"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2019 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2020 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2021 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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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 permanent pacemaker implantation after transcatheter aortic valve replacement: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2023 Jul-Dec; 21(9):631-641.
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Sex Differences in Alzheimer's Disease. Neurol Clin. 2023 05; 41(2):343-358.
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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 Periprocedural and Long-Term Outcomes Following Transcatheter Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2023 03; 48:23-31.
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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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Self-reported fraud victimization and objectively measured blood pressure: Sex differences in post-fraud cardiovascular health. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2022 11; 70(11):3185-3194.
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Sex differences in the genetic architecture of cognitive resilience to Alzheimer's disease. Brain. 2022 07 29; 145(7):2541-2554.
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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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Sex-Specific Association of the X Chromosome With Cognitive Change and Tau Pathology in Aging and Alzheimer Disease. JAMA Neurol. 2021 10 01; 78(10):1249-1254.