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Stem
Rat
Rat
Emre, E, Yuksel, N, Duruksu, G, Pirhan, D, Subasi, C, Erman, G. and Karaoz, E
Neuroprotective Effects of Intravitreally Transplanted Adipose Tissue and Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells in an Experimental Ocular Hypertension Model. ,
Cytotherapy
 17 , 543-59 , 2015
Cells
Mesenchymal stem
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Stem
Rat
Rat. SD, 5 month
Veronesi, F, Torricelli, P, Della, B, Pagani, S. and Fini, M
In Vitro Mutual Interaction Between Tenocytes and Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells. ,
Cytotherapy
 17 , 215-23 , 2015
Cells
Mesenchymal stromal
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Stem
Rat
Rat, adult
Duarte, S. , Momier, D. , Baque, P. , Casanova, V. , Loubat, A. , Samson, M. , Guigonis, J. , Staccini, P. , Saint-Paul, M. , De Lima, M. , Carle, G. and Pierrefite-Carle, V.
Preventive Cancer Stem Cell-Based Vaccination Reduces Liver Metastasis Development in a Rat Colon Carcinoma Syngeneic Model. ,
Stem Cells
 31 , 423-32 , 2013
Cells
Tumor
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F12
Stem
Rat
Rat, SD, neonatal
Liu, Z. , Wang, H. , Zhang, Y. , Zhou, J. , Lin, Q. , Wang, Y. , Duan, C. , Wu, K. and Wang, C.
Efficient Isolation of Cardiac Stem Cells from Brown Adipose. ,
J Biomed Biotechnol
 2010 , 104296 , 2010
Cells
Brown adipocytes
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Stem
Rat
Rat
Wei, X. , Du, Z. , Zhao, L. , Feng, D. , Wei, G. , He, Y. , Tan, J. , Lee, W. , Hampel, H. , Dodel, R. , Johnstone, B. , March, K. , Farlow, M. and Du, Y.
IFATS Collection: The Conditioned Media of Adipose Stromal Cells Protect Against Hypoxia-Ischemia-Induced Brain Damage In Neonatal Rats. ,
Stem Cells
 27 , 478 , 2009
Cells
Adipose derived stem
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Stem
Rat
Rat, SD, newborn
Zeng Yuan-Shan, Ding Ying, Wu Li-Zhi, Guo Jia-Song, Li Hai-Biao, Wong Wai-Man, Wu Wu-Tian.
Co-transplantation of schwann cells promotes the survival and differentiation of neural stem cells transplanted into the injured spinal cord ,
Dev Neurosci
 27 , 20-6 , 2005
Cells
Neutral stem cells, Schwann cells
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Collagenase : 0.16%
Medium
DMEM/F12
Stem
Rat
Rat, postnatal, adult
Kruger, G. , Mosher, J. , Bixby, S. , Joseph, N. , Iwashita, T. and Morrison, S.
Neural Crest Stem Cells Persist in the Adult Gut but Undergo Changes in Self-Renewal, Neuronal Subtype Potential, and Factor Responsiveness. ,
Neuron
 35 , 657 , 2002
Cells
Gut neural crest stem
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.025%
Medium
HBSS
Stem
Rat
Rat, SD, embyronic
Bixby, S. , Kruger, G. , Mosher, J. , Joseph, N. and Morrison, S.
Cell-Intrinsic Differences Between Stem Cells from Different Regions of the Peripheral Nervous System Regulate the Generation of Neural Diversity. ,
Neuron
 35 , 643 , 2002
Cells
Sciatic nerve and gut neural crest stem
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.005%
Medium
HBSS
Stem
Rat
Rat, SD
Morrison, S. , White, P. , Zock, C. and Anderson, D.
Prospective Identification, Isolation by Flow Cytometry, and In Vivo Self-Renewal of Multipotent Mammalian Neural Crest Stem Cells ,
Cell
 96 , 737 , 1999
Cells
Sciatic nerves
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.025%
Medium
L-15 medium
(see reference)
Stem
Rat
Rat
Stemple, D. and Anderson, D.
Isolation of a Stem Cell for Neurons and Glia from the Mammalian Neural Crest ,
Cell
 71 , 973 , 1992
Cells
Stem, neural crest
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.075%
Medium
Ringer's solution
Thymus
Human
Human
Vandenabeele S, Hochrein H, Mavaddat N, Winkel K, Shortman K.
Human thymus contains 2 distinct dendritic cell populations ,
Blood
 97 , 1733-41 , 2001
Cells
Dentritic
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI 1640
Thymus
Mouse
Mouse
Rode, I. and Boehm, T.
Regenerative Capacity of Adult Cortical Thymic Epithelial Cells. ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 109 , 3463-8 , 2012
Cells
Thymic stromal
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI-1640
Thymus
Mouse
Mouse
Phillips, Joy, Brondstetter, T. , English, C. , Lee, H. , Virts, E. and Thoman, M.
IL-7 Gene Therapy in Aging Restores Early thymopoiesis without Reversing Involution ,
J Immunol
 , 4869 , 2004
Cells
Stromal
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI 1640
Thymus
Mouse
Mouse
Schiavoni, F, Mattei, F, Sestili, P, Borghi, P, Venditti, M, Morse, H, Belardelli, F. and Gabrieli, L
ICSBP is Essential for the Development of Mouse Type I Interferon-producing Cells and for the Generation and Activation of CD8a+ Dendritic Cells ,
J Exp Med
 196 , 1415 , 2002
Cells
Dentritic
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI 1640
Thymus
Mouse
Mouse, 3-6 week
Smith KM, Olson DC, Hirose R, Hanahan D.
Pancreatic gene expression in rare cells of thymic medulla: evidence for functional contribution to T cell tolerance ,
Int Immunol
 9 , 1355-65 , 1997
Cells
Thymic
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 3 : 100-400 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Thymus
Mouse
Mouse, C3H, 16 wk old, female
Ehmann, U. , Shiurba, R. and Peterson, W.
Long-Term Proliferation of Mouse Thymic Epithelial Cells in Culture ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 22 (12) , 738 , 1986
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Thymus
Mouse
Mouse, Swiss, 6 wk
Jones, K. and Pierre, R.
Analysis of Cellular Heterogeneity in Mouse Thymus Cultures ,
In Vitro
 17 , 431 , 1981
Cells
Thymus
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 3 : 150 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Thymus
Rat
Rat
Masuda, A. and Matsuyama, M
Epithelial Cell Lines From Rat Thymoma and Rat Thymus , Cell & Tissue Culture: Laboratory Procedures Vol. 2 , Doyle, A., Griffiths, J., and Newell, D. , John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. , 21C:4.1 , 1995
Cells
Thymic epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Thymus
Rat
Rat (ACI/NMs X BUF/Mna) F1, male, 28 months
Rat, (ACI/MNs) male, 8 weeks
(also bovine, adult)
Masuda, A. , Ohtsuka, K. and Matsuyama, M.
Establishment of Functional Epithelial Cell Lines from a Rat Thyoma and a Rat Thymus ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 26 , 713 , 1990
Cells
Epthelial
Enzymes
Medium
Eagle's MEM Serum-free
Thyroid/Parathyroid
Chicken
Chick embryo
Hilfer, S. and Brown, J.
Collagenase. Its Effectiveness as a Dispersing Agent for Embryonic Chick Thyroid and Heart ,
Exp Cell Res
 65 , 246 , 1971
Cells
Thyroid
Muscle
Heart
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.25%
Medium
Tyrode's saline, potassium free
Thyroid/Parathyroid
Chicken
Chicken, Rhode Island Red, embryo
Spooner, B.
The Expression of Differentiation by Chick Embryo Throid in Cell Culture. I. Functional and Fine Structural Stability in Mass and Clonal Culture ,
J Cell Physiol
 75 , 33 , 1970
Cells
Thyroid follicular
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.2%
Medium
Tyrode's solution, CMF
Thyroid/Parathyroid
Human

Human

Yi, S. , Kim, H. , Koo, B. , Lee, S. , Choi, J. and Kang, Y.
Efficient Dissociation Protocol for Generation of Single Cell Suspension from Human Thyroid Tissue for Single Cell RNA Sequencing. , Endocrinol Metab (Seoul) Vol. 37 , 698-700 , 2022
Cells
Thyroid normal and tumor
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.125%
Collagenase Type 4 : 300 u/ml
Medium
RPMI-1640
Thyroid/Parathyroid
Human
Human
Patel, V. , Logan, A. , Watkinson, J. , Uz-Zaman, S. , Sheppard, M. , Ramsden, J. and Eggo, M.
Isolation and Characterization of Human Thyroid Endothelial Cells. ,
Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab
 284 , E168 , 2003
Cells
Endothelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Thyroid/Parathyroid
Human
Human
Gianoukakis, A. , Cao, H. , Jennings, T. and Smith, T.
Prostaglandin Endoperoxide H Synthase Expression in Human Thyroid Epithelial Cells. ,
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol
 280 , C701 , 2001
Cells
Thyrocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 130 u/ml
Neutral Protease : 0.5 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Thyroid/Parathyroid
Human
Human
Howie, A. , Walker, S. , Akesson, B. , Arthur, J. and Beckett, G.
Thyroidal Extracellular Glutathione Peroxidase: A Potential Regulator of Thyroid-Hormone Synthesis. ,
Biochem J
 308 ( Pt 3) , 713 , 1995
Cells
Thyrocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Collagenase : 0.1%
Medium
EBSS
Thyroid/Parathyroid
Human
Human
Miller, R. , Hiraoka, T. , Nakamura, N. , Tenou, H. , Kopecky, K. , Jones, M. and Gould, M.
In Vitro Culture of Human Thyroid Cells; Methods and Application to Radiation Biology. ,
J Radiat Res
 26 , 269 , 1985
Cells
Thyroid
Enzymes
Collagenase : 300 u/ml
Medium
Ham's F-12/MEM
Thyroid/Parathyroid
Mouse
Mouse
Kitajima, S. , Kohno, S. , Kondoh, A. , Sasaki, N. , Nishimoto, Y. , Li, F. , Mohammed, M. , Muranaka, H. , Nagatani, N. , Suzuki, M. , Kido, Y. and Takahashi, C.
Undifferentiated State Induced by Rb-p53 Double Inactivation in Mouse Thyroid Neuroendocrine Cells and Embryonic Fibroblasts. ,
Stem Cells
 33 , 1657-69 , 2015
Cells
Thyroid tumor
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 300 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 100 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Thyroid/Parathyroid
Mouse
Mouse, 6 week
Martin, A. , Coronel, E. , Sano, G. , Chen, S. , Vassileva, G. , Canasto-Chibuque, C. , Sedgwick, J. , Frenette, P. , Lipp, M. , Furtado, G. and Lira, S.
A Novel Model for Lymphocytic Infiltration of the Thyroid Gland Generated by Transgenic Expression of the CC Chemokine CCL21. ,
J Immunol
 173 , 4791 , 2004
Cells
Thyroid
Enzymes
Neutral Protease : 0.0012 u/ml
Collagenase Type 2 : 0.25 u/ml
Medium
RPMI 1640
Thyroid/Parathyroid
Ovine
Sheep
Kerkof, P.
Preparation of Primary Cultures of Ovine Thyroid Gland Cells ,
J Tiss Cul Meth
 7 , 23 , 1982
Cells
Thyroid
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.2%
Medium
Puck's Saline F
Thyroid/Parathyroid
Rat
Rat, Lewis, male, 4 week
Arauchi, A. , Shimizu, T. , Yamato, M. , Obara, T. and Okano, T.
Tissue-Engineered Thyroid Cell Sheet Rescued Hypothyroidism in Rat Models After Receiving Total Thyroidectomy Comparing with Nontransplantation Models. ,
Tissue Eng Part A
 15 , 3943 , 2009
Cells
Thyroid
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Tonsil
Human
Human
Muto, M. , Manfroi, B. , Suzuki, H. , Joh, K. , Nagai, M. , Wakai, S. and Righini, C. et al.
Toll-Like Receptor 9 Stimulation Induces Aberrant Expression of a Proliferation-Inducing Ligand by Tonsillar Germinal Center B Cells in IgA Nephropathy. ,
J Am Soc Nephrol
 28 , 1227-1238 , 2017
Cells
Tonsillar
Enzymes
Medium
see reference
Tonsil
Human
Human
Schmidt, S. , Schenkova, K. , Adam, T. , Erikson, E. , Lehmann-Koch, J. , Sertel, S. , Verhasselt, B. , Fackler, O. , Lasitschka, F. and Keppler, O.
SAMHD1's Protein Expression Profile in Humans. ,
J Leukoc Biol
 98 , 5-14 , 2015
Cells
Tonsillar
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Tonsil
Human
Human
Sato, D. , Suzuki, Y. , Kano, T. , Suzuki, H. , Matsuoka, J. , Yokoi, H. , Horikoshi, S. , Ikeda, K. and Tomino, Y.
Tonsillar TLR9 Expression and Efficacy of Tonsillectomy with Steroid Pulse Therapy in IgA Nephropathy Patients. ,
Nephrol Dial Transplant
 27 , 1090-7 , 2012
Cells
Tonsillar
Enzymes
Medium
Bambanker
Tonsil
Human
Human, female, 25-45 year
Grammer Amrie C, Slota Rebecca, Fischer Randy, Gur Hanan, Girschick Hermann, Yarboro Cheryl, Illei Gabor G, Lipsky PeterE.
Abnormal germinal center reactions in systemic lupus erythematosus demonstrated by blockade of CD154-CD40 interactions ,
J Clin Invest
 112 , 1506-20 , 2003
Cells
Tonsillar mononuclear cells
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI
Tonsil
Human
Human
Grammer AC, McFarland RD, Heaney J, Darnell BF, Lipsky PE.
Expression, regulation, and function of B cell-expressed CD154 in germinal centers ,
J Immunol
 163 , 4150-9 , 1999
Cells
Tonsillar mononuclear cells
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI
Tumor
Canine

Canine, adult

Petrouškova, P. , Hudáková, N. , Almášiová, V. , Valenčáková, A. , Horňáková, L. , Huniadi, M. and Čížková, D.
Establishment of Primary Cell Cultures from Canine Mammary Gland Malignant Tumours: A Preliminary Study. , J Vet Res Vol. 69 , 159-168 , 2025
Cells
Mammary gland tumor
Enzymes
Medium
EBSS

Tissue Tables (references, grouped by tissue type and species)

Adipose/Fat
Adrenal
Bone
Brain
Cartilage
Colon
Endothelial
Epithelial
Eye
Heart
Intestine
Kidney
Liver
Lung
Lymph nodes
Mammary
Miscellaneous
Muscle
Neural
Organoids
Pancreas
Parotid
Pituitary
Prostate
Reproductive
Scales
Skin
Spleen
Stem
Thymus
Thyroid/Parathyroid
Tonsil
Tumor
Note: We have not limited the references listed to only those papers using Worthington enzymes. Generally speaking, the tissue dissociation enzymes offered by Worthington can be used interchangeably for most preparations cited.