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. 1984 Jun 1;220(2):605–608. doi: 10.1042/bj2200605

Serum albumin enhances the uptake of [3H]cholesterol from phosphatidylcholine vesicles by cultured human fibroblasts.

J P Slotte, S Björkerud
PMCID: PMC1153667  PMID: 6743291

Abstract

Cultured human lung fibroblasts, incubated with cholesterol/phosphatidylcholine vesicles (cholesterol: phosphatidylcholine molar ratio 1:1) incorporated vesicle [3H]-cholesterol linearly for at least 48 h by an exchange process without gaining sterol mass. The incorporation of [3H]cholesterol by the cells was markedly enhanced in the presence of purified bovine serum albumin. A fraction of the incorporated vesicle [3H]cholesterol was esterified by the cells.

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