Research into areas as divergent as hemangiopoiesis and cardiogenesis as well as
investigations of diseases such as cancer and diabetic retinopathy have converged to form
the face of research in vascular development today. This convergence of disparate topics
has resulted in rapid advances in many areas of vascular research. The focus of this review
has been the role of cell interactions in the development of the vascular system, but we have
included discussions of pathology where the mechanism of disease progression may have …