 Sex Characteristics
"Sex Characteristics" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Those characteristics that distinguish one SEX from the other. The primary sex characteristics are the OVARIES and TESTES and their related hormones. Secondary sex characteristics are those which are masculine or feminine but not directly related to reproduction.
| Descriptor ID |
D012727
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G08.686.815
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| Concept/Terms |
Sex Characteristics- Sex Characteristics
- Characteristic, Sex
- Characteristics, Sex
- Sex Characteristic
- Sex Dimorphism
- Dimorphism, Sex
- Dimorphisms, Sex
- Sex Dimorphisms
- Sex Differences
- Difference, Sex
- Differences, Sex
- Sex Difference
- Sexual Dimorphism
- Dimorphism, Sexual
- Dimorphisms, Sexual
- Sexual Dimorphisms
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Sex Characteristics" by people in this website by year, and whether "Sex Characteristics" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1991 | 2 | 5 | 7 | | 1992 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 1993 | 1 | 6 | 7 | | 1994 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 1995 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 1996 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 1997 | 3 | 4 | 7 | | 1998 | 1 | 8 | 9 | | 1999 | 2 | 6 | 8 | | 2000 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 2001 | 4 | 11 | 15 | | 2002 | 1 | 8 | 9 | | 2003 | 1 | 7 | 8 | | 2004 | 4 | 5 | 9 | | 2005 | 7 | 2 | 9 | | 2006 | 3 | 12 | 15 | | 2007 | 6 | 11 | 17 | | 2008 | 6 | 8 | 14 | | 2009 | 6 | 13 | 19 | | 2010 | 11 | 14 | 25 | | 2011 | 8 | 8 | 16 | | 2012 | 9 | 8 | 17 | | 2013 | 11 | 5 | 16 | | 2014 | 12 | 16 | 28 | | 2015 | 8 | 13 | 21 | | 2016 | 9 | 4 | 13 | | 2017 | 8 | 13 | 21 | | 2018 | 12 | 12 | 24 | | 2019 | 9 | 10 | 19 | | 2020 | 12 | 8 | 20 | | 2021 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sex Characteristics" by people in Profiles.
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Yu AYX, Krahn M, Austin PC, Rashid M, Fang J, Porter J, Vyas MV, Bronskill SE, Smith EE, Swartz RH, Kapral MK. Sex differences in direct healthcare costs following stroke: a population-based cohort study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2021 Jun 29; 21(1):619.
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Hannah TC, Li AY, Spiera Z, Kuohn L, Dai J, McAuley F, Ali M, Durbin JR, Dreher N, Marayati NF, Gometz A, Lovell M, Choudhri T. Sex-Related Differences in the Incidence, Severity, and Recovery of Concussion in Adolescent Student-Athletes Between 2009 and 2019. Am J Sports Med. 2021 06; 49(7):1929-1937.
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Hye T, Dwivedi P, Li W, Lahm T, Nozik-Grayck E, Stenmark KR, Ahsan F. Newer insights into the pathobiological and pharmacological basis of the sex disparity in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2021 06 01; 320(6):L1025-L1037.
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Grace S, Rossetti MG, Allen N, Batalla A, Bellani M, Brambilla P, Chye Y, Cousijn J, Goudriaan AE, Hester R, Hutchison K, Labuschagne I, Momenan R, Martin-Santos R, Rendell P, Solowij N, Sinha R, Li CR, Schmaal L, Sjoerds Z, Suo C, Terrett G, van Holst RJ, Veltman DJ, Yücel M, Thompson P, Conrod P, Mackey S, Garavan H, Lorenzetti V. Sex differences in the neuroanatomy of alcohol dependence: hippocampus and amygdala subregions in a sample of 966 people from the ENIGMA Addiction Working Group. Transl Psychiatry. 2021 03 04; 11(1):156.
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Broussard JL, Perreault L, Macias E, Newsom SA, Harrison K, Bui HH, Milligan P, Roth KD, Nemkov T, D'Alessandro A, Brozinick JT, Bergman BC. Sex Differences in Insulin Sensitivity are Related to Muscle Tissue Acylcarnitine But Not Subcellular Lipid Distribution. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2021 03; 29(3):550-561.
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Wiggins LD, Rubenstein E, Windham G, Barger B, Croen L, Dowling N, Giarelli E, Levy S, Moody E, Soke G, Fields V, Schieve L. Evaluation of sex differences in preschool children with and without autism spectrum disorder enrolled in the study to explore early development. Res Dev Disabil. 2021 May; 112:103897.
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Sherk VD, Heveran CM, Foright RM, Johnson GC, Presby DM, Ferguson VL, MacLean PS. Sex differences in the effect of diet, obesity, and exercise on bone quality and fracture toughness. Bone. 2021 04; 145:115840.
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Wong H, Levenga J, LaPlante L, Keller B, Cooper-Sansone A, Borski C, Milstead R, Ehringer M, Hoeffer C. Isoform-specific roles for AKT in affective behavior, spatial memory, and extinction related to psychiatric disorders. Elife. 2020 12 16; 9.
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Powell TL, Barner K, Madi L, Armstrong M, Manke J, Uhlson C, Jansson T, Ferchaud-Roucher V. Sex-specific responses in placental fatty acid oxidation, esterification and transfer capacity to maternal obesity. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids. 2021 03; 1866(3):158861.
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Zajitschek SR, Zajitschek F, Bonduriansky R, Brooks RC, Cornwell W, Falster DS, Lagisz M, Mason J, Senior AM, Noble DW, Nakagawa S. Sexual dimorphism in trait variability and its eco-evolutionary and statistical implications. Elife. 2020 11 17; 9.
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