The curious case of Sudyumna: A tale of sex reversal from the Bhagavata Purana

Tracking endocrine disease in mythology especially one as old and diverse as Indian mythology is a challenge. A curious case of sex reversal in the bhagavata purana is described and hunches about the disorder of sexual differentiation that manifested itself in the hapless Sudyumna the son of Manu is...

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Autor principal: Seshadri, Krishna G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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Endocrinology and the Arts
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3712375/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23869301
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2230-8210.111640
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description Tracking endocrine disease in mythology especially one as old and diverse as Indian mythology is a challenge. A curious case of sex reversal in the bhagavata purana is described and hunches about the disorder of sexual differentiation that manifested itself in the hapless Sudyumna the son of Manu is attempted. 5 alpha reductase deficiency appears to be the closest candidate but some twists in the tale are required to fill in the gaps.
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spelling pubmed-37123752013-07-18 The curious case of Sudyumna: A tale of sex reversal from the Bhagavata Purana Seshadri, Krishna G. Indian J Endocrinol Metab Endocrinology and the Arts Tracking endocrine disease in mythology especially one as old and diverse as Indian mythology is a challenge. A curious case of sex reversal in the bhagavata purana is described and hunches about the disorder of sexual differentiation that manifested itself in the hapless Sudyumna the son of Manu is attempted. 5 alpha reductase deficiency appears to be the closest candidate but some twists in the tale are required to fill in the gaps. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013 /pmc/articles/PMC3712375/ /pubmed/23869301 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2230-8210.111640 Text en Copyright: © Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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