BMJ Publishing Group, Gut, 6(50), p. 752-757, 2002
DOI: 10.1136/gut.50.6.752
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Background and aims: In order to establish whether extraintestinal cells contribute to the turnover and repair of gastrointestinal tissues, we studied the colons and small intestines of female mice that had received a male bone marrow transplant, together with gastrointestinal biopsies from female patients that had developed graft versus host disease after receiving a bone marrow transplant from male donors.