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Mammary
Bovine
Bovine, lactating Holstein
Miranda, S. , Wang, Y. , Purdie, N. , Osborne, V. , Coomber, B. and Cant, J.
Selenomethionine Stimulates Expression of Glutathione Peroxidase 1 and 3 and Growth of Bovine Mammary Epithelial Cells in Primary Culture. ,
J Dairy Sci
 92 , 2670 , 2009
Cells
Mammary epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 3 : 400 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 100 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Mammary
Bovine
Bovine, heifer, 200kg
Weber M. , Purup S. , Vestergaard M. , Ellis S. , Scndergard-Andersen J. , Akers R. and Sejrsen K.
Contribution of Insulin-like Growth Factor (IGF)-I and IGF-binding Protein-3 to Mitogenic Activity in Bovine Mammary Extracts and Serum ,
J Endocrinol
 161 , 365 , 1999
Cells
Mammary epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
M-199
Mammary
Bovine
Bovine, young, lactating, female
Anderson, C. and Larson, B.
Comparative Maintenance of Function in Dispersed Cell and Organ Cultures ,
Exp Cell Res
 61 , 24 , 1970
Cells
Mammary
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.30 %
Medium
HBSS or EBSS
Mammary
Bovine
Bovine, dairy, purebred,
(also rat, Holtzmann, albino, white)
Schingoethe, D. , Hageman, E. and Larson, B.
Essential Amino Acids for Milk Protein Synthesis in the In Vitro Secretory Cell and Stimulation by Elevated Levels ,
Biochim Biophys Acta
 148 , 469 , 1967
Cells
Secretory
Mammary gland
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.02 - 0.03%
Medium
HBSS or EBSS
Mammary
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
Mammary
Goat
Goat, lactating, 1 month
Blanco, A. , Rife, U. and Larson, B.
Lactate Dehydrogenase Isozymes during Dedifferentiation in Cultures of Mammary Secretory Cells ,
Nature
 214 , 1331 , 1967
Cells
Mammary gland
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.02 - 0.03%
Medium
HBSS or EBSS
Mammary
Human
Human
Labarge, M. , Garbe, J. and Stampfer, M.
Processing of Human Reduction Mammoplasty and Mastectomy Tissues for Cell Culture. ,
J Vis Exp
 71 , 2013
Cells
Mammary epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase : 200 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 100 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Mammary
Human
Human, normal biopsy
Ronnov-Jessen L. , Villadsen R. , Edwards J. and Petersen O.
Differential Expression of a Chloride Intracellular Channel Gene, CLIC4, in Transforming Growth Factor-beta1-mediated Conversion of Fibroblasts to Myofibroblasts ,
Am J Pathol
 161 , 471 , 2002
Cells
Fibroblasts
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 3 : 900 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Mammary
Human
Human
Huss, F. and Kratz, G.
Mammary Epithelial Cell and Adipocyte Co-Culture in a 3-D Matrix: The First Step Towards Tissue-Engineered Human Breast Tissue. ,
Cells Tissues Organs
 169 , 361-7 , 2001
Cells
Mammary epithelial cells
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Mammary
Human
Human
Ogmundsdottir, H. , Petursdottir, I. , Gudmundsdottir, I. , Amundadottir, L. , Ronnov-Jessen, L. and Petersen, O.
Effects of Lymphocytes and Fibroblasts on the Growth of Human Mammary Carcinoma Cells Studied in Short-Term Primary Cultures ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 29A , 936 , 1993
Cells
Epithelial
Fibroblasts
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 450 IU/ml
Medium
DMEM/Ham's F-12
Mammary
Human
Human
Ronnov-Jessen, L. , VanDeurs, B. , Nielsen, M. and Petersen, O.W.
Identification, Paracrine Generation, and Possible Function of Human Breast Carcinoma Myofibroblasts in Culture ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 28 , 273 , 1992
Cells
Myofibroblasts
Enzymes
Collagenase : 900 IU/ml
Medium
DME - F12
Mammary
Human
Human
Emerman, J. and Wilkinson, D.
Routine Culturing of Normal, Dysplastic and Malignant Human Mammary Epithelial Cells from Small Tissue Samples ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 26 , 1186 , 1990
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase : 2.0%
Medium
DMEM/Ham's F-12
Mammary
Mouse

Mouse, female

Sun, H. , Xu, X. and Deng, C.
Preparation of Single Epithelial Cells Suspension from Mouse Mammary Glands. ,
Bio Protoc
 10 , e3530 , 2020
Cells
Mammary epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse
Liu, X. , Johnson, S. , Liu, S. , Kanojia, D. , Yue, W. , Singh, U. , Wang, Q, Wang Qi, Nie, Q. and Chen H.
Nonlinear Growth Kinetics of Breast Cancer Stem Cells: Implications for Cancer Stem Cell Targeted Therapy. ,
Sci Rep
 3 , 2473 , 2013
Cells
Mammary tumor
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.15%
Hyaluronidase : 0.020%
Medium
DMEM/F12
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse, 10 week
Cheng, N. and Lambert, D.
Mammary Transplantation of Stromal Cells and Carcinoma Cells in C57BL/6J Mice. ,
J Vis Exp
 54 , e2716 , 2011
Cells
Fibroblasts, carcinoma
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.2%
Hyaluronidase : 1,000 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse, 12 week
Taddei, I. , Deugnier, M. , Faraldo, M. , Petit, V. , Bouvard, D. , Medina, D. , Fassler, R. , Thiery, J. and Glukhova, M.
Beta1 Integrin Deletion from the Basal Compartment of the Mammary Epithelium Affects Stem Cells ,
Nat Cell Biol
 10 , 716-22 , 2008
Cells
Mammary epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.3%
Hyaluronidase : 100 u/ml
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
see reference
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse, 11 week
Mueller, S. , Clark, J. , Myers, P. and Korach, K.
Mammary Gland Development in Adult Mice Requires Epithelial and Stromal Estrogen Receptor Alpha. ,
Endocrinology
 143 , 2357 , 2002
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 3 : 25 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 0.1%
Protease XIV : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM/F12
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse
Boulanger CA, Smith GH.
Reducing mammary cancer risk through premature stem cell senescence ,
Oncogene
 20 , 2264-72 , 2001
Cells
Mammary epithelial stem
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.1%
Pronase : 1.25%
Medium
DMEM
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse, BALB/C
Kanazawa, T. and Hosick, H.
Transformed Growth Phenotype of Mouse Mammary Epithelium in Primary Culture Induced by Specific Fetal Mesenchymes ,
J Cell Physiol
 153 , 381 , 1992
Cells
Epithelium
Enzymes
Collagenase : 250 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse, BALB/c, virgin, female, 4 month
Beck, J. , Hosick, H. and Watkins, B.
Growth of Epithelium From a Preneoplastic Mammary Outgrowth on Response to Mammary Adipose Tissue ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 25 (5) , 409 , 1989
Cells
Adipocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 50 µg/ml
Medium
DMEM
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse, BALB/c, female, 6-8 week
Ehmann, U. , Peterson, W. and Misfeldt, D.
To Grow Mouse Mammary Epithelial Cells in Culture ,
J Cell Biol
 98 , 1026 , 1984
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse (NMuMG), female, 2 months
Ehmann, U. and Misfeldt, D.
Mouse Mammary Cells in D-Valine Medium ,
In Vitro
 18 , 407 , 1982
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse, BALB/cCr1, female
Asch, B. , Burstein, N. , Vidrich, A. and Sun, T.
Identification of Mouse Mammary Epithelial Cells by Immunofluorescence With Rabbit and Guinea-Pig Antikeratin Antisera ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 78 , 5643 , 1981
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS/DMEM
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse (BALB/cfC3H)
Yang, J. , Guzman, R. , Richards, J. and Nandi, S.
Primary Cultures of Mouse Mammary Tumor Epithelial Cells Embedded in Collagen Gels ,
In Vitro
 16 , 502 , 1980
Cells
Mammary tumors
Epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase : 1.0%
Medium
HBSS
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse (BALB/cCrgl), virgin, female, 4-8 month
White, M. , Hu, A. , Hamamoto, S. and Nandi
In vitro analysis of proliferating epithelial cell populations from the mouse mammary gland: fibroblast-free growth and serial passage ,
In Vitro
 14 , 271 , 1978
Cells
Epithelial
Mammary gland
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse, BALB/cCrgl, female
(also guinea-pig)
Asch, B. and Medina, D.
Concanavalin A-Induced Agglutinability of Normal, Preneoplastic, and Neoplastic Mouse Mammary Cells ,
J Natl Cancer Inst
 61 (6) , 1423 , 1978
Cells
Swiss 3T3
Enzymes
Medium
PBS CMF
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse, (C3H/Crgl or BALB/cCrgl), 8-10 day pregnant
Emerman, J. , Enami, J. , Pitelka, D. and Nandi, S.
Hormonal Effects on Intracellular and Secreted Casein in Cultures of Mouse Mammary Epithelial Cells on Floating Collagen Membranes ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 74 (10) , 4466 , 1977
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse, lactating
Kerkof, P. and Abraham, S.
Preparation of Adipose Cell-Free Suspensions of Mammary Gland Parenchymal Cells from Lactating Mice ,
Methods Enzymol
 69 , 693 , 1976
Cells
Parenchymal
Enzymes
Medium
Kreb's Ringer bicarbonate buffer
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse, female, early pregnancy <10 days
Moore, D. and Lasfargues, E.
Method for the Continuous Cultivation of Mammary Epithelium ,
In Vitro
 7 , 21 , 1971
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1%
Medium
Eagle's MEM
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse, lactating, 14-18 day
Pitelka, D. , Kerkof, P. , Gagne, H. , Smith, S. and Abraham, S.
Characteristics of Cells Dissociated from Mouse Mammary Glands. I. Method of Separation and Morphology of Parenchymal Cells from Lactating Glands ,
Exp Cell Res
 57 , 43 , 1969
Cells
Parenchymal
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.33%
Medium
Kreb's buffer
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse, pregnant, 14-17 day
Daniel, C. and DeOme, K.
Growth of Mouse Mammary Glands In Vivo After Monolayer Culture ,
Science
 149 , 634 , 1965
Cells
Mammary
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.05% - 0.1%
Medium
HBSS
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse, adult, 1-10 days pregnant
Lasfargues, E.
Cultivation and Behavior In Vitro of the Normal Mammary Epithelium of the Adult Mouse. II. Observations on the Secretory Activity ,
Exp Cell Res
 13 , 553 , 1957
Cells
Epithelial
Mammary
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.02%
Medium
Simm's
Mammary
Rat
Rat
Mei, N. , McDaniel, L. , Dobrovolsky, V. , Guo, X. , Shaddock, J. , Mittelstaedt, R. , Azuma, M. , Shelton, S. , McGarrity, L. , Doerge, D. and Heflich, R.
The Genotoxicity of Acrylamide and Glycidamide in Big Blue Rats. ,
Toxicol Sci
 115 , 412 , 2010
Cells
Mammary epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Mammary
Rat
Rat, female, 50 day
Maffini M. , Soto A. , Calabro J. , Ucci A. and Sonnenschein C.
The Stroma as a Crucial Target in Rat Mammary Gland Carcinogenesis ,
J Cell Sci
 117 , 1495 , 2004
Cells
Mammary epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F12
Mammary
Rat
Rat, female
Djuric Z. , Lewis S. , Mayhugh M. , Naegeli L. , Tang N. and Hart R.
Effect of Varying Caloric Restriction Levels on Female Rat Growth and 5-hydroxymethyl-2'-deoxyuridine in DNA ,
Toxicol Sci
 66 , 125 , 2002
Cells
Mammary gland epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
see reference
Mammary
Rat
Rat, SD
Brake P. , Zhang L. and Jefcoate C.
Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Regulation of Cytochrome P4501B1 in Rat Mammary Fibroblasts: Evidence for Transcriptional Repression by Glucocorticoids ,
Mol Pharmacol
 54 , 825 , 1998
Cells
Mammary fibroblasts
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F-12

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.