Cells

Determined stem cells

The hemangioblast

  • Parental to determined stem cells for endothelia and haematopoietic cells
  • Close temporal and spatial relationship between haematopoiesis and vascular development
  • Blood and endothelial progenitors coexpress some molecular markers
    • CD34
    • Flk-1 (receptor for VEGF)

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