Human models for smooth muscle cell differentiation. Focus on “A novel in vitro model system for smooth muscle differentiation from human embryonic stem cell-derived mesenchymal cells”

Abstract

the structure and function of smooth muscle cells (SMC) may be very similar from the vascular system to the gastrointestinal tract to the respiratory system, but they are known to react to stimuli in precise ways to enable tissue-specific actions to occur. The rationale for such differing responses