Sex Differentiation

"Sex Differentiation" 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.

MeSH information

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The process in developing sex- or gender-specific tissue, organ, or function after SEX DETERMINATION PROCESSES have set the sex of the GONADS. Major areas of sex differentiation occur in the reproductive tract (GENITALIA) and the brain.

Descriptor ID	D012733
MeSH Number(s)	G07.345.500.325.377.843 G07.345.750.500 G08.686.841.500
Concept/Terms	Sex Differentiation Sex Differentiation Sexual Differentiation Differentiation, Sexual Differentiation, Sex

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

Biological Sciences [G]
Physiological Phenomena [G07]
Growth and Development [G07.345]
Morphogenesis [G07.345.500]
Embryonic and Fetal Development [G07.345.500.325]
Organogenesis [G07.345.500.325.377]
Sex Differentiation [G07.345.500.325.377.843]
Sexual Development [G07.345.750]
Sex Differentiation [G07.345.750.500]
Reproductive and Urinary Physiological Phenomena [G08]
Reproductive Physiological Phenomena [G08.686]
Sexual Development [G08.686.841]
Sex Differentiation [G08.686.841.500]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Sex Differentiation".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Sex Differentiation".

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