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Cartilage
Bovine
Steers, 1-2 years
Mackintosh, D. and Mason, R.
Pharmacological Actions of 17 Beta-oestradiol on Articular Cartilage Chondrocytes and Chondrosarcoma Chondrocytes in the Absence of Oestrogen Receptors ,
Biochim Biophys Acta
 964 , 295 , 1988
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.20%
Medium
HBSS
Cartilage
Canine
Canine
Lee, J. , Kim, H. , Kim, J. , Bae, S. , Joo, D. , Huh, K. , Fang, Y. , Jeong, J. , Kim, M. and Kim, Y.
Microencapsulation of Pancreatic Islets with Canine Ear Cartilage for Immunoisolation. ,
Transplant Proc
 44 , 1091-4 , 2012
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
Ham's F12
Cartilage
Chicken
Chick embryos, HH stage
Wong, M. and Tuan, R.
Nuserum, A Synthetic Serum Replacement, Supports Chondrogenesis of Embryonic Chick Limb Bud Mesenchymal Cells in Micromass Culture ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 29A , 917 , 1993
Cells
Mesenchymal
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
DMEM
(see reference)
Cartilage
Chicken
Chicken, broiler strain, 8-10 weeks
Genge, B. , Wu, L. and Wuthier, R.
Differential Fractionation of Matrix Vesicle Proteins: Further Characterization of the Acidic Phospholipid-dependent Ca2+-Binding Proteins ,
J Biol Chem
 265 , 4703 , 1990
Cells
Matrix vesicles
Epiphyseal growth plate
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
Tris-buffered saline
Cartilage
Chicken
Chicken, broiler strain, 8-10 week
Genge, B.R. , Wu, L.N.Y. and Wuthier, R.E.
Identification of Phospholipid-dependent Calcium-binding Proteins as Constituents of Matrix Vesicles ,
J Biol Chem
 264 , 10917 , 1989
Cells
Matrix vesicles
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
(see reference)
Cartilage
Chicken
Chick embryos, White Leghorn, 19 day old
Gionti, E. , Capasso, O. and Cancedda, R.
The Culture of Chick Embryo Chondrocytes and the Control of Their Differentiated Functions in Vitro ,
J Biol Chem
 258 (11) , 7190 , 1983
Cells
Fibroblasts
Epithelial-like
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
E 199 medium
Cartilage
Chicken
Chick embryos, 19 day old
Capasso, O. , Gionti, E. , Pontarelli, G. , Ambesi-Impiobato, F. , Nitsch, L. , Tajana, G. and Cancedda, R.
The Culture of Chick Embryo Chondrocytes and the Control of Their Differentiated Functions In Vitro ,
Exp Cell Res
 142 , 197 , 1982
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.75%
Medium
Coon's modified F-12
Cartilage
Chicken
Chick embryos, White Leghorn
Ahrens, P. , Solursh, M. and Reiter, R.
Stage-Related Capacity for Limb Chondrogenesis in Cell Culture ,
Dev Biol
 60 , 69 , 1977
Cells
Wing buds
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
Saline G
Cartilage
Human
Human
Muraglia, A. , Nguyen, V. , Nardini, M. , Mogni, M. , Coviello, D. , Dozin, B. , Strada, P. , Baldelli, I. , Formica, M. , Cancedda, R. and Mastrogiacomo, M.
Culture Medium Supplements Derived from Human Platelet and Plasma: Cell Commitment and Proliferation Support. ,
Front Bioeng Biotechnol
 5 , 66 , 2017
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Hyaluronidase : 0.1%
Collagenase Type 2 : 1000 u/ml
Collagenase Type 1 : 400 u/ml
Medium
Ham's F12
Cartilage
Human
Human w/ rheumatoid arthritis
Dayer, J. , Krane, S. , Russell, R. and Robinson, D.
Production of Collagenase and Prostaglandins by Isolated Adherent Rheumatoid Synovial Cells ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 73 (3) , 945 , 1976
Cells
Synovial tissue
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM
(see reference)
Cartilage
Human
Human, 13-62 years
Srivastava, V.M.L. , Malemud, C.J. , Hough, A.J. , Bland, J.H. and Sokoloff, L.
Preliminary Experience with Cell Culture of Human Articular Chondrocytes ,
Arthritis Rheum
 17 , 165 , 1974
Cells
Articular chondrocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.2%
Medium
BSS
Cartilage
Mouse
Mouse, 2-5 day
Otsuru, S. , Hofmann, T. , Raman, P. , Olson, T. , Guess, A. , Dominici, M. and Horwitz, E.
Genomic and Functional Comparison of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Prepared Using Two Isolation Methods. ,
Cytotherapy
 17 , 262-70 , 2015
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Collagenase Type 1 : 86.5 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Cartilage
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand, 1.8-2.3kg
Mehraban F, Tindal MH, Proffitt MM, Moskowitz RW.
Temporal pattern of cysteine endopeptidase (cathepsin B) expression in cartilage and synovium from rabbit knees with experimental osteoarthritis: gene expression in chondrocytes in response to interleukin-1 and matrix depletion ,
Ann Rheum Dis
 56 , 108 , 1997
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Medium
Gey's solution
Cartilage
Rabbit
Rabbit, white, male, 8 weeks
Benya, P.D. , Padilla, S.R. and Nimni, M.E.
The Progeny of Rabbit Articular Chondrocytes Synthesize Collagen Types I and III and Type I Trimer, but Not Type II ,
Biochemistry
 16 , 865 , 1977
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.2%
Medium
Gey's BSS
Cartilage
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand white or Dutch, 1 week
(also human, newborn)
Schindler, F.H. , Ose, M.A. and Solursh, M.
The Synthesis of Cartilage Collagen by Rabbit and Human Chondrocytes in Primary Cell Culture ,
In Vitro
 12 , 44 , 1976
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
Saline G, CMF
Cartilage
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand white, immature, 2.25 - 3.3 Kg
Green, J.R. and William, T.
Articular Cartilage Repair. Behavior of Rabbit Chondrocytes During Tissue Culture and Subsequent Allografting ,
Clin Orthop Relat Res
 , 237 , 1976
Cells
Articular chondrocytes
Hyaline
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.2%
Medium
Gey's BSS
Cartilage
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand white, male, 250-350 g
Bentley, G. and Greer , R.
Homotransplantation of Isolated Epiphyseal and Articular Cartilage Chondrocytes into Joint Surfaces of Rabbits ,
Nature
 230 , 385 , 1971
Cells
Epiphyseal
Articular cartilage
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
Eagle's basal medium
Cartilage
Rat
Rat
Mei, L. , Shen, B. , Ling, P. , Liu, S. , Xue, J. , Liu, F. , Shao, H. , Chen, J. , Ma, A. and Liu, X.
Culture-expanded Allogenic Adipose Tissue-derived Stem Cells Attenuate Cartilage Degeneration in an Experimental Rat Osteoarthritis Model. ,
PLoS ONE
 12 , e0176107 , 2017
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM/F12
Cartilage
Rat
Rat, SD, young, 100-120 g
Shimomura, Y. , Yoneda, T. and Suzuki, F.
Osteogenesis by Chondrocytes from Growth Cartilage of Rat Rib ,
Calcif Tissue Res
 19 , 179 , 1975
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.2%
Medium
Ham's F-12 medium
Reproductive
Canine
Canine
Park, S. , Seo, M. , Kim, H. and Kang, K.
Isolation and Characterization of Canine Amniotic Membrane-Derived Multipotent Stem Cells. ,
PLoS ONE
 7 , e44693 , 2012
Cells
Amniotic membrane MSC
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
LG-DMEM
Reproductive
Chicken

Chicken, male, 1 day

Huang, H. , Wang, M. , Hou, L. , Lin, X. , Pan, S. , Zheng, P. and Zhao, Q.
A Potential Mechanism Associated with Lead-induced Spermatogonia and Leydig Cell Toxicity and Mitigative Effect of Selenium in Chicken. , Ecotoxicol Environ Saf Vol. 209 , 111671 , 2021
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1%
Hyaluronidase : 0.1%
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
DMEM
Reproductive
Chicken
Chicken, Gallus Domesticus,20-30 week
Du Meihong, Han Haitang, Jiang Bin, Zhao Chen, Qian Changsong, Shen Haiyan, Xu Yan, Li Zandong.
An efficient isolation method for domestic hen (Gallus domesticus) ovarian primary follicles ,
J Reprod Dev
 52 , 569-76 , 2006
Cells
Primary follicles
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.15%
Medium
Dulbecco's phosphate buffered saline
Reproductive
Hamster
Hamster, Chinese
Wallis, R. and Drickamer, K.
Molecular Determinants of Oligomer Formation and Complement Fixation in Mannose-Binding Proteins ,
J Biol Chem
 274 (6) , 3580 , 1999
Cells
Ovary
Enzymes
Trypsin : 5%
Medium
Dialyzed fetal calf serum, 10% and 0.5M Methotrexate
Reproductive
Human
Human
Spessotto, P. , Bulla, R. , Danussi, C. , Radillo, O. , Cervi, M. , Monami, G. , Bossi, F. , Tedesco, F. , Doliana, R. and Colombatti, A.
EMILIN1 Represents a Major Stromal Element Determining Human Trophoblast Invasion of the Uterine Wall. ,
J Cell Sci
 119 , 4574 , 2006
Cells
Extravillanous trophoblasts and decidual stromal
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1-0.25%
Deoxyribonuclease I : 0.02-0.05%
Medium
HBSS RPMI
Reproductive
Human
Human
Teng Yan, Xue Wu-jun, Ding Xiao-ming, Feng Xin-shun, Xiang He-li, Jiang Ya-zhuo, Tian Pu-xun.
Isolation and culture of adult Sertoli cells and their effects on the function of co-cultured allogeneic islets in vitro ,
Chin Med J (Engl)
 118 , 1857-62 , 2005
Cells
Sertoli cells
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Reproductive
Human
Human
Wang Xin, Athayde Neil, Trudinger Brian.
Microvascular endothelial cell activation is present in the umbilical placental microcirculation in fetal placental vascular disease ,
Am J Obstet Gynecol
 190 , 596-601 , 2004
Cells
Endothelial placental
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Reproductive
Human
Human
Sun Kang, Myatt Leslie.
Enhancement of glucocorticoid-induced 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 expression by proinflammatory cytokines in cultured human amnion fibroblasts ,
Endocrinology
 144 , 5568-77 , 2003
Cells
Amnion epithelial and fibroblast
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.125%
Collagenase : 0.1%
Medium
PBS
Reproductive
Human
Human
Yusuf RZ, Naeem R.
Cytogenetic studies of spontaneous miscarriages: a seven year study to compare significance of primary vs. secondary culture methods for assessment of fetal karyotype yield and maternal cell contamination ,
Early Pregnancy
 5 , 121-31 , 2001
Cells
Chorionic villi
Enzymes
Trypsin : see reference
Collagenase Type 3 : 100 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Reproductive
Human
Human, female, 20-40 year
Gargett CE, Bucak K, Rogers PA.
Isolation, characterization and long-term culture of human myometrial microvascular endothelial cells ,
Hum Reprod
 15 , 293-301 , 2000
Cells
Microvascular endothelial cells
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Reproductive
Human
Human
Branchaud, C.L. , Goodyer, C.G. , Guyda, H.J. and Lefebvre, Y.
A Serum-Free System for Culturing Human Placental Trophoblasts ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 26 , 865 , 1990
Cells
Trophoblasts, placental
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
EBSS, CMF
Reproductive
Human
Human
Jie, Z. , Fey, S. , Hager, H. , Hollsberg, P. , Ebbesen, P. and Larsen, P.
Markers For Human Placental Trophoblasts in Two-Dimensional Gel Electrophoresis ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 26 , 937 , 1990
Cells
Trophoblasts, placental
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
PBS
Reproductive
Human
Human
Morrish, D. and Siy, O.
Critical Factors in Establishing Monolayer Cultures of Normal Human Placental Cells in Serum-Free Medium ,
Endocr Res
 12 (3) , 229 , 1986
Cells
Placental
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM
Reproductive
Human
Human, female, 27-49 years
Auersperg, N. , Siemens, C.H. and Myrdal, S.E.
Human Ovarian Surface Epithelium In Primary Culture ,
In Vitro
 20 , 743 , 1984
Cells
Epithelial
Ovary
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.125%
Medium
HBSS, CMF
Reproductive
Human
Human, infant and neonate
Lechner, J. , Babcock, M. , Marnell, M. , Narayan, K. and Kaighn, M.
Normal Human Prostate Epithelial Cell Cultures ,
Methods Cell Biol
 21 , 195 , 1980
Cells
Epithelial
Prostate
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
HBSS
Reproductive
Human
Human, female, 27 years
Rifas, L. , Fant, J. , Makman, M. and Seifter, S.
The Characterization of Human Uterine Smooth Muscle Cells in Culture ,
Cell Tissue Res
 196 , 385 , 1979
Cells
Smooth muscle, uterine
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
EBSS
Reproductive
Insect
Drosophila, embryonic
Salmand, P. Iche-Torres, M. and Perrin, L.
Tissue-Specific Cell Sorting from Drosophila Embryos: Application to Gene Expression Analysis. , Fly (Austin) Vol. 5 , 261
Cells
Cardiac differentiating
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 20 u/ml
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
Schneider

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.