Cancer BiologybioRxiv
Radiation induced toxicity in rectal epithelial stem cell contributes to acute radiation injury in rectum
F. R. Tirado, P. Bhanja, E. Castro-Nallar…·S. Saha
This study shows that Lgr5-positive rectal stem cells are radiosensitive and their transplantation mitigates radiation-induced rectal injury.
DOI 10.1186/s13287-020-02111-w