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Adipose/Fat
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
Brain
Rat
Rat, SD, one month old
Bowman, P. , Betz, A. , Ar, D. , Wolinsky, J. , Penney, J. , Shivers, R. and Goldstein, G.
Primary Culture of Capillary Endothelium From Rat Brain ,
In Vitro
 17 (4) , 353 , 1981
Cells
Capillary endothelium
Pericytes
Enzymes
Medium
Medium 199
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
Epithelial
Porcine
Porcine
De Buysscher, E. , Kennedy, J. and Mendicino, J.
Synthesis of Mucin Glycoproteins by Epithelial Cells Isolated from Swine Trachea by Specific Proteolysis ,
In Vitro
 20 , 433 , 1984
Cells
Trachea
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Epithelial
Rat
Rat, embryonic
Shannon JM, Gebb SA. and Nielsen LD
Induction of alveolar type II cell differentiation in embryonic tracheal epithelium in mesenchyme-free culture ,
Development
 126 , 1675 , 1999
Cells
Tracheal epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F12
Epithelial
Rat
Rat, 6 day old
Evans GS, Flint N, Somers AS, Eyden B. and Potten CS.
The development of a method for the preparation of rat intestinal epithelial cell primary cultures ,
J Cell Sci
 101 , 219 , 1992
Cells
Rat intestinal epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase : 300 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Epithelial
Rat
Rat, 6-8 day
Chang CW, Roque RS, Defoe DM. and Caldwell RB.
An improved method for isolation and culture of pigment epithelial cells from rat retina ,
Curr Eye Res
 10(11) , 1081 , 1991
Cells
Retinal pigment epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Eye
Rat
Rat, 6-8 day
Chang CW, Roque RS, Defoe DM. and Caldwell RB.
An improved method for isolation and culture of pigment epithelial cells from rat retina ,
Curr Eye Res
 10(11) , 1081 , 1991
Cells
Retinal pigment epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
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, adult
Zhou X, Liu L, Kano J, Mukaiyama T. and Tokiwa T.
Isolation and Cultivation of Porcine Hepatocytes for Extracorporeal Artificial Liver Support System ,
Chin Med J
 114 , 946 , 2001
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.05%
Medium
MEM
Liver
Rat
Rat, Fisher
Blouin, M. and Marceau, N.
Primary Culture of Fetal Rat Liver Bipotential Progenitor Cells ,
J Tiss Cul Meth
 13 , 117 , 1991
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.05%
Hyaluronidase : 0.075%
Medium
Eagles's MEM
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
Mammary
Rat
Rat, SD, 50 day
Varela L. , Darcy K. and Ip M.
The Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor is not Required for Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha Action in Normal Mammary Epithelial Cells ,
Endocrinology
 138 , 3891 , 1997
Cells
Mammary epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F12
Mammary
Rat
Rat, SD, female, 55 day
Ehmann, U. , Osborn, R. , Guzman, R. and Fajardo, L.
Cultured Proliferating Rat Mammary Epithelial Cells ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 27 , 749 , 1991
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Neutral Protease : 3 u/ml
Medium
Medium 199
Mammary
Rat
Rat, 50-60 days
Hahm, H.A. and Ip, M.M.
Primary Culture of Normal Rat Mammary Epithelial Cells Within a Basement Matrix. 1. Regulation of Proliferation by Hormones and Growth Factors ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 26 , 791 , 1990
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
EBSS
Miscellaneous
Rat
Rat, SD, 6-8 month
Zhou, B. , Zhou, Y. and Tang, K.
The Effects of Substance P on Pluripotent Tendon Cells: an In Vitro and In Vivo Study. ,
J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact
 14 , 349-58 , 2014
Cells
Pluripotent tendon
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Muscle
Porcine
Porcine, 2 month
Lewis, F. , Henning, B. , Marazzi, G. , Sassoon, D. , Ellison, G. and Nadal-Ginard, B.
Porcine Skeletal Muscle-Derived Multipotent PW1pos/Pax7neg Interstitial Cells: Isolation, Characterization, and Long-Term Culture. ,
Stem Cells Transl Med
 3 , 702-12 , 2014
Cells
Skeletal muscle
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Muscle
Rat
Rat, day 7
Vilmont, V. , Cadot, B. , Ouanoumou, G. and Gomes, E.
A System for Studying Mechanisms of Neuromuscular Junction Development and Maintence ,
Development
 143 , 2464 , 2016
Cells
Skeletal muscle
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM
Muscle
Rat
Rat
Pacak, C. and Cowan, D.
Fabrication of Myogenic Engineered Tissue Constructs. ,
J Vis Exp
 27 , e1137 , 2009
Cells
Myogenic
Enzymes
Medium
Ham's F-10
Muscle
Rat
Rat
Larkin, L. , Calve, S. , Kostrominova, T. and Arruda, E.
Structure and Functional Evaluation of Tendon-Skeletal Muscle Constructs Engineered In Vitro. ,
Tiss Eng
 12 , 3149-58 , 2006
Cells
myogenic
Enzymes
Neutral Protease : 8 u/ml
Collagenase Type 4 : 200 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Muscle
Rat
Rat, Lewis, neonatal
Kim, J. , Hadlock, T. , Cheney, M. , Varvares, M. and Marler, J.
Muscle Tissue Engineering for Partial Glossectomy Defects. ,
Arch Facial Plast Surg
 5 , 403 , 2003
Cells
Myoblasts
Enzymes
Medium
Ham's F-10
Muscle
Rat
Rat, SD, adult and neonatal w/in 1 day of birth
Dennis, R. , Kosnik II, P. , Gilbert, M. and Faulkner, J.
Excitability and Contractility of Skeletal Muscle Engineered from Primary Cultures and Cell Lines ,
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol
 280 , C288 , 2001
Cells
Myooids
Enzymes
Neutral Protease : 4 u/ml
Medium
Ham's F-12
Neural
Porcine
Porcine, adult, 60-100 kg
Si ML, Lee TJ.
Presynaptic alpha7-nicotinic acetylcholine receptors mediate nicotine-induced nitric oxidergic neurogenic vasodilation in porcine basilar arteries ,
J Pharmacol Exp Ther
 298 , 122 , 2001
Cells
Superior cervical ganglia
Enzymes
Papain : 2 u/ml
Collagenase : 0.12%
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Rat
Rat, SD, 3 month
Andersen, N. and Monje, P.
Isolation, Culture, and Cryopreservation of Adult Rodent Schwann Cells Derived from Immediately Dissociated Teased Fibers. ,
Methods Mol Biol
 1739 , 49-66 , 2018
Cells
Schwann
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Neural
Rat
Rat, SD
Andersen, N. , Srinivas, S. , Pinero, G. and Monje, P.
A Rapid and Versatile Method for the Isolation, Purification and Cryogenic Storage of Schwann Cells from Adult Rodent Nerves. ,
Sci Rep
 6 , 31781 , 2016
Cells
Schwann
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM
Neural
Rat
Rat, E19-21 and P1-3
Ghogha, A. , Bruun, D. and Lein, P.
Inducing Dendritic Growth in Cultured Sympathetic Neurons. ,
J Vis Exp
 61 , e3546 , 2012
Cells
Sympathetic neurons
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Neural
Rat
Rat, 20-30 day
Bosmans, F. , Puopolo, M. , Martin-Eauclaire, M. , Bean, B. and Swartz, K.
Functional Properties and Toxin Pharmacology of a Dorsal Root Ganglion Sodium Channel Viewed through its Voltage Sensors. ,
J Gen Physiol
 138 , 59 , 2011
Cells
Dorsal root ganglion
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
L-15
Neural
Rat
Rat, Fisher, 8-9 week
Lie DC, Dziewczapolski G, Willhoite AR, Kaspar BK, Shults CW, Gage FH.
The adult substantia nigra contains progenitor cells with neurogenic potential ,
J Neurosci
 22 , 6639 , 2002
Cells
Adult progenitor
Enzymes
Papain : 2.5 u/ml
Deoxyribonuclease I : 250 u/ml
Neutral Protease : 1 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Neural
Rat
Rat, SD, adult, 250-300g, P8
Davies, S. , Fitch, M. , Memberg, S. , Hall, A, Raisman, G. and Silver, J.
Regeneration of Adult Axons in White Matter Tracts of the Central Nervous System ,
Nature
 390 , 680 , 1997
Cells
Neurons, DRG
Enzymes
Medium
L-15 w/ CO2
Neural
Rat
Rat, 1-6 day
Robertson, S. , Rae, M. , Rowan, E. and Kennedy, C.
Characterization of a P2X-Purinoceptor in Cultured Neurones of the Rat Dorsal Root Ganglia. ,
Br J Pharmacol
 118 , 951 , 1996
Cells
DRG neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Collagenase Type 1 : 150 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Rat
Rat, pups, 14 day old
McFarlane, S. and Cooper, E.
Extrinsic Factors Influence the Expression of Voltage-Gated K Currents on Neonatal Rat Sympathetic Neurons ,
J Neurosci
 13 (6) , 2591 , 1993
Cells
Neurons, sympathetic
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Reproductive
Rat
Rat
Jiang, H. , Zhang, Y. , Tian, K. , Wang, B. and Han, S.
Amelioration of Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis Through Transplantation of Placental Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells. ,
Sci Rep
 7 , 41837 , 2017
Cells
Placental mesenchymal
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Reproductive
Rat
Rat, SD, female, immature, 26 day
(also rat, pregnant and pseudopregnant)
Tellieria, C. , Ou, J. , Sugino, N. , Ferguson, S. and Gibori, G.
The Expression of Interleukin-6 in the Pregnant Rat Corpus Luteum and Its Regulation by Progesterone and Glucocorticoid ,
Endocrinology
 139 (8) , 3597 , 1998
Cells
Corpus luteum
Enzymes
Neutral Protease : 2.4 u/ml Deoxyribonuclease: 200u/ml
Medium
Serum-free medium
(see reference)
Skin
Porcine
Porcine, 2-6 month
Regauer S, Compton C.
Cultured porcine epithelial grafts: an improved method ,
J Invest Dermatol
 94 , 230-4 , 1990
Cells
Keratinocytes
Enzymes
Medium
Dulbecco-Vogt MEM
Stem
Rat
Rat
Jiang, H. , Zhang, Y. , Tian, K. , Wang, B. and Han, S.
Amelioration of Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis Through Transplantation of Placental Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells. ,
Sci Rep
 7 , 41837 , 2017
Cells
Placental mesenchymal
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM

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.