title: Infrared spectroscopy of human tissue. II. A comparative study of spectra of biopsies of cervical squamous epithelium and of exfoliated cervical cells.
abstract: A comparison of infrared absorption spectra obtained from the different layers of squamous epithelium from the human cervix, and infrared spectra obtained from exfoliated cervical cells, is presented. Infrared spectroscopy has been shown (in part I of this series) to be a sensitive tool to monitor maturation and differentiation of human cervical cells; therefore, this spectroscopic technique provides new insights into the composition and state of health of exfoliated cells.
authors.affiliation: InPhoCyte, Inc., White Plains, New York 10601, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chiriboga
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vigorita
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zarou
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zakim
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Diem
mesh_terms: D002582:Cervix Mucus; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000166:cytology*; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000166:cytology; D004912:Erythrocytes; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009504:Neutrophils; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D014626:Vaginal Smears