 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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| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 1997 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 1998 | 1 | 8 | 9 | | 1999 | 2 | 7 | 9 | | 2000 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2001 | 3 | 9 | 12 | | 2002 | 1 | 9 | 10 | | 2003 | 1 | 5 | 6 | | 2004 | 4 | 5 | 9 | | 2005 | 6 | 2 | 8 | | 2006 | 2 | 12 | 14 | | 2007 | 9 | 11 | 20 | | 2008 | 6 | 6 | 12 | | 2009 | 4 | 11 | 15 | | 2010 | 12 | 10 | 22 | | 2011 | 9 | 8 | 17 | | 2012 | 8 | 9 | 17 | | 2013 | 11 | 5 | 16 | | 2014 | 9 | 13 | 22 | | 2015 | 12 | 15 | 27 | | 2016 | 12 | 9 | 21 | | 2017 | 13 | 13 | 26 | | 2018 | 11 | 10 | 21 | | 2019 | 16 | 14 | 30 | | 2020 | 14 | 13 | 27 | | 2021 | 9 | 13 | 22 | | 2022 | 6 | 19 | 25 | | 2023 | 8 | 22 | 30 | | 2024 | 7 | 20 | 27 | | 2025 | 17 | 10 | 27 | | 2026 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sex Characteristics" by people in Profiles.
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Alexandris AS, Yi J, Liu C, Belamarich J, Alam Z, Vats A, Peng A, Welsbie DS, Zack DJ, Koliatsos VE. Recovery of Retinal Terminal Fields after Traumatic Brain Injury: Evidence of Collateral Sprouting and Sexual Dimorphism. J Neurosci. 2026 02 04; 46(5).
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Howell DR, Keeter CL, Hatolkar V, Smulligan KL, Armento AM, Oldham JR, Wilson J, Breedlove K, Lin AP. Brain creatine concentrations are associated with sex and symptom severity after concussion: a cross-sectional MR-spectroscopy investigation of adolescents with concussion. Brain Inj. 2026; 40(4):250-259.
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Miller CN, Aoto J. Sex Differences in the Ventral Subiculum's Microcircuitry and Function. Hippocampus. 2026 Jan; 36(1):e70054.
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Fineberg A, McVey T, Henry J, Tiemeyer E, Orfila JE, Dietz RM. Delayed Fluoxetine Administration Restores Hippocampal Function in a Juvenile Global Cerebral Ischemia Mouse Model in a Sex-Specific Manner. Neural Plast. 2025; 2025:8841616.
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Tsai A, Gunn-Sandell LB, Wyman-Chick KA, Wang Y, Bayram E. Sex differences for symptoms prior to dementia onset in people with Lewy body pathology compared to pure Alzheimer's disease pathology. J Alzheimers Dis. 2026 Feb; 109(3):1188-1199.
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Decker Ramirez EB, Schank JR. Sex differences in inflammatory mechanisms related to alcohol use disorder and depression. Brain Behav Immun. 2026 Jan; 131:106172.
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Yesupatham SK, Malykhina AP, Xie AX. Transcriptome profiling suggests molecular sexual dimorphism in lumbosacral dorsal root ganglia and sex-specific mechanisms underlying visceral pain. Physiol Genomics. 2026 Jan 01; 58(1):12-31.
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Hoffmire CA, Kittel JA, Holliday R, Morano TT, Imai Y, Monteith LL. Gender differences in non-fatal suicidal self-directed violence prevalence and methods among U.S. Veterans. J Psychiatr Res. 2025 Nov; 191:653-663.
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Eduthan NP, Donovan MG, Araya P, Rachubinski AL, Sullivan KD, Galbraith MD, Espinosa JM. An integrated multi-omic natural history study of human development, sexual dimorphism, and the effects of trisomy 21. Nat Commun. 2025 Sep 24; 16(1):8346.
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Stamper CE, Cominski TP, Hoisington AJ, Yoe CW, Agbolou XM, Stiritz VA, Interian A, Goodman M, Hazlett EA, Myers CE, Beck KD, Brenner LA. Longitudinal Effects of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury on the Gut Microbiome and Acoustic Startle Response in Male and Female Rats. J Neurotrauma. 2026 Jan; 43(1-2):149-160.
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