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Description

The principal piece of the spermatozoa is the long portion of the tail between the midpiece and the endpiece. A fibrous sheath with tightly integrated sperm-specific glycolytic enzymes surround the principal piece. The enzyme is critical to glycolysis, which supplies the sperm with most of the energy needed to swim. Though the shape of the sperm head is an important factor for how fast a sperm can swim, the length of the principal piece relative to the remaining sperm is an additional factor that influences its swimming velocity. PMID: 17148374 Principal piece defects include short, multiple, broken, smooth hairpin bends, sharply angulated bends, irregular width, or coiled.[https://indianfertilitysociety.org/pdf/nexus%203_dt_29_12_2016.pdf] Source: Regenstrief LOINC

Basic Part Properties

Part Name
Spermatozoa.abnormal principal pieces
Part Display Name
Spermatozoa.abnormal principal pieces
Part Type
Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
Created On
2018-06-22
Construct for LOINC Short Name
Abnormal principal pieces

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Tag Language Translation
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Espermatozoide. Anormalidad de la pieza principal
it-IT Italian (Italy) Spermatozoi.pezzi principali anormali
zh-CN Chinese (China) 精子.异常主段
Synonyms: 精子.异常（不正常）主段（主片、主部）
el-GR Greek (Greece) Σπερματοζωάρια.μη φυσιολογικά κύρια τμήματα
Synonyms: Σπερματοζωάρια.μη φυσιολογικά κύρια τμήματα