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Eye
Chicken
Chick, embryo, 6 day
Jacob Vanessa, Rothermel Andrae, Wolf Peter, Layer Paul G.
Rhodopsin, violet and blue opsin expressions in the chick are highly dependent on tissue and serum conditions ,
Cell Death Differ
 180 , 159-68 , 2005
Cells
Retinal cells
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.005%
Medium
DMEM/F12
Eye
Chicken
Chick embryo
Reenstra Wende R, Orlow Daniel L, Svoboda Kathy K H.
ECM-stimulated signaling and actin reorganization in embryonic corneal epithelia are Rho dependent ,
Inv Ophthal Visual Sci
 43 , 3181-9 , 2002
Cells
Corneal epithelia
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.08%
Trypsin : 0.08%
Medium
HBSS
Eye
Chicken
Chick embryo
(also rat)
Seigel, G.
The Golden Age of Retinal Cell Culture ,
Mol Vis
 5 , 4 , 1999
Cells
Retinal
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.6%
Medium
DMEM
Eye
Chicken
Chick, embryo, 10-14 day
Moyer, M. , Bullrich, F. and Sheffield, J.
Emergence of Flat Cells From Glia in Stationary Cultures of Embryonic Chick Neural Retina ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 26 , 1073 , 1990
Cells
Flat, retina
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
Tyrode's solution, CMF
Eye
Fish

Zebrafish, Danio rerio

Middel, C. , Dietrich, N. , Hammes, H. and Kroll, J.
Analysis of the Morphology of Retinal Vascular Cells in Zebrafish , Front Cell Dev Biol Vol. 11 , 1267232 , 2023
Cells
Retinal vascular
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.3%
Medium
PBS
Eye
Human
Human, 5-65 years
Von Recum, H. , Okano, T. , Kim, S. and Bernstein, P.
Maintenance of Retinoid Metabolism in Human Retinal Pigment Epithelium Cell Culture ,
Exp Eye Res
 69 , 97 , 1999
Cells
Retinal pigment epithelial (RPE)
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
HBSS
Eye
Mouse
Mouse, 4-8 week
Kobayashi, T. , Yoshioka, R. , Shiraishi, A. and Ohashi, Y.
New Technique for Culturing Corneal Epithelial Cells of Normal Mice. ,
Mol Vis
 15 , 1589-93 , 2009
Cells
Corneal epithelial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM/F12
Eye
Mouse
Mouse, adult
Yoshida, S. , Shimmura, S. , Nagoshi, N. , Fukuda, K. , Matsuzaki, Y. , Okano, H. and Tsubota, K.
Isolation of Multipotent Neural Crest-Derived Stem Cells from the Adult Mouse Cornea. ,
Stem Cells
 24 , 2714-22 , 2006
Cells
Stromal
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Collagenase : 78 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 38 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Eye
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand
Stramer Brian M, Kwok Michael G K, Farthing-Nayak Pamela J, Jung Jae-Chang, Fini M Elizabeth, Nayak Ramesh C.
Monoclonal antibody (3G5)-defined ganglioside: cell surface marker of corneal keratocytes ,
Inv Ophthal Visual Sci
 45 , 807-12 , 2004
Cells
Corneal keratocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Collagenase : 0.5%
Medium
PBS
Eye
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand, adult, male, albino,
2 kg
Johnson-Muller, B. and Gross, J.
Regulation of Corneal Collagenase Production: Epithelial-Stromal Cell Interactions ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 75 (9) , 4417 , 1978
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
HBSS/DMEM
Eye
Rat
Rat, embryonic 17 day
Seigel, G.
The Golden Age of Retinal Cell Culture ,
Mol Vis
 5 , 4 , 1999
Cells
Retinal
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.6%
Medium
DMEM
Eye
Rat
Rat, SD, pups
Sarthy PV, Curtis BM. and Catterall WA.
Retrograde Labeling, Enrichment, and Characerization of Retinal Ganglion Cells from the Neonatal Rat ,
J Neurosci
 3 (12) , 2532 , 1983
Cells
Retina
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
Ham's F-12
Skin
Frog
Frog
Nishikawa, A. , Shimizu-Nishikawa, K. and Miler, L.
Isolation, characterization, and in vitro culture of larval and adult epidermal cells of the frog Xenopus laevis ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 26 , 1128 , 1990
Cells
Epidermal
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.18%
Medium
Barth's solution, CMF
Skin
Human
Human
Botting, Ra. , Bertram, K. , Baharlou, H. , Sandgren, K. , Fletcher, J. , Rhodes, J. , Rana, H. , Plasto, T. , Wang, X. , Lim, J. , Barnouti, L. , Kohout, M. , Papadopoulos, T. , Merten, S. , Olbourne, N. and Cunningham, A.
Phenotypic and Functional Consequences of Different Isolation Protocols on Skin Mononuclear Phagocytes. ,
J Leukoc Biol
 101 , 1393-1403 , 2017
Cells
Mononuclear phagocytes
Enzymes
Neutral Protease : 1 u/ml
Collagenase : 200 u/ml
Trypsin : 0.5%
Medium
RPMI-1640
Skin
Human
Human, adult
Nagel, S. , Rohr, F. , Weber, C. , Kier, J. , Siemers, F. , Kruse, C. , Danner, S. , Brandenburger, M. and Matthiessen, A.
Multipotent Nestin-Positive Stem Cells Reside in the Stroma of Human Eccrine and Apocrine Sweat Glands and can be Propagated Robustly In Vitro. ,
PLoS ONE
 8 , e78365 , 2013
Cells
Epidermal stem cells
Enzymes
Neutral Protease : 2 u/ml
Trypsin : 2.5%
Medium
DMEM
Skin
Human
Human, female, 18-66 yr
Huschtscha, L. , Napier, C. , Noble, J. , Bower, K. , Au, A. , Campbell, H. , Braithwaite, A. and Reddel, R.
Enhanced Isolation of Fibroblasts From Human Skin Explants. ,
Biotechniques
 53 , 239 , 2012
Cells
Fibroblasts
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.2%
Medium
DMEM
Skin
Human
Human
Yu Hong, Fang Dong, Kumar Suresh M, Li Ling, Nguyen Thiennga K, Acs Geza, Herlyn Meenhard, Xu Xiaowei.
Isolation of a novel population of multipotent adult stem cells from human hair follicles ,
Am J Pathol
 168 , 1879-88 , 2006
Cells
Hair follicular epithelial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Skin
Human
Human
Clark, R. , Chong, B. , Mirchandani, N. , Yamanaka, K. , Murphy, G. , Dowgiert, R. and Kupper, T.
A Novel Method for the Isolation of Skin Resident T cells from Normal and Diseased Human Skin. ,
J Invest Dermatol
 126 , 1059 , 2006
Cells
fibroblasts
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.5%
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM/F12
Skin
Human
Human
Tuan Tai-Lan, Wu Huayang, Huang Eunice Y, Chong Sheree S N, Laug Walter, Messadi Diana, Kelly Paul, Le Anh.
Increased plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 in keloid fibroblasts may account for their elevated collagen accumulation in fibrin gel cultures ,
Am J Pathol
 162 , 1579-89 , 2003
Cells
Fibroblasts
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM
Skin
Human
Human
Hybbinette S, Bostrom M, Lindberg K.
Enzymatic dissociation of keratinocytes from human skin biopsies for in vitro cell propagation ,
Exp Dermatol
 8 , 30-8 , 1999
Cells
Keratinocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.17%
Thermolysin : 0.05%
Medium
see reference
Skin
Human
Human
Judd, D. , Battista, P. and Behm, D.
Culture of Human Keratinocytes in Defined Serum-Free Medium ,
Focus
 19 (1) , 2 , 1997
Cells
Keratinocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
Dulbecco's PBS
Skin
Human
Human
Harley, C. and Sherwood, S.
, Methods in Molecular Biology, Basic Cell Culture Protocols, 2nd ed. Vol. 75 , Pollard, J., and Walker, J. , Humana Press , 23 , 1997
Cells
Epidermis plus dermis
Abdomen or inner forearm
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.125%
Medium
DMEM, M199
Skin
Human
Human
Regnier, M.
Culture of Human Karatinocytes , Cell & Tissue Culture: Laboratory Procedures Vol. 1 , Doyle, A., Griffiths, J., and Newell, D. , John Wiley and Sons Ltd , 11B:4.1 , 1995
Cells
Keratinocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM
Skin
Human
Human, adult, female, breast skin
Hirel, B. , Chesne, C. , Pailgheret, J. and Guillouzo, A.
Expression of Differentiation Markers in Human Adult Keratinocytes Cultured in Submerged Conditions ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 30A , 372 , 1994
Cells
Keratinocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
PBS
Skin
Human
Human, neonatal foreskin
Hansbrough, J. , Cooper, M. , Cohen, R. , Spielvogel, R. , Greenleaf, G. , Bartel, R. and Naughton, G.
Evaluation of a Biodegradable Matrix Containing Cultured Human Fibroblasts as a Dermal Replacement Beneath Meshed Skin Grafts on Athymic Mice ,
Surgery
 111 (1) , 438 , 1992
Cells
Fibroblasts
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM
Skin
Human
Human
Limat, A. , Hunziker, T. , Boillat, C. , Noser, F. and Wiesmann, U.
Postmitotic Human Dermal Fibroblasts Preserve Intact Feeder Properties for Epithelial Cell Growth After Long-Term Cryopreservation ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 26 , 709 , 1990
Cells
Fibroblasts
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
CMF solution
Skin
Human
Human
Peacocke, M. , Yaar, M. , Mansur, C. , Chao, M. and Gilchrest, B.
Induction of Nerve Growth Factor Receptors on Cultured Human Melanocytes ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 85 , 5282 , 1988
Cells
Melanocytes, skin/ foreskin
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
PBS
Skin
Human
Human
Dover, R. and Potten, C.
Cell Cycle Kinetics of Cultured Human Epidermal Keratinocytes ,
J Invest Dermatol
 80 , 423 , 1983
Cells
Keratinocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM
Skin
Human
Human, 18-30 years, male, female
McCoy, B. , Galdun, J. and Cohen, I.
Effects of Density and Cellular Aging On Collagen Synthesis and Growth Kinetics in Keloid and Normal Skin Fibroblasts ,
In Vitro
 18 (1) , 79 , 1982
Cells
Fibroblasts
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
HBSS
Skin
Human
Human, adult
Alitalo K, Kuismanen E, Myllyla R, Kiistala U, Asko-Seljavaara S, Vaheri A.
Extracellular matrix proteins of human epidermal keratinocytes and feeder 3T3 cells ,
J Cell Biol
 94 , 497-505 , 1982
Cells
Epidermal keratinocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Collagenase : 0.2%
Medium
Eagle's MEM
Skin
Human
Human, fetal
Davies, P. and Kerr, C.
Modification of LDL Metabolism by Growth Factors in Cultured Vascular Cells and Human Skin Fibroblasts ,
Biochim Biophys Acta
 712 , 26 , 1982
Cells
Smooth muscle, fibroblasts
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.055%
Medium
DMEM
Skin
Human
Human, newborn
Liu, S. , Eaton, M. and Karasek, M.
Growth Characteristics of Human Epidermal Keratinocytes from Newborn Foreskin in Primary and Serial Cultures ,
In Vitro
 15 (10) , 813 , 1979
Cells
Keratinocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.3%
Medium
DMEM
Skin
Human
Human
Rheinwald, J. and Green, H.
Serial Cultivation of Strains of Human Epidermal Kerotinocytes: The Formation of Keratinizing Colonies from Single Cells ,
Cell
 6 , 331 , 1975
Cells
Keratinocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
(see reference)
Skin
Mouse
Mouse
Blanco, S. , Bandiera, R. , Popis, M. , Hussain, S. , Lombard, P. , Aleksic, J. , Sajini, A. , Tanna, H. , Cortes-Garrido, R. , Gkatza, N. , Dietmann, S. and Frye, M.
Stem Cell Function and Stress Response are Controlled by Protein Synthesis. ,
Nature
 534 , 335-40 , 2016
Cells
Keratinocytes
Enzymes
Medium
Low calcium containing media
Skin
Mouse
Mouse
Jensen, U. , Ghazizadeh, S. and Owens, D.
Isolation and Characterization of Cutaneous Epithelial Stem Cells. ,
Methods Mol Biol
 989 , 61-9 , 2013
Cells
Epithelial stem
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
HBSS
Skin
Mouse
Mouse, 2-3 day
Farina, G. , York, M. , Di Marzio, M. , Collins, C. , Meller, S. , Homey, B. , Rifkin, I. , Marshak-Rothstein, A. , Radstake, T. and Lafyatis, R.
Poly(I:C) Drives Type I IFN- and TGFβ-Mediated Inflammation and Dermal Fibrosis Simulating Altered Gene Expression in Systemic Sclerosis. ,
J Invest Dermatol
 130 , 2583-93 , 2010
Cells
Dermal fibroblasts
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.025%
Medium
DME

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.