington;Irving B. Fritz

  • Stimulation by follicle-stimulating hormone of DNA synthesis and of mitosis in cultured Sertoli cells prepared from testes of immature rats.

    Michael D. Griswold;Alberto Solari;Pierre S. Tung;Irving B. Fritz

  • Structural changes inducted by follicle-stimulating hormone or dibutyryl cyclic AMP on presumptive Sertoli cells in culture.

    Pierre S. Tung;Jennifer H. Dorrington;Irving B. Fritz

  • Extracellular matrix promotes rat Sertoli cell histotypic expression in vitro.

    Pierre S. Tung;Irving B. Fritz

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael K. Skinner
Michael K. Skinner Washington State University
David T. Armstrong
David T. Armstrong National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Martti Parvinen
Martti Parvinen University of Turku

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