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The biphasic total uptake curve for 25(OH)D(,3) generated when MDCK cells were incubated with increasing amounts of holo-DBP appeared to consist of two components: one was nonspecific while the other was saturable and specific. In these studies with LLC-MK(,2) cells, a significant specific uptake was not readily identified. These cells may lack a specific uptake mechanism or it is possible that maintenance of these cells in a serum-free medium disturbed their metabolism or that receptors from monkey kidney cells do not interact with DBP isolated from pig plasma.","From the results reported here, the MDCK cell line would appear preferable to the LLC-MK(,2) line for use in studies examining the uptake of 25(OH)D(,3). The results with the MDCK line are compatible with the holo-DBP (with bound 25(OH)D(,3)) interacting with a cell surface receptor. 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