Kissing Cousins—evidence for a common vascular cell precursor.
Patricia A. D'Amore
The Schepens Eye Research Institute Department of Pathology and Ophthalmology Harvard Medical School Boston, MA 02114
pdamore@vision.eri.harvard.edu
A population of stem cells that are capable of differentiating into endothelial and smooth muscle cells has been identified, offering improved prospects for vascular tissue engineering.
