 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 | 8 | 9 | | 2003 | 1 | 5 | 6 | | 2004 | 4 | 5 | 9 | | 2005 | 5 | 2 | 7 | | 2006 | 2 | 11 | 13 | | 2007 | 9 | 11 | 20 | | 2008 | 6 | 6 | 12 | | 2009 | 4 | 10 | 14 | | 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 | 12 | 21 | | 2022 | 6 | 21 | 27 | | 2023 | 8 | 21 | 29 | | 2024 | 7 | 21 | 28 | | 2025 | 17 | 10 | 27 | | 2026 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sex Characteristics" by people in Profiles.
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Bayram E, Carter DJ, Aslam S, Forbes E, Holden SK. Sex differences for clinical presentations and co-pathologies in four-repeat tauopathies. Biol Sex Differ. 2026 Apr 03; 17(1).
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Leahy MG, Howden EJ, Lawley JS, Cornwell WK, MacNamara JP, Levine BD, Sarma S. The effect of sex on ventricular filling pressure during graded exercise in healthy young adults. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2026 Apr 01; 140(4):1099-1107.
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Rae RJ, Alberhasky JMH, Baillet M, Bangasser DA, Belloy ME, Berry AS, Berteotti C, Bow H, Buckley R, Caldwell JZK, Carpi M, Clark BJ, Ciampa CJ, Conley AC, Dahl MJ, Donaldson ZR, Ehrenberg AJ, Einstein G, Falgàs N, Fenlon HA, Fitzhugh MC, Froemke RC, Gallay C, Grinberg LT, Hamilton DA, Hasan Z, Huarte OU, Jabeen S, Jacobs HIL, Kolling LJ, Koops EA, Lenzoni S, Liguori C, Manca R, Marcinkiewcz CA, Omoluabi T, Oria R, Orsini CA, Ortega NE, Pa J, Pentkowski NS, Pereira JB, Ramos R, Sargin D, Satpati A, Selles MC, Seto M, Shaik SM, Sindi S, Son G, Ucheagwu V, Van Egroo M, Yuan Q, Kelberman MA. Sex differences in neuromodulatory subcortical systems and their implications for Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimers Dement. 2026 03; 22(3):e71291.
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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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Hohorst AA, Westerman JD, Sanchez-Mendoza C, Tanner MK, Dryden MQ, Freund JR, Abdul RA, Crombie KM, Greenwood BN. Sex and estrous phase influence functional connectivity during fear extinction. Behav Brain Res. 2026 03 28; 502:116039.
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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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