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In the presence of LDL (or HDL) growth was further enhanced by insulin, triiodo-L-thyronine, 17 -ethinylestradiol but not by epidermal growth factor (EGF).<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>On type I collagen gels cells cultured in CDM were contact inhibited and formed monolayers. This contrasted with the pattern of growth of cells cultured in the presence of serum on type I collagen gels and cells cultured on tissue-culture plastic in either CDM or medium containing serum which formed foci of multilayered cells.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>Expression of the LDL receptor and HMG-CoA (3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A) reductase genes was comparable in Hep G2 cells cultured in CDM and serum-containing medium. 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