ENDOTHELIAL CELLS DERIVED FROM PRIMATE EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS

摘要

A method is described to induce primate embryonic stem cells to differentiateinto a relatively homogenous population of endothelial cells. The ES derivedendothelial cells have the general morphological and cell surface markercharacteristics of endothelial cells. The ES derived endothelial cells alsoare capable of inducing and participating in blood vessel formation (orvascularization) when transplanted into tissue in vivo.