"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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| 1997 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sex Characteristics" by people in Profiles.
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Sexually dimorphic DNA methylation and gene expression patterns in human first trimester placenta. Biol Sex Differ. 2024 Aug 16; 15(1):63.
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High-throughput mRNA sequencing of human placenta shows sex differences across gestation. Placenta. 2024 05; 150:8-21.
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Neuroendocrine mechanisms in the links between early life stress, affect, and youth substance use: A conceptual model for the study of sex and gender differences. Front Neuroendocrinol. 2024 Apr; 73:101121.
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Sex at the interface: the origin and impact of sex differences in the developing human placenta. Biol Sex Differ. 2022 09 16; 13(1):50.
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Sex differences in microRNA expression in first and third trimester human placenta?. Biol Reprod. 2022 03 19; 106(3):551-567.
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Human Brown Adipose Tissue and Metabolic Health: Potential for Therapeutic Avenues. Cells. 2021 11 05; 10(11).
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Sex differences in outcomes of acute pancreatitis: Findings from a nationwide analysis. J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci. 2021 Mar; 28(3):280-286.
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Sexually Dimorphic Crosstalk at the Maternal-Fetal Interface. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2020 12 01; 105(12).
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Limitations of Long-Term Mortality as a Clinical Trial Endpoint: Time Wounds All Healing. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2020 08 25; 76(8):900-902.
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Meta-Analysis of the Alzheimer's Disease Human Brain Transcriptome and Functional Dissection in Mouse Models. Cell Rep. 2020 07 14; 32(2):107908.