cells (mESC) and occurs after release from serum and leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF). Here
we show that after release from pluripotency, a subpopulation of mESC, kept in the naive
state by 2i/LIF, expresses endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) and endogenously
synthesizes NO. This eNOS/NO-positive subpopulation (ESNO+) expresses
mesendodermal markers and is more efficient in the generation of cardiovascular precursors …