 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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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Sex Characteristics".
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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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| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 1997 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 1998 | 1 | 8 | 9 | | 1999 | 2 | 6 | 8 | | 2000 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2001 | 3 | 9 | 12 | | 2002 | 1 | 10 | 11 | | 2003 | 1 | 6 | 7 | | 2004 | 4 | 5 | 9 | | 2005 | 7 | 2 | 9 | | 2006 | 2 | 12 | 14 | | 2007 | 9 | 11 | 20 | | 2008 | 6 | 6 | 12 | | 2009 | 5 | 10 | 15 | | 2010 | 11 | 11 | 22 | | 2011 | 8 | 8 | 16 | | 2012 | 8 | 9 | 17 | | 2013 | 10 | 5 | 15 | | 2014 | 8 | 15 | 23 | | 2015 | 11 | 14 | 25 | | 2016 | 11 | 8 | 19 | | 2017 | 10 | 12 | 22 | | 2018 | 13 | 10 | 23 | | 2019 | 12 | 13 | 25 | | 2020 | 14 | 11 | 25 | | 2021 | 8 | 11 | 19 | | 2022 | 6 | 19 | 25 | | 2023 | 9 | 19 | 28 | | 2024 | 4 | 18 | 22 | | 2025 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sex Characteristics" by people in Profiles.
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Hohorst AA, Tanner MK, Han R, Korth KM, Westerman JD, Mendoza CS, Dryden MQ, Alvarez LA, Abdul RA, Loetz EC, Oleson EB, Greenwood BN. High ovarian hormones present during fear extinction reduce fear relapse through a nigrostriatal dopamine pathway. Biol Sex Differ. 2025 Jun 01; 16(1):38.
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Wyman-Chick KA, Ferman TJ, Armstrong MJ, Chrenka EAB, Chiu SY, Patel B, Barrett MJ, Bayram E. Sex differences in prodromal dementia with Lewy bodies using the National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center data. Alzheimers Dement. 2025 May; 21(5):e70275.
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Mueller MC, Blomberg R, Tanneberger AE, Davis-Hall D, Neeves KB, Magin CM. Female Fibroblast Activation Is Estrogen-Mediated in Sex-Specific 3D-Bioprinted Pulmonary Artery Adventitia Models. ACS Biomater Sci Eng. 2025 May 12; 11(5):2935-2945.
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Platnick C, Choi YJ, Narongkiatikhun P, Bekelman N, Rountree-Jablin C, Birznieks C, Sell E, Tommerdahl KL, de Boer I, Shah VN, Nadeau KJ, Sawyer A, Pyle L, Bjornstad P. Relationships among biological sex, body composition, and bone mineral density in young persons with and without diabetes. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2025 May 26; 38(5):476-487.
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Liu X, de Boer SCM, Cortez K, Poos JM, Ill?n-Gala I, Heuer H, Forsberg LK, Casaletto K, Memel M, Appleby BS, Barmada S, Bozoki A, Clark D, Cobigo Y, Darby R, Dickerson BC, Domoto-Reilly K, Galasko DR, Geschwind DH, Ghoshal N, Graff-Radford NR, Grant IM, Hsiung GR, Honig LS, Huey ED, Irwin D, Kantarci K, L?ger GC, Litvan I, Mackenzie IR, Masdeu JC, Mendez MF, Onyike CU, Pascual B, Pressman P, Bayram E, Ramos EM, Roberson ED, Rogalski E, Bouzigues A, Russell LL, Foster PH, Ferry-Bolder E, Masellis M, van Swieten J, Jiskoot L, Seelaar H, Sanchez-Valle R, Laforce R, Graff C, Galimberti D, Vandenberghe R, de Mendon?a A, Tiraboschi P, Santana I, Gerhard A, Levin J, Sorbi S, Otto M, Pasquier F, Ducharme S, Butler CR, Ber IL, Finger E, Rowe JB, Synofzik M, Moreno F, Borroni B, Boeve BF, Boxer AL, Rosen HJ, Pijnenburg YAL, Rohrer JD, Tartaglia MC. Sex differences in clinical phenotypes of behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia. Alzheimers Dement. 2025 Apr; 21(4):e14608.
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Gorashi RM, Baddour T, Chittle SJ, F?lix V?lez NE, Wenning MA, Anseth KS, Mestroni L, Pe?a B, Guo P, Aguado BA. Y chromosome-linked UTY modulates sex differences in valvular fibroblast methylation in response to nanoscale extracellular matrix cues. Sci Adv. 2025 Mar 14; 11(11):eads5717.
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Kim ESH, Arya S, Bryce Y, Gornik HL, Long CA, McDermott MM, West Pollak A, Rowe VL, Sullivan AE, Whipple MO. Sex Differences in Peripheral Vascular Disease: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2025 Apr 08; 151(14):e877-e904.
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Schwaba T, Mallard TT, Maihofer AX, Rhemtulla M, Lee PH, Smoller JW, Davis LK, Nivard MG, Grotzinger AD, Tucker-Drob EM. Comparison of the multivariate genetic architecture of eight major psychiatric disorders across sex. Nat Genet. 2025 Mar; 57(3):583-590.
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Huang Y, Shan Y, Zhang W, Printzis C, Pesce L, Stover D, Stanhope C, Stranger BE, Huang RS. Sex differences in the molecular profile of adult diffuse glioma are shaped by IDH status and tumor microenvironment. Neuro Oncol. 2025 Feb 10; 27(2):430-444.
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Duston A, Holtman S, Bowen AE, Cree MG, Nadeau K, Wright KP, Simon SL, Diniz Behn CG. Sex Differences in Circadian Timing and Biological Night in Adolescents. J Biol Rhythms. 2025 Feb; 40(1):7-18.
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