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Kidney
Fish
Winter flounder (Pseudopleur-onectes americanus)
200 - 500 g
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
Kidney
Guinea-Pig
Guinea-pig, male, 100 g
Phillips, H.
Dissociation of Single Cells from Lung or Kidney Tissue with Elastase ,
In Vitro
 8 , 101 , 1972
Cells
Single cells
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
CF salt solution
Kidney
Human
Human
McAteer, J, Kempson, S. and Evan, A
Culture of Human Renal Cortex Epithelial Cells ,
J Tiss Cul Meth
 13 , 143 , 1991
Cells
Renal cortex
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
Tissue Culture Grade Water
Kidney
Human
Human
Heieren, M. , van der Woude, F. and Balfour Jr., H.
Cytomegalovirus Replicates Efficiently in Human Kidney Mesangial Cells ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 85 , 1642 , 1988
Cells
Mesangial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM/Ham's F-12
Kidney
Human
Human, 24 newborn and stillborn
(also rabbit)
De Oca, H. and Malinin, T.
Dispersion and Cultivation of Renal Cells After Short-Term Storage of Kidneys ,
J Clin Microbiol
 2 , 243 , 1975
Cells
Renal
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
See reference
Kidney
Monkey
Monkey
Melnick, J. and Wallis, C.
Problems Related to the Use of Serum and Trypsin in the Growth of Monkey Kidney Cells ,
Dev Biol
 37 , 77 , 1976
Cells
Kidney
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.01% - 0.00001%
Medium
Eagle's MEM
Kidney
Mouse
Mouse, 3-7 month
Bradshaw AD, Francki A, Motamed K, Howe C, Sage EH.
Primary mesenchymal cells isolated from SPARC-null mice exhibit altered morphology and rates of proliferation ,
Mol Biol Cell
 10 , 1569-79 , 1999
Cells
Fibroblasts, mesangial, smooth muscle
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Collagenase : see reference
Medium
DMEM
Kidney
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand, white
Grenier, F. and Smith, W.
Formation of 6-keto-PGF-1aby Collecting Tubule Cells Isolated from Rabbit Renal Papillae ,
Prostaglandins
 16 , 759 , 1978
Cells
Collecting tubule
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
Kreb's Ringer buffer
Kidney
Rat
Rat
Wallach, D. , Anderson, W. and Pastan, I.
Activation of Adenylate Cyclase in Cultured Fibroblasts by Trypsin ,
J Biol Chem
 253 , 24 , 1978
Cells
Fibroblasts
Kidney
Enzymes
Trypsin : up to 0.25%
Medium
Dulbecco-Vogt MEM
Stem
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
Stem
Human
Human
Kusuma, G. , Menicanin, D. , Gronthos, S. , Manuelpillai, U. , Abumaree, M. , Pertile, M. , Brennecke, S. and Kalionis, B.
Ectopic Bone Formation by Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived from Human Term Placenta and the Decidua. ,
PLoS ONE
 10 , e0141246 , 2015
Cells
Decidua mesenchymal stem
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Stem
Human
Human
Hang, H. , Yu, Y. , Wu, N. , Huang, Q. , Xia, Q. and Bian, J.
Induction of Highly Functional Hepatocytes from Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells by HNF4α Transduction. ,
PLoS ONE
 9 , e104133 , 2014
Cells
Umbilical mesenchymal stem
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM
Stem
Human
Human
Barkauskas, C. , Cronce, M. , Rackley, C. , Bowie, E. , Keene, D. , Stripp, B. , Randell, S. , Noble, P. and Hogan, B.
Type 2 Alveolar Cells are Stem Cells in Adult Lung ,
J Clin Invest
 123 , 3025 , 2013
Cells
Alveolar epithelial
Enzymes
Neutral Protease : 2 u/ml
Trypsin : 0.25%
Elastase : 10 u/ml
Medium
Bronchial Epithelial Growth Medium
Stem
Human
Human
Dobbin, Z. and Landen, C.
Isolation and Characterization of Potential Cancer Stem Cells from Solid Human Tumors--Potential Applications. ,
Curr Protoc Pharmacol
 63 , Unit 14.28. , 2013
Cells
Cancer stem
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Collagenase : 0.05%
Hyaluronidase : 0.005%
Medium
RPMI
Stem
Human
Human
Han, Y. , Tao, R. , Sun, T. , Chai, J. , Xu, G. and Liu, J.
Optimization of Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cell Isolation and Culture Methods. ,
Cytotechnology
 65 , 819 , 2013
Cells
Umbilical cord mesenchymal stem
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1-0.2%
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
DMEM
Stem
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
Stem
Human
Human
Salehinejad, P. , Alitheen, N. , Ali, A. , Omar, A. , Mohit, M. , Janzamin, E. , Samani, F. , Torshizi, Z. and Nematollahi-Mahani, S.
Comparison of Different Methods for the Isolation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Human Umbilical Cord Wharton's Jelly. ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim
 48 , 75 , 2012
Cells
Wharton jelly mesenchymal stem
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM
Stem
Human
Human
Nazarov, I. , Lee, J. , Soupene, E. , Etemad, S. , Knapik, D. , Green, W. , Bashkirova, E. , Fang, X. , Matthay, M. , Kuypers, F. and Serikov, V.
Multipotent Stromal Stem Cells from Human Placenta Demonstrate High Therapeutic Potential. ,
Stem Cells Transl Med
 1 , 359-72 , 2012
Cells
Chorionic mesenchymal
Enzymes
Neutral Protease : 2.5 u/ml
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
MEM
Stem
Human
Human
Varghese, M. , Olstorn, H. , Berg-Johnsen, J. , Moe, M. , Murrell, W. and Langmoen, I.
Isolation of Human Multipotent Neural Progenitors from Adult Filum Terminale. ,
Stem Cells Dev
 18 , 603 , 2009
Cells
Filum terminale neural progenitor
Enzymes
Trypsin : see reference
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Stem
Human
Human, male
Kossack, N. , Meneses, J. , Shefi, S. , Nguyen, H. , Chavez, S. , Nicholas, C. , Gromoll, J. , Turek, P. and Reijo-Pera, R.
Isolation and Characterization of Pluripotent Human Spermatogonial Stem Cell-Derived Cells. ,
Stem Cells
 , 2008
Cells
Spermatogonial stem cells
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Stem
Human
Human
Nakamura, T. , Endo, K. and Kinoshita, S.
Identification of Human Oral Keratinocyte Stem/Progenitor Cells by Neurotrophin Receptor p75 and the Role of Neurotrophin/p75 Signaling. ,
Stem Cells
 25 , 628-38 , 2007
Cells
Oral epithelial
Enzymes
Neutral Protease : 1.2 u/ml
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
PBS
Stem
Human
Human
Welter, J. and Solchaga, L.and Penick, K.
Simplification of Aggregate Culture of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells as a Chondrogenic Screening Assay ,
Biotechniques
 42 , 732 , 2007
Cells
Bone marrow derived MSC
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Papain : 0.0025%
Medium
DMEM
Stem
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
Stem
Human
Human
Alessandri Giulio, Pagano Stefano, Bez Alessandra, Benetti Anna, Pozzi Stefano, Iannolo Gioacchin, Baronio Manuela, Invernici Gloria, Caruso Arnaldo, Muneretto Claudio, Bisleri Gianluigi, Parati Eugenio.
Isolation and culture of human muscle-derived stem cells able to differentiate into myogenic and neurogenic cell lineages ,
Lancet
 364 , 1872-83
Cells
Muscle-derived stem cells
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM/F12
Stem
Monkey
Baboons, 1yr, 7yr, 14 yr
Nagano, M. , McCarrey, J. and Brinster, R.
Primate Spermatogonial Stem Cells Colonize Mouse Testes ,
Biol Reprod
 64 , 1409 , 2001
Cells
Primate spermatogonial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Stem
Mouse
Mouse, adult
Martin, L. and Seandel, M.
Serial Enrichment of Spermatogonial Stem and Progenitor Cells (SSCs) in Culture for Derivation of Long-Term Adult Mouse SSC Lines. ,
J Vis Exp
 72 , e50017 , 2013
Cells
Spermatogonial stem
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM
Stem
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
Stem
Mouse
Mouse, 4-6 week
Masaki, T. , Qu, J. , Cholewa-Waclaw, J. , Burr, K. , Raaum, R. and Rambukkana, A.
Reprogramming Adult Schwann Cells to Stem Cell-Like Cells by Leprosy Bacilli Promotes Dissemination of Infection. ,
Cell
 152 , 51 , 2013
Cells
Schwann
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.125%
Medium
DMEM
Stem
Mouse
Mouse, P4-5
Ziegler, A. , Schneider, J. , Qin, M. , Tyler, W. , Pintar, J. , Fraidenraich, D. , Wood, T. and Levison, S.
IGF-II Promotes Stemness of Neural Restricted Precursors. ,
Stem Cells
 30 , 1265 , 2012
Cells
Neuroshere
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Papain : 100 u
Medium
Pro-N
Stem
Mouse
Mouse, adult
Deleyrolle, L. and Reynolds, B.
Isolation, Expansion, and Differentiation of Adult Mammalian Neural Stem and Progenitor Cells using the Neurosphere Assay. ,
Methods Mol Biol
 549 , 91 , 2009
Cells
Adult neural stem
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM
Stem
Mouse
Mouse, 6-8 week
Burger, P. , Gupta, R. , Xiong, X. , Ontiveros, C. , Salm, S. , Moscatelli, D. and Wilson, E.
High Aldehyde Dehydrogenase Activity: A Novel Functional Marker of Murine Prostate Stem/Progenitor Cells. ,
Stem Cells
 27 , 2220-8 , 2009
Cells
Prostate epithelial/stem
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
HBSS
Stem
Mouse
Mouse, postnatal
Sher, F. , Rossler, R. , Brouwer, N. , Balasubramaniyan, V. , Boddeke, E. and Copray, S.
Differentiation of Neural Stem Cells Into Oligodendrocytes: Involvement of the Polycomb Group Protein Ezh2. ,
Stem Cells
 26 , 2875 , 2008
Cells
Astrocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Deoxyribonuclease I : 1,000 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Stem
Mouse
Mouse, 12 week
Taddei, I. , Deugnier, M. , Faraldo, M. , Petit, V. , Bouvard, D. , Medina, D. , Fassler, R. , Thiery, J. and Glukhova, M.
Beta1 Integrin Deletion from the Basal Compartment of the Mammary Epithelium Affects Stem Cells ,
Nat Cell Biol
 10 , 716-22 , 2008
Cells
Mammary epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.3%
Hyaluronidase : 100 u/ml
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
see reference
Stem
Mouse
Mouse, embryonic
Lu Shi-Jiang, Feng Qiang, Caballero Sergio, Chen Yu, Moore Malcolm A, Grant Maria B, Lanza Robert.
Generation of functional hemangioblasts from human embryonic stem cells ,
Nat Methods
 4 , 501-9 , 2007
Cells
HES-BC cells
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM
Stem
Mouse
Mouse, 6-8 week
McKinney-Freeman SL, Jackson KA, Camargo FD, Ferrari G, Mavilio F, Goodell MA.
Muscle-derived hematopoietic stem cells are hematopoietic in origin ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 99 , 1341 , 2002
Cells
Myocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
HBSS
Stem
Mouse
Mouse, 6 week
Jackson, K. and Goodell, M.
Hematopoietic Potential of Stem Cells Isolated from Murine Skeletal Muscle ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 96 , 14482 , 1999
Cells
Muscle hematopoietic stem cells
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.2%
Trypsin : 0.1%
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.