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Adipose/Fat
Fish
Fish, Atlantic salmon
Todorcevic, M. , Vegusdal, A. , Gjoen, T. , Sundvold, H. , Torstensen, B. , Kjaer, M. and Ruyter, B.
Changes in Fatty Acids Metabolism During Differentiation of Atlantic Salmon Preadipocytes; Effects of n-3 and n-9 Fatty Acids. ,
Biochim Biophys Acta
 1781 , 326 , 2008
Cells
Preadipocytes
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Adipose/Fat
Porcine

Porcine, 2-6 year

Mitić, R. , Cantoni, F. , Börlin, C. , Post, M. and Jackisch, L.
A Simplified and Defined Serum-free Medium for Cultivating Fat Across Species. , iScience Vol. 26 , 105822 , 2023
Cells
Stomal vascular cells
Medium
Growth medium
Adipose/Fat
Porcine
Porcine, female, <1 year
Williams, K. , Picou, A. , Kish, S. , Giraldo, A. , Godke, R. and Bondioli, K
Isolation and Characterization of Porcine Adipose Tissue-Derived Adult Stem Cells. ,
Cells Tissues Organs
 188 , 251 , 2008
Cells
Adipose mesenchymal stem
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Adipose/Fat
Porcine
Porcine, crossbred, male 1-4 day
Ramsay, T.G.
Porcine Leptin Inhibits Lipogenesis in Porcine Adipocytes ,
J Anim Sci
 81 , 3008 , 2003
Cells
Adipocytes
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F12
Adipose/Fat
Porcine
Porcine, crossbred
Liang, W. and Mills, S.
Quantitative Analysis of beta-Adrenergic Receptor Subtypes in Pig Tissues. ,
J Anim Sci
 80 , 963-70 , 2002
Cells
Adipocytes
Enzymes
Medium
Krebs-Ringer
Adipose/Fat
Porcine
Porcine, neonatal
Wang Y, Fried SK, Petersen RN, Schoknecht PA.
Somatotropin regulates adipose tissue metabolism in neonatal swine ,
J Nutr
 129 , 139-45 , 1999
Cells
Adipocytes
Enzymes
Medium
Krebs-Ringer bicarbonate albumin
Adipose/Fat
Porcine
Porcine, 8-9 week
Ding, S. , McNeel, R. and Mersmann, H.
Expression of Porcine Adipocyte Transcripts: Tissue Distribution and Differentiation In Vitro and In Vivo ,
Comp Biochem Physiol B
 123 , 307 , 1999
Cells
Adipose
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 300 u/ml
Medium
HEPES
Adipose/Fat
Porcine
Porcine, crossbred, 1-3 day
Suryawan, A. , Swanson, L. and Hu, C.
Insulin and Hydrocortisone, But Not Triiodothyronine, Are Required for the Differentiation of Pig Preadipocytes in Primary Culture ,
J Anim Sci
 75 , 105 , 1997
Cells
Adipose, Stromal-vascular
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F12
Brain
Porcine
Mini pigs, Yucatan (Susscrofa Yucatan), 4-6 months
Robinson, D.H. , Kang,Y. , Deschner, S.H. and Nielsen, T.B.
Morphologic Plasticity and Periodicity : Porcine Cerebral Microvascular Cells in Culture ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 26 , 169 , 1990
Cells
Microvascular
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1%
Medium
HBSS
Cartilage
Porcine
Porcine, 1 year
Chowdhury, T. , Schulz, R. , Rai, S. , Thuemmler, C. , Wuestneck, N. , Bader, A. and Homandberg, G
Biomechanical Modulation of Collagen Fragment-Induced Anabolic and Catabolic Activities in Chondrocyte/Agarose Constructs. ,
Arthritis Res Ther
 12 , R82 , 2010
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Medium
DEMEM
Cartilage
Porcine
Porcine, 2-4 month
Graff RD, Lazarowski ER, Banes AJ, Lee GM.
ATP release by mechanically loaded porcine chondrons in pellet culture ,
Arthritis Rheum
 43 , 1571-9 , 2000
Cells
Chondrons
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Endothelial
Porcine
Porcine, 6 month
Balaoing, L. , Post, A. , Lin, A. , Tseng, H. , Moake, J. and Grande-Allen, K.
Laminin Peptide-Immobilized Hydrogels Modulate Valve Endothelial Cell Hemostatic Regulation. ,
PLoS ONE
 10 , e0130749 , 2015
Cells
Valvular endothelial
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Endothelial
Porcine
Porcine
Gould, R. and Butcher, J.
Isolation of Valvular Endothelial Cells. ,
J Vis Exp
 46 , e2158 , 2010
Cells
Valvular endothelial
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 300-600 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Endothelial
Porcine
Porcine
(also bovine)
Nugent, H. and Edelman, E.
Endothelial Implants Provide Long-Term Control of Vascular Repair in a Porcine Model of Arterial Injury ,
J Surg Res
 99 , 228 , 2001
Cells
Endothelial
Medium
DMEM w/ 10% calf serum
Endothelial
Porcine
Porcine
Kwak HJ, Lee SJ, Lee YH, Ryu CH, Koh KN, Choi HY. and Koh GY.
Angiopoietin-1 inhibits irradiation- and mannitol-induced apoptosis in endothelial cells ,
Circulation
 101(19) , 2317 , 2000
Cells
HUVEC, porcine pulmonary arterial endothelial cells
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Endothelial
Porcine
Porcine, 6-7 month
Hill-Kapturczak N, Kapturczak MH, Block ER, Patel JM, Malinski T, Madsen KM. and Tisher CC.
Angiotensin II-stimulated nitric oxide release from porcine pulmonary endothelium is mediated by angiotensin IV ,
J Am Soc Nephrol
 10(3) , 481 , 1999
Cells
Porcine pulmonary endothelial
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI 1640
Endothelial
Porcine
Porcine
Dickinson, E. and Slakey, L.
Plasma-derived Serum as a Selective Agent to Obtain Endothelial Cultures from Swine Aorta ,
In Vitro
 18 , 63 , 1982
Cells
Endothelial
Aortic
Enzymes
Medium
Dulbecco-Vogt MEM w/o serum
Endothelial
Porcine
Porcine, 30-40 kg
Merrilees, M.J. and Scott, L.
Interaction of Aortic Endothelial and Smooth Muscle Cells in Culture ,
Atherosclerosis
 39 , 147 , 1981
Cells
Endothelial
Thoracic aorta
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
Medium 199 and 0.01M EDTA
Endothelial
Porcine
Porcine, 20-30 week
Slater, D.N. and Sloan, J.M.
The Porcine Endothelial Cell in Tissue Culture ,
Atherosclerosis
 21 , 259 , 1975
Cells
Endothelial
Aortas
Veins
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1%
Medium
Medium 199 w/BSS and HEPES or NaHCO3
Epithelial
Fish
Shark (Squalus acanthias)
Karnaky, Jr. , Valentich, J.D. , Currie, M.G. , Oehlenschlager, W.F. and Kennedy, M.P.
Atriopeptin Stimulates Chloride Secretion in Cultured Shark Rectal Gland Cells ,
Am J Physiol
 260 , 1125 , 1991
Cells
Rectal gland
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.2%
Medium
Ringer's solution
Epithelial
Fish
Shark (Squalus acanthias)
Valentich, J.
Primary Cultures of Shark Rectal Gland Epithelial Cells: A Model for Hormone-Sensitive Chloride Transport ,
J Tiss Cul Meth
 13 , 149 , 1991
Cells
Rectal gland
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.2%
Medium
Ringer's solution
Epithelial
Porcine
Porcine, 5-60 kg
Wiencke, A. , Kiilgaard, J. , Nicolini, J. , Bundgaard, M. , Ropke, C. and La Cour, M.
Growth of Cultured Porcine Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells ,
Acta Opthalmol Scand
 81(2) , 170 , 2003
Cells
Retinal pigment epithelial cells
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Eye
Porcine
Porcine, 5-60 kg
Wiencke, A. , Kiilgaard, J. , Nicolini, J. , Bundgaard, M. , Ropke, C. and La Cour, M.
Growth of Cultured Porcine Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells ,
Acta Opthalmol Scand
 81(2) , 170 , 2003
Cells
Retinal pigment epithelial cells
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Heart
Fish
Zebrafish
Fowler, E. , Wang, N. , Hezzell, M. , Chanoit, G. , Hancox, J. and Cannell, M.
Arrhythmogenic Late Ca2+ Sparks in Failing Heart Cells and Their Control by Action Potential Configuration ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 117 , 2687-2692 , 2020
Cells
Cardiac Myocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.08%
Protease XIV : 0.005%
Collagenase Type 1 : 0.1-0.2%
Medium
HEPES
Heart
Fish
Fish, Danio rerio
Sander, V. , Sune, G. , Jopling, C. , Morera, C. and Belmonte J.
Isolation and In Vitro Culture of Primary Cardiomyocytes from Adult Zebrafish Hearts. ,
Nat Protoc
 8 , 800-9 , 2013
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Medium
MEM
Heart
Porcine
Porcine
Butcher, J. and Nerem, R.
Porcine Aortic Valve Interstitial Cells in Three-Dimensional Culture: Comparison of Phenotype with Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells. ,
J Heart Valve Dis
 13 , 478 , 2004
Cells
Aortic smooth muscle and intersitial cells
Enzymes
Collagenase : 600 u/ml
Medium
PBS
Kidney
Porcine
Porcine, hybrid
Heussner, A. and Dietrich, D.
Primary Porcine Proximal Tubular Cells as an Alternative to Human Primary Renal Cells in Vitro: an Initial Characterization. ,
BMC Cell Biol
 14 , 55 , 2013
Cells
Kidney
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Liver
Fish
Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), male & female,
120-600 g
Blair, J.B. , Miller, M.R. , Pack, D. , Barnes, R. , Teh, S.J. and Hinton, D.E.
Isolated Trout Liver Cells:Establishing Short-Term Primary Cultures Exhibiting Cell-to-Cell Interactions ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 26 , 237 , 1990
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Medium
Kreb's-Ringer bicarbonate buffer, CF
Liver
Fish
Trout, male, 100 - 200 g
Lipsky, M. , Sheridan, T. , Bennett, R. and May, E.
Comparison of Trout Hepatocyte Culture on Different Substrates ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 22 , 360 , 1986
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS with 0.05M HEPES
Liver
Fish
Rainbow trout, (Salmo gairdneri), male, 150-200 g
Klaunig, J. , Ruch, R. and Goldblah, P.
Trout Hepatocyte Culture: Isolation and Primary Culture ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 21 , 221 , 1985
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 100 u/ml
Medium
HBSS/CMF
Liver
Fish
Trout (Salmo gairdneri), male, 150-200 g
Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), male, 100 - 150 g
Klaunig, J.
Establishment of Fish Hepatocyte Cultures For Use in In Vitro Carcinogenicity Studies ,
Natl Cancer Inst Monogr
 65 , 163 , 1981
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 100u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Liver
Porcine
Porcine, mini-pig, 13 kg
Meng, F. , Chen, Z. , Han, M. , Hu, X. , He, X. , Liu, Y. , He, W. , Huang, W. , Guo, H. and Zhou, P.
Porcine Hepatocyte Isolation and Reversible Immortalization Mediated by Retroviral Transfer and Site-Specific Recombination. ,
World J Gastroenterol
 16 , 1660 , 2010
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Deoxyribonuclease I : see reference
Medium
Williams E
Liver
Porcine
Porcine, Yorkshire, male, 21 day
Terner, M. , Gilmore, W.J. , Lou, Y. and Squires, E.J.
The Role of CYP2A and CYP2E1 in the Metabolism of 3-Methylindole in Primary Cultured Porcine Hepatocytes. ,
Drug Metab Dispos
 34 , 848 , 2006
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Medium
Williams E
Liver
Porcine
Porcine, Chinese mini pig, 6-10 kg
Li, J, Li, L. , Chao, H. , Yang, Q. , Liu, X. , Sheng, J. , Yu, H. and Huang, J
Isolation and Short Term Cultivation of Swine Hepatocytes for Bioartificial Liver Support System. ,
Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis Int
 4 , 249 , 2005
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : 125 u/ml
Medium
Williams E
Liver
Porcine
Porcine, male, 2-3 week
Raman Priya, Donkin Shawn S, Spurlock Michael E.
Regulation of hepatic glucose metabolism by leptin in pig and rat primary hepatocyte cultures ,
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol
 286 , R206-16 , 2004
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM
Liver
Porcine
Porcine, one week
Wang Y. , Liu H. , Guo H. , Wen H. and Liu J.
Primary Hepatocyte Culture in Collagen Gel Mixture and Collagen Sandwich ,
World J Gastroenterol
 10 , 699 , 2004
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI 1640

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.