 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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| 1987 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1991 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 1992 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1995 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2003 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2005 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2006 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2008 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2009 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2011 | 5 | 3 | 8 | | 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sex Characteristics" by people in Profiles.
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Nieto SJ, Patriquin MA, Nielsen DA, Kosten TA. Don't worry; be informed about the epigenetics of anxiety. Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 2016 Jul-Aug; 146-147:60-72.
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Kosten TA, Nielsen DA. Litter and sex effects on maternal behavior and DNA methylation of the Nr3c1 exon 17 promoter gene in hippocampus and cerebellum. Int J Dev Neurosci. 2014 Aug; 36:5-12.
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Levitt A, Derrick JL, Testa M. Relationship-specific alcohol expectancies and gender moderate the effects of relationship drinking contexts on daily relationship functioning. J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2014 Mar; 75(2):269-78.
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Schwalbe C, Gearing R. The moderating effect of adherence-promoting interventions with clients on evidence-based practices for children and adolescents with mental health problems. Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2012 Jan; 82(1):146-55.
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Nillni YI, Berenz EC, Rohan KJ, Zvolensky MJ. Sex differences in panic-relevant responding to a 10% carbon dioxide-enriched air biological challenge. J Anxiety Disord. 2012 Jan; 26(1):165-72.
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Tull MT, Maack DJ, Viana AG, Gratz KL. Behavioral inhibition and attentional network functioning. Cogn Behav Ther. 2012; 41(1):1-4.
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Lachance J, Johnson NA, True JR. The population genetics of X-autosome synthetic lethals and steriles. Genetics. 2011 Nov; 189(3):1011-27.
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Xiang X, Hao W, Kosten TA. [Sex difference in performance in elevated plus maze and hippocampal GluR1 level]. Zhong Nan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban. 2011 Aug; 36(8):750-3.
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Bunaciu L, Feldner MT, Babson KA, Zvolensky MJ, Eifert GH. Biological sex and panic-relevant anxious reactivity to abrupt increases in bodily arousal as a function of biological challenge intensity. J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry. 2012 Mar; 43(1):526-31.
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Xiang X, Huang W, Haile CN, Kosten TA. Hippocampal GluR1 associates with behavior in the elevated plus maze and shows sex differences. Behav Brain Res. 2011 Sep 23; 222(2):326-31.
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