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Overview

Rex A. Hess is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research contributions span various areas within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a significant focus on reproductive biology and related subfields.

Their work covers diverse topics, including:

  • Sperm and Testicular Function
  • Reproductive Biology and Fertility
  • Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases
  • Renal and related cancers
  • Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities
  • Protist diversity and phylogeny
  • Testicular diseases and treatments

Rex A. Hess has published extensively in both main and subfields of study. Main fields include Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (57 publications) and Medicine (45 publications). Subfield areas of research incorporate Molecular Biology, Reproductive Medicine, Genetics, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Cell Biology.

Their frequent publication venues reflect a focus on reproductive and cellular biology topics, including:

  • Andrology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Differentiation
  • Reproduction
  • Journal of the Endocrine Society

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Rex A. Hess include:

  • "Autophagy core protein ATG5 is required for elongating spermatid development, sperm individualization and normal fertility in male mice," 2020, Autophagy
  • "Hypothyroidism induced by postnatal PTU (6-n-propyl-2-thiouracil) treatment decreases Sertoli cell number and spermatogenic efficiency in sexually mature pigs," 2020, General and Comparative Endocrinology
  • "Estrogens and development of the rete testis, efferent ductules, epididymis and vas deferens," 2020, Differentiation
  • "The essential role of intraflagellar transport protein IFT81 in male mice spermiogenesis and fertility," 2020, American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology
  • "Murine germ cell-specific disruption of Ift172 causes defects in spermiogenesis and male fertility," 2020, Reproduction

Significant frequent co-authors collaborating with Rex A. Hess include:

  • CheMyong Ko
  • Yi Tian Yap
  • Wei Li
  • Luiz R. França
  • Shuo Yuan

Best Publications

  • A ROLE FOR OESTROGENS IN THE MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

    Rex A. Hess;David Bunick;Ki-Ho Lee;Janice Bahr

  • Spermatogenesis and cycle of the seminiferous epithelium.

    Rex A. Hess;Luiz Renato de Franca

  • Estrogen in the adult male reproductive tract: A review

    Rex A Hess

  • Localization of androgen and estrogen receptors in adult male mouse reproductive tract.

    Qing Zhou;Rong Nie;Gail S. Prins;Philippa T. K. Saunders

  • Quantitative and qualitative characteristics of the stages and transitions in the cycle of the rat seminiferous epithelium: light microscopic observations of perfusion-fixed and plastic-embedded testes.

    Rex A. Hess

  • Estrogens in Male Physiology.

    Paul S. Cooke;Paul S. Cooke;Paul S. Cooke;Manjunatha K. Nanjappa;Manjunatha K. Nanjappa;Manjunatha K. Nanjappa;CheMyong Ko;CheMyong Ko;CheMyong Ko;Gail S. Prins;Gail S. Prins;Gail S. Prins

  • ERM is required for transcriptional control of the spermatogonial stem cell niche

    Chen Chen;Wenjun Ouyang;Vadim Grigura;Qing Zhou

  • Germ cells of the mouse testis express P450 aromatase

    Hiroaki Nitta;David Bunick;Rex A. Hess;Lynn Janulis

  • The Sertoli cell: one hundred fifty years of beauty and plasticity.

    L. R. França;L. R. França;R. A. Hess;J. M. Dufour;M. C. Hofmann

  • Oestrogens and spermatogenesis

    Serge Carreau;Rex A. Hess

  • Estrogen Receptor (α and β) Expression in the Excurrent Ducts of the Adult Male Rat Reproductive Tract

    Rex A. Hess;Daniel H. Gist;David Bunick;Dennis B. Lubahn

  • Expression of stimulated by retinoic acid gene 8 (Stra8) in spermatogenic cells induced by retinoic acid: an in vivo study in vitamin A-sufficient postnatal murine testes.

    Qing Zhou;Rong Nie;Ying Li;Patrick Friel

  • Immortalization of germ cells and somatic testicular cells using the SV40 large T antigen.

    Marie Claude Hofmann;Sonoko Narisawa;Rex A. Hess;Jose Luis Millán

  • Adult testicular enlargement induced by neonatal hypothyroidism is accompanied by increased Sertoli and germ cell numbers

    Rex A. Hess;Paul S. Cooke;David Bunick;John D. Kirby

  • Structure and function of the ductuli efferentes: a review.

    Kenneth Y. Ilio;Rex A. Hess

  • Estrogen action and male fertility: Roles of the sodium/hydrogen exchanger-3 and fluid reabsorption in reproductive tract function

    Qing Zhou;Lane Clarke;Rong Nie;Kay Carnes

  • Morphologic Changes in Efferent Ductules and Epididymis in Estrogen Receptor‐α Knockout Mice

    Rex A. Hess;David Bunick;Dennis B. Lubahn;Qing Zhou

  • Immortalized germ cells undergo meiosis in vitro.

    Marie Claude Hofmann;Rex A. Hess;Erwin Goldberg;José Luis Millán

  • Estrogen receptor expression in developing epididymis, efferent ductules, and other male reproductive organs.

    Paul S. Cooke;Peter Young;Rex A. Hess;Gerald R. Cunha

  • Assessment of spermatogenesis through staging of seminiferous tubules

    Marvin L. Meistrich;Rex A. Hess

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul S. Cooke
Paul S. Cooke University of Florida
Luiz R. França
Luiz R. França Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Kenneth M. Murphy
Kenneth M. Murphy Washington University in St. Louis
Gregory J. Pazour
Gregory J. Pazour University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Dennis B. Lubahn
Dennis B. Lubahn University of Missouri
Michael D. Griswold
Michael D. Griswold Washington State University
Philippa T. K. Saunders
Philippa T. K. Saunders University of Edinburgh
Gail S. Prins
Gail S. Prins University of Illinois at Chicago
Barry D. Shur
Barry D. Shur Emory University
Louis Hermo
Louis Hermo McGill University

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