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.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	G08.686.815
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

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Sex Characteristics".

Biological Sciences [G]
Reproductive and Urinary Physiological Phenomena [G08]
Reproductive Physiological Phenomena [G08.686]
Sex Characteristics [G08.686.815]

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Bar chart showing 196 publications over 29 distinct years, with a maximum of 15 publications in 2010

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1997	0	1	1
1998	3	3	6
1999	0	2	2
2000	1	1	2
2001	2	2	4
2002	3	4	7
2003	5	3	8
2004	6	2	8
2005	1	6	7
2006	6	1	7
2007	2	3	5
2008	5	2	7
2009	3	7	10
2010	4	11	15
2011	5	2	7
2012	3	5	8
2013	3	6	9
2014	4	6	10
2015	3	6	9
2016	5	3	8
2017	5	2	7
2018	5	2	7
2019	3	2	5
2020	1	4	5
2021	4	6	10
2022	2	4	6
2023	0	3	3
2024	4	5	9
2025	1	3	4

Below are the most recent publications written about "Sex Characteristics" by people in Profiles.

Nemat RA, Chaya T, Atheby AC, Lawal HO. Altered Vesicular Acetylcholine Transporter Expression Regulates Acetylcholine Abundance in the Brain of Drosophila melanogaster. J Neurochem. 2025 Jun; 169(6):e70109.

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Reid AP, Neophytou D, Levy R, Pham C, Oviedo HV. Asynchronous development of the mouse auditory cortex is driven by hemispheric identity and sex. Nat Commun. 2025 Apr 17; 16(1):3654.

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Cabrera-Fuentes HA, Boisvert WA. Refining the impact of early intermittent hyperlipidemia on atherosclerosis: Unveiling the role of neutrophil reprogramming, sex differences, gut microbiota, and maternal hypercholesterolemia. FASEB J. 2025 Mar 15; 39(5):e70425.

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Johnston CD, Pang APS, Siegler EL, Thomas C, Burchett CO, Crowley M, O'Brien R, Ndhlovu LC, Glesby MJ, Corley MJ. Sex differences in epigenetic ageing for older people living with HIV. EBioMedicine. 2025 Mar; 113:105588.

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Murataeva N, Mattox S, Lemieux J, Griffis J, Yust K, Du W, Heinbockel T, Straiker A. Cannabinoid regulation of sex-dependent murine odorant-stimulated salivation. Sci Rep. 2024 11 04; 14(1):26720.

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Choi SJ, Lee WJ, Youn KH, Lozanoff S, Lee UY, Kim YS. Morphometric analysis of the hard palate in sex estimation among koreans using three-dimensional computed tomography. Sci Rep. 2024 10 19; 14(1):24560.

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Morales-Silva RJ, Perez-Perez Y, Alvarado-Torres J, Rivera-Aviles N, Rodriguez-Torres G, Gelpi-Dominguez U, Dominguez-Padovani B, Amador-Maldonado A, Sepulveda-Orengo MT. Sex-specific effects of chronic stress prior to cocaine exposure on cue- vs drug-induced relapse after prolonged abstinence. Behav Brain Res. 2024 10 02; 474:115197.

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Doyle MR, Beltran NM, Bushnell MSA, Syed M, Acosta V, Desai M, Rice KC, Serafine KM, Gould GG, Daws LC, Collins GT. Effects of access condition on substance use disorder-like phenotypes in male and female rats self-administering MDPV or cocaine. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2024 Oct 01; 263:112408.

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Merondun J, Marques CI, Andrade P, Meshcheryagina S, Galv?n I, Afonso S, Alves JM, Ara?jo PM, Bachurin G, Balacco J, B?n M, Fedrigo O, Formenti G, Foss?y F, F?l?p A, Golovatin M, Granja S, Hewson C, Honza M, Howe K, Larson G, Marton A, Mosk?t C, Mountcastle J, Proch?zka P, Red'kin Y, Sims Y, ?ulc M, Tracey A, Wood JMD, Jarvis ED, Hauber ME, Carneiro M, Wolf JBW. Evolution and genetic architecture of sex-limited polymorphism in cuckoos. Sci Adv. 2024 04 26; 10(17):eadl5255.

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Borst B, Jovanovic T, House SL, Bruce SE, Harnett NG, Roeckner AR, Ely TD, Lebois LAM, Young D, Beaudoin FL, An X, Neylan TC, Clifford GD, Linnstaedt SD, Germine LT, Bollen KA, Rauch SL, Haran JP, Storrow AB, Lewandowski C, Musey PI, Hendry PL, Sheikh S, Jones CW, Punches BE, Hudak LA, Pascual JL, Seamon MJ, Datner EM, Pearson C, Peak DA, Domeier RM, Rathlev NK, O'Neil BJ, Sergot P, Sanchez LD, Harte SE, Koenen KC, Kessler RC, McLean SA, Ressler KJ, Stevens JS, van Rooij SJH. Sex Differences in Response Inhibition-Related Neural Predictors of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Civilians With Recent Trauma. Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging. 2024 Jul; 9(7):668-680.

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