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MeSH Heading: Sex Differentiation
Tree Number(s): G07.345.500.325.377.843; G07.345.750.500; G08.686.841.500
Unique ID: D012733
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012733
Annotation: note SEX DETERMINATION PROCESSES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; and SEX FACTORS are also available
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Version: SEX DIFFER
Entry Term(s): Differentiation, Sex; Sexual Differentiation
NLM Classification #: QS 640
Previous Indexing: Gonads/embryology (1966-1974)
See Also: Sex Determination Processes
Public MeSH Note: 75
History Note: 75
Date Established: 1975/09/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/11
Revision Date: 2016/06/17

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects (DE)

genetics (GE)

immunology (IM)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

Sex Differentiation MeSH Descriptor Data 2024