 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 Differences
- Difference, Sex
- Differences, Sex
- Sex Difference
- Sex Dimorphism
- Dimorphism, Sex
- Dimorphisms, Sex
- Sex 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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| 1991 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1996 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1999 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2000 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2006 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2015 | 0 | 8 | 8 | | 2016 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2018 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sex Characteristics" by people in Profiles.
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Buchman AS, Leurgans SE, VanderHorst VGJM, Nag S, Schneider JA, Bennett DA. Spinal motor neurons and motor function in older adults. J Neurol. 2019 Jan; 266(1):174-182.
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Madsen TE, DeCroce-Movson E, Hemendinger M, McTaggart RA, Yaghi S, Cutting S, Furie KL, Saad A, Siket MS, Jayaraman MV. Sex differences in 90-day outcomes after mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke. J Neurointerv Surg. 2019 Mar; 11(3):221-225.
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Volgman AS, Dembowski E, Braun LT. Should Sex Matter When it Comes to High-Intensity Statins? J Am Coll Cardiol. 2018 04 24; 71(16):1738-1740.
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Davison MA, Ouyang B, Keppetipola KM, Chen M. Arterial diameter and the gender disparity in stroke thrombectomy outcomes. J Neurointerv Surg. 2018 Oct; 10(10):949-952.
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Eastman CI, Tomaka VA, Crowley SJ. Sex and ancestry determine the free-running circadian period. J Sleep Res. 2017 10; 26(5):547-550.
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Bruehl S, Burns JW, Gupta R, Buvanendran A, Chont M, Orlowska D, Schuster E, France CR. Do Resting Plasma ß-Endorphin Levels Predict Responses to Opioid Analgesics? Clin J Pain. 2017 01; 33(1):12-20.
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Keutmann MK, Gonzalez R, Maki PM, Rubin LH, Vassileva J, Martin EM. Sex differences in HIV effects on visual memory among substance-dependent individuals. J Clin Exp Neuropsychol. 2017 Aug; 39(6):574-586.
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Zhou J, Espinoza Orías AA, Kang X, He J, Zhang Z, Inoue N, An HS. CT-based morphometric analysis of the occipital condyle: focus on occipital condyle screw insertion. J Neurosurg Spine. 2016 Nov; 25(5):572-579.
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Martin E, Gonzalez R, Vassileva J, Maki PM, Bechara A, Brand M. Sex and HIV serostatus differences in decision making under risk among substance-dependent individuals. J Clin Exp Neuropsychol. 2016; 38(4):404-15.
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Reutrakul S, Siwasaranond N, Nimitphong H, Saetung S, Chirakalwasan N, Ongphiphadhanakul B, Thakkinstian A, Hood MM, Crowley SJ. Relationships among sleep timing, sleep duration and glycemic control in Type 2 diabetes in Thailand. Chronobiol Int. 2015; 32(10):1469-76.
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