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Colon
Guinea-Pig
Guinea-pig, adult
Raghupathi, R. , Duffield, M. , Zelkas, L. , Meedeniya, A. , Brookes, S. , Sia, T. , Wattchow, D. , Spencer, N. and Keating, D.
Identification of Unique Release Kinetics of Serotonin From Guinea-pig and Human Enterochromaffin Cells. ,
J Physiol
 591 , 5959-75 , 2013
Cells
Enterochromaffin
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM
Colon
Human
Human
Ali, M. , Anand, S. , Tangella, K. , Ramkumar, D. and Saif, T.
Isolation of Primary Human Colon Tumor Cells from Surgical Tissues and Culturing Them Directly on Soft Elastic Substrates for Traction Cytometry. ,
J Vis Exp
 , e52532 , 2015
Cells
Colon
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Collagenase : 0.1%
Medium
HBSS
Colon
Human
Human
Raghupathi, R. , Duffield, M. , Zelkas, L. , Meedeniya, A. , Brookes, S. , Sia, T. , Wattchow, D. , Spencer, N. and Keating, D.
Identification of Unique Release Kinetics of Serotonin From Guinea-pig and Human Enterochromaffin Cells. ,
J Physiol
 591 , 5959-75 , 2013
Cells
Enterochromaffin
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM
Epithelial
Fish
Winter flounder, 200-500 g
(Pseudopleuronectes americanus)
Dickman, K. and Renfro, J.
Primary Culture of Flounder Renal Tubule Cells:Transepithelial Transport ,
Am J Physiol
 251 , 424 , 1986
Cells
Renal tubule
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.2%
Trypsin : 0.2%
Medium
CMF solution
Epithelial
Hamster
Hamster, Syrian golden (strain CR:RGH)
McDowell, E. and et al.
Differentiation of Tracheal Mucociliary Epithelium in Primary Cell Culture Recapitulates Normal Fetal Development and Regeneration Following Injury in Hamsters ,
Am J Pathol
 129 , 511 , 1987
Cells
Tracheal
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
Ham's F-12
Epithelial
Hamster
Hamster (strain 1516 EHS and Lakeview), 8-12 weeks
Lee, T. , Wu, R. , Brody, A. , Barrett, J. and Nettesheim, P.
Growth and Differentiation of Hamster Tracheal Epithelial Cells in Culture ,
Exp Lung Res
 6 , 27 , 1984
Cells
Tracheal
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
Medium 199
Epithelial
Hamster
Hamster, Syrian gold, male, 6 weeks- 4 months
Goldman, W.E. and Baseman, J.B.
Selective Isolation and Culture of a Proliferating Epithelial Cell Population from the Hamster Trachea ,
In Vitro
 16 , 313 , 1980
Cells
Tracheal
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
PBS with EDTA
Epithelial
Human
Human
Halbert CL, Alexander IE, Wolgamot GM, Miller AD.
Adeno-associated virus vectors transduce primary cells much less efficiently than immortalized cells ,
J Virol
 69 , 1473-9 , 1995
Cells
Nasal polyp epithelial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
see reference
Epithelial
Human
Human
Sabatini, L. , Allen-Hoffmann, B, Warner, T. and Azen, E.
Serial Cultivation of Epithelial Cells from Human and Macaque Salivary Glands ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 27A , 939 , 1991
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM
Epithelial
Human
Human
Robinson, C. and Wu, R.
Culture of Conducting Airway Epithelial Cells in Serum-Free Medium ,
J Tiss Cul Meth
 13 , 95 , 1991
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.2%
Medium
MEM, PBS
Epithelial
Human
Human
(also bovine)
Munson, L. , Chandler, S. and Schlafer, D.
Cultivation of Bovine Fetal and Adult Endometrial Epithelial Cells ,
J Tiss Cul Meth
 11 (3) , 129 , 1988
Cells
Endometrial epithelial
Medium
DMEM/Ham's F-12
Epithelial
Human
Human, women, 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
Epithelial
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
Epithelial
Mouse
Mouse
Katayama, M. and Kan, M.
Heparin-Binding (Fibroblast) Growth Factors re Potential Autocrine Regulators of Esophageal Epithelial Cell Proliferation ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 27 , 533 , 1991
Cells
Esophageal
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
PBS, CMF
Epithelial
Mouse
Mouse, mature, female, 6-8-wk-old
Ghosh, D. , Danielson, K. , Alston, J. and Heyner, S.
Functional Differentiation of Mouse Uterine Epithelial Cells Grown on Collagen Gels or Reconstituted Basement Membranes ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 27A , 713 , 1991
Cells
Uterine
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.2%
Trypsin : 0.2%
Medium
HBSS
Epithelial
Mouse
Mouse, female, 18 - 20 days
(also 20 - 22 days)
Fukamachi, H. and McLachlan, J.
Proliferation and Differentiation of Mouse Uterine Epithelial Cells in Primary Serum-Free Culture: Estradiol-17B Suppresses Uterine Epithelial Proliferation Cultured on a Basement Membrane-Like Substratum ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 27A , 907 , 1991
Cells
Uterine
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
HBSS
Epithelial
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand white estrous, female, 4-5 months
Nicosia, S. , Johnson, J. and Streibel, E.
Isolation and Ultrastructure of Rabbit Ovarian Mesothelium(Surface Epithelium) ,
Int J Gynecol Pathol
 3 , 348 , 1984
Cells
Mesothelial and surface epithelial
Ovaries
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.125%-0.5%
Medium
Medium 199
Epithelial
Rat
Rat, SD, adult, male, 8-10 weeks old
Abou-Haila, A. and Tulsiani, D.
Acid Glycohydrolases in Rat Spermatocytes, Spermatids and Spermatozoa: Enzyme Activities, Biosynthesis and Immunolocalization ,
Biol Proced Online
 3 (1) , 35 , 2001
Cells
Seminiferous tubules
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
Krebs-Ringer bicarbonate buffer
(see reference)
Epithelial
Rat
Rodent, various (see reference)
Robinson, C. and Wu, R.
Culture of Conducting Airway Epithelial Cells in Serum-Free Medium ,
J Tiss Cul Meth
 13 , 95 , 1991
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.2%
Medium
MEM, PBS
Epithelial
Rat
Rat, Wistar, neonatal
Jassal, D. , Han, R. , Caniggia, I. , Post, M. and Tanswell, A.
Growth of Distal Fetal Rat Lung Epithelial Cells in a Defined Serum-Free Medium ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 27A , 625 , 1991
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
HBSS
Epithelial
Rat
Rat, Fischer, Lewis and SD, male, 10-18 months
Herring, A. , Raychaudhuri, R. , Kelley, S. and Iybe, P.
Repeated Establishment of Diploid Epithelial Cell Cultures from Normal and Partially Hepatectomized Rats ,
In Vitro
 19 , 576 , 1983
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
HBSS CMF
Epithelial
Rat
Rat, Wistar, 12 day
Malan-Shibley, L. and Iype, P.
Influence of Cultures on Cell Morphology/Tyrosine Aminotransferase Levels ,
Exp Cell Res
 131 , 363 , 1981
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
HBSS, CMF
Epithelial
Rat
Rat, Fischer, 10 day
Williams, G. , Weisburger, E. and Weisburger, J.
Isolation and Long-Term Cell Culture of Epithelial-Like Cells from Rat Liver ,
Exp Cell Res
 69 , 106 , 1971
Cells
Epithelial-like
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
PBS

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.