"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sex Characteristics" by people in Profiles.
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Race and sex differences in the longitudinal changes in multidimensional self-reported sleep health characteristics in aging older adults. Sleep Health. 2023 12; 9(6):947-958.
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Sex differences in associations between APOE e2 and longitudinal cognitive decline. Alzheimers Dement. 2023 10; 19(10):4651-4661.
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Sex Differences in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Persistence and Reservoir Size During Aging. Clin Infect Dis. 2022 08 24; 75(1):73-80.
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The Impact of Sex Chromosomes in the Sexual Dimorphism of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Am J Pathol. 2022 04; 192(4):582-594.
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Metal-induced delayed type hypersensitivity responses potentiate particle induced osteolysis in a sex and age dependent manner. PLoS One. 2021; 16(5):e0251885.
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Sexual Dimorphism of the Nasal Skin and Soft Tissue Envelope. Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2020 10; 44(5):1924-1925.
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Ontogenetic changes to bone microstructure in an archaeologically derived sample of human ribs. J Anat. 2020 03; 236(3):448-462.
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Sex differences by design and outcome in the Safety of Urate Elevation in PD (SURE-PD) trial. Neurology. 2019 10 01; 93(14):e1328-e1338.
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Sex differences in the genetic predictors of Alzheimer's pathology. Brain. 2019 09 01; 142(9):2581-2589.
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Sex-specific and Age-specific Analgesia for Early Postoperative Pain Management After Lumbar Decompressive Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Clin Spine Surg. 2019 08; 32(7):E311-E318.