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Adipose/Fat
Gerbil
Gerbil of unknown age
(also rat, hamster, rabbit, lamb, guinea-pig)
Nedergaard, J. and Lindberg, O.
The Brown Fat Cell ,
Int Rev Cytol
 74 , 187 , 1982
Cells
Brown fat
Enzymes
Medium
Bicarbonate buffer
Adrenal
Ovine
Ovine, adult and fetal
Valego, N. and Rose, J.
A Specific CRH Antagonist Attenuates ACTH-Stimulated Cortisol Secretion in Ovine Adrenocortical Cells. ,
Reprod Sci
 17 , 477 , 2010
Cells
Adrenocortical
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/Ham's F12
Adrenal
Ovine
Ovine, fetal
Valego, N. , Su, Y. , Carey, L. , Young, S. , Tatter, S. , Wang, J. and Rose, J.
Hypothalamic-Pituitary Disconnection in Fetal Sheep Blocks the Peripartum Increases in Adrenal Responsiveness and Adrenal ACTH Receptor Expression. ,
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol
 289 , R410 , 2005
Cells
Adrenocortical
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/Ham's F12
Adrenal
Ovine
Ovine, adult
Keating, D. , Rychkov, G. , Adams, M. , Holgert, H. , McMillen, I.C. and Roberts, M.
Opioid Receptor Stimulation Suppresses the Adrenal Medulla Hypoxic Response in Sheep by Actions on Ca(2+) and K(+) Channels. ,
J Physiol
 555 , 489 , 2004
Cells
Chromaffin cells
Enzymes
Medium
Locke's solution
Adrenal
Ovine
Ovine, 3 year
Canny B J, O'Farrell K A, Clarke I J, Tilbrook A J.
The influence of sex and gonadectomy on the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis of the sheep ,
J Endocrinol
 162 , 215-25 , 1999
Cells
Anterior pituitary
Enzymes
Trypsin : 2.5%
Medium
DMEM
Bone
Chicken
Chick, day old
Gay, C. , Lloyd, Q. and Gilman, V.
Characteristics and Culture of Osteoblasts Derived From Avian Long Bone ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 30A , 379 , 1994
Cells
Osteoblasts
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.03%
Medium
DMEM
Bone
Chicken
Chick, Peterson/Arbor Acre, male, 4 weeks old (Gallus domesticus)
Rosselot, G. , Reginato, A.M. and Leach, R.M.
Development of a Serum-Free System to Study the Effect of Growth Hormone and Insulinlike Growth Factor-1 on Cultured Postembryonic Growth Plate Chondrocytes ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 28A , 235 , 1992
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
Ham's F12
Bone
Chicken
Chick, embryo
Schiltz, J.R. , Mayne R. and Holtzer, H.
The Synthesis of Collagen and Glycosaminoglycans by Dedifferentiated Chondroblasts in Culture ,
Differentiation
 1 , 97 , 1973
Cells
Vertebrae chondroblasts
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
Simm's, CMF
Brain
Ovine
Ovine
Reddy, R. , Amodei, R. , Estill, C. , Stormshak, F. , Meaker, M. and Roselli, C.
Effect of Testosterone on Neuronal Morphology and Neuritic Growth of Fetal Lamb Hypothalamus-Preoptic Area and Cerebral Cortex in Primary Culture. ,
PLoS ONE
 10 , e0129521 , 2015
Cells
Neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 0.2%
Medium
Hibernate
Brain
Ovine
Ovine
Lepore G, Gadau S, Mura A, Zedda M, Farina V.
Aromatase Immunoreactivity in Fetal Ovine Neuronal Cell Cultures Exposed to Oxidative Injury. ,
Eur J Histochem
 53 , e28 , 2009
Cells
Neurons
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
DMEM
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
Epithelial
Chicken
Chick, 5 day old
Simon-Assmann, P. and Kedinger, M
Embryonic Gut-Dissagregated Culture , Cell & Tissue Culture: Laboratory Procedures Vol. 1 , Doyle, A., Griffiths, J., and Newell, D. , John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. , 12A:3.1 , 1995
Cells
Intestinal mesenchymal and epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.03%
Medium
DMEM
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
Heart
Chicken
Chicken, embryonic
Blech-Hermoni, Y. and Ladd, A.
Identification of Transcripts Regulated by CUG-BP, Elav-like Family Member 1 (CELF1) in Primary Embryonic Cardiomyocytes by RNA-seq. ,
Genom Data
 6 , 74-76 , 2015
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Heart
Chicken
Chicken embryos, 9-11 day incubated
Eschenhagen, T. , Fink, C. , Remmers, U. , Scholz, H. , Wattchow, J. , Weil, J. and et al.
Three-Dimensional Reconstitution of Embryonic Cardiomyocytes in a Collagen Matrix: A New Heart Muscle Model System ,
FASEB J
 11 , 683 , 1997
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
PBS
Heart
Chicken
Chick, embryos, 10-11 day
Wang, S. , Greaser, M.L. , Schultz, E. , Bulinski, J.C. , Lin, J.J. and Lessard, J.L.
Studies on Cardiac Myofibrillogenesis With Antibodies to Titin, Actin, Tropomyosin, and Myosin ,
J Cell Biol
 107 , 1075 , 1988
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.17%
Medium
HBSS, CMF
Heart
Chicken
Chick, 10 day
Kim, D. , Okada, A. and Smith, T.W.
Control of Cytosolic Calcium Activity During Low Sodium Exposure in Cultured Chick Heart Cells ,
Circ Res
 61 , 29 , 1987
Cells
Ventricular
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.025%
Medium
HBSS, CMF
Heart
Chicken
Chick, embryo, 11 day
Jacob, R. , Lieberman, M. , Murphy, E. and Piwnica-Worms, D.
Effect of Sodium-Potassium Pump Inhibition and Low Sodium on Membrane Potential in Cultured Embryonic Chick Heart Cells ,
J Physiol
 387 , 549 , 1987
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
HBSS, CMF
Heart
Chicken
Chick, embryonic, 11-12-day-old
Murphy, E. , Aiton, J. , Russell, C. and Lieberman, M.
Calcium Elevation in Cultured Heart Cells: Its Role in Cell Injury ,
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol
 245 (14) , C316 , 1983
Cells
Myocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.025%
Medium
CMF solution
Heart
Chicken
Chick, 8 day embryo
(also rat, neonate and mouse)
Gross, W. , Schopf-Ebner, E. and Bucher, O.
Technique for the Preparation of Homogeneous Cultures of Isolated Heart Muscle Cells ,
Exp Cell Res
 53 , 1 , 1968
Cells
Myocytes
Enzymes
Medium
Rinaldini's buffer solution, CF
Heart
Chicken
Hen, White Leghorn
Dehann, R.
Regulation of Spontaneous Activity and Growth of Embryonic Chick Heart Cells in Tissue Culture ,
Dev Biol
 16 , 216 , 1967
Cells
Heart
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.025%
Medium
Medium 199
Heart
Chicken
Chick embryos, 5 day
Steinberg, M.
"ECM": Its Nature, Origin, And Function in Cell Aggregation ,
Exp Cell Res
 30 , 257 , 1963
Cells
Heart
Liver
Enzymes
Trypsin : 3.0%
Medium
Tyrode's solution, CMF
Heart
Ovine
Ovine
Voigt, N. , Pearman, C. , Dobrev, D. and Dibb, K.
Methods for Isolating Atrial Cells from Large Mammals and Humans. ,
J Mol Cell Cardiol
 86 , 187-98 , 2015
Cells
Atrial myocytes
Enzymes
Protease XIV : 0.006%
Medium
Tyrode's solution
Heart
Ovine
Ovine
Dibb, K. , Clarke, J. , Horn, M. , Richards, M. , Graham, H. , Eisner, D. and Trafford, A.
Characterization of an Extensive Transverse Tubular Network in Sheep Atrial Myocytes and its Depletion in Heart Failure. ,
Circ Heart Fail
 2 , 482-9 , 2009
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Protease Type XIV : 0.006%
Medium
See reference
Heart
Ovine
Ovine
Dhamoon, A, Pandit, S. , Sarmast, F. , Parisian, K. , Guha, P. , Li, Y. , Bagwe, S. , Taffet, S. and Anumonwo, J.
Unique Kir2.x Properties Determine Regional and Species Differences in the Cardiac Inward Rectifier K+ Current. ,
Circ Res
 94 , 1332-9 , 2004
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 100-200 u/ml
Medium
See reference
Liver
Chicken
Chicken, adult
Fraslin, J. , Touquette, L. , Douaire, M. , Menezo, Y. , Guillemot, J. and Mallard, J.
Isolation and Long Term Maintenance of Differentiated Adult Chicken Hepatocytes in Primary Culture ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 28 , 615 , 1992
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.02%
Medium
HEPES, CF
Liver
Chicken
Chicken
(also rat, SD, 150-250 g)
Weigel, P. , Schnaar, R. , Kuhlenschmidt, M. , Schmell, E. , Lee, R. , Lee, Y. and Roseman, S.
Adhesion of Hepatocytes to Immobilized Sugars ,
J Biol Chem
 254 (21) , 10830 , 1979
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : 6000 units
Medium
HEPES
Liver
Chicken
Chicken, Leghorn, white, 10-15 day
Tarlow, D. , Watkins, P. , Reed, R. , Miller, R. , Zwergel, E. and Lane, M.
Lipogenesis and the Synthesis and Secretion of Very Low Density Lipoprotein by Avian Liver Cells in Nonproliferating Monolayer Culture ,
J Cell Biol
 73 , 332 , 1974
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Deoxyribonuclease I : 0.00125%
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.