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Neural
Fish
Black ghose knige fish, adult (Apteronotus albifrons)
Anderson, M.J.
Differences in Growth of Neurons from Normal and Regenerated Teleost Spinal Cord in vitro ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 29A , 145 , 1993
Cells
Neurons, spinal cord
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.4%
Medium
PBS, CMF
Neural
Porcine
Porcine, adult, 60-100 kg
Si ML, Lee TJ.
Presynaptic alpha7-nicotinic acetylcholine receptors mediate nicotine-induced nitric oxidergic neurogenic vasodilation in porcine basilar arteries ,
J Pharmacol Exp Ther
 298 , 122 , 2001
Cells
Superior cervical ganglia
Enzymes
Papain : 2 u/ml
Collagenase : 0.12%
Medium
HBSS
Pancreas
Fish
Fish, Osphronemus gourami, 3-month-old, 0.5 mg
Schrezenmeir, J. , Laue, C. , Sternheim,E. , Wolbert, K. , Darquy, S. , Chicheportiche, D. , Kirchgessner, J. and Reach, G.
Long-Term Function of Single-Cell Preparations of Piscine Principal Islets in Hollow Fibers ,
Transplant Proc
 24 (6) , 2941 , 1992
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.12 - 0.46 u/ml
Medium
RPMI 1640
Pancreas
Porcine
Porcine, juvenile
Van der Burg Michael P M, Graham John M.
Iodixanol Density Gradient Preparation in University of Wisconsin solution for porcine islet purification ,
ScientificWorldJournal
 3 , 1154-9 , 2003
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase : see reference
Medium
Univ of Wisconsin solution
Pancreas
Porcine
Porcine, 3 month, 15-20 kg
Zhao, X. , Han, J. and Tang, C.
Primary Culture of Porcine Pancreatic Acinar Cells ,
JOP
 2 (2) , 78 , 2001
Cells
Acinar
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 3 : 200 u/ml
Medium
RPMI 1640
Pancreas
Porcine
Porcine, 1-3 year, 1.5-2.0 kg, either sex
Korbutt, G. , Elliott, J. , Ao, Z. , Smith, D. , Warnock, G. and Rajotte, R.
Large Scale Isolation, Growth, and Function of Porcine Neonatal Islet Cells ,
J Clin Invest
 97 (9) , 2119 , 1996
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.25%
Medium
HBSS
Pancreas
Porcine
Porcine, female
Brandhorst, D. , Brandhorst, H. , Hering, B. , Federlin, K. and Bretzel, R.
Islet Isolation from the Pancreas of Large Mammals and Humans: 10 Years of Experience ,
Exp Clin Endocrinol
 103 , 3 , 1995
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1%
Medium
HBSS
Pancreas
Porcine
Porcine
Johnson, P. , van Suylichem, P. , Roberts, D. , Vos-Scheperkeuter, G. , White, S. , van Schlifgaarde, R. and London, N.
Design of a Simple, in vitro Method for Evaluation of the Efficiency of Crude Clostridium histolyticum Collagenase and its Components for Porcine Islet Isolation ,
Xenotransplantation
 2 , 165 , 1995
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1%-0.2%
Medium
HBSS
Pancreas
Porcine
Porcine, <2 year, 200-250 kg
Heiser, A. , Ulrichs, K. and Muller-Ruchholtz, W.
Isolation of Porcine Pancreatic Islets: Low Trypsin Activity During the Isolation Procedure Guarantees Reproducible High Islet Yields ,
J Clin Lab Anal
 8 , 407 , 1994
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1%
Medium
HBSS
Pancreas
Porcine
Porcine, 10-36 months, 200-300 kg
Ricordi, C. , Socci, C. , Davalli, A. , Staudacher, C. , Baro, P. , Vertova, A. , Sassi, I. , Gavazzi, F. , Pozza, G. and Di Carlo, V.
Isolation of the Elusive Pig Islet ,
Surgery
 107 (6) , 688 , 1990
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.2%
Medium
HBSS
Pancreas
Porcine
Porcine
Iwatsuki, N. and Peterson, O.
Action of Tetraethylammonium on Calcium-Activated Potassim Channels in Pig Pancreatic Acinar Cells Studied by Patch-Clamp Single-Channel and Whole-Cell Current Recording ,
J Membr Biol
 86 , 139 , 1985
Cells
Acinar
Enzymes
Collagenase : 100 u/ml
Medium
Saline
Reproductive
Fish
Sebastes Schlegel
Ryu, J. , Kim, H. , Bae, S. , Jung, C. and Gong, S.
Isolation and in Vitro Culture of Primary Cell Populations Derived from Ovarian Tissues of the Rockfish, Sebastes schlegeli ,
Fish Aquatic Sci
 19 , 2016
Cells
Ovarian
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 500 u/ml
Medium
L-15
Reproductive
Porcine
Porcine, 1-4 day
Park, M. , Park, J. , Kim, M. , Lee, K. , Park, H. , Yun, J. , Choi, J. , Lee, E. and Lee, S.
Development of a High-Yield Technique to Isolate Spermatogonial Stem Cells From Porcine Testes. ,
J Assist Reprod Genet
 31 , 983-91 , 2014
Cells
Testicular
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.1%
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM
Reproductive
Porcine
Porcine, male, 8 day
Dirami G, Ravindranath N, Pursel V, Dym M.
Effects of stem cell factor and granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor on survival of porcine type A spermatogonia cultured in KSOM ,
Biol Reprod
 61 , 225-30 , 1999
Cells
Seminiferous epithelial cells
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.15%
Hyaluronidase : 0.15%
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM/F12
Reproductive
Porcine
Porcine, female
Ciereszko, R. , Petroff, B. , Ottobre, A. , Guan, Z. , Stokes, B. and Ottobre, J.
Assessment of the Mechanism by Which Prolactin Stimulates Progesterone Production by Early Corpora Lutea of Pigs ,
J Endocrinol
 159 , 201 , 1998
Cells
Corpus Leuteum
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : 600 u/ml
Medium
Medium 199
Reproductive
Porcine
Porcine (also bovine, human)
Marcus, G. , Connor, L. , Domingo, M. , Tsang, B. , Downey, B. and Ainsworth, L.
Enzymatic Dissociation of Ovarian and Uterine Tissues ,
Endocr Res
 10 , 151 , 1984
Cells
Interna & corpus luteum
Endometrium
Ovarian
Uterine
Enzymes
Pronase : 0.1%
Medium
Moscona's BSS
Reproductive
Porcine
Porcine, 3-4 week
Mather, J. , Saez, J. and Haour, F.
Regulaton of Gonadotropin Receptors and Steroidogenesis in Cultured Porcine Leydig Cells ,
Endocrinology
 110 , 933 , 1982
Cells
Leydig
Testis
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.0003%
Medium
Lebovitz L-15 Medium
Scales
Fish
Goldfish (Carassius Auratus L.)
Lo, S. , Grabowski, S. , Lynch, T. , Kern, D. , Taylor, J.T. and Chen, T.
Isolation of xanthophores from the goldfish ,
In Vitro
 18 , 356 , 1982
Cells
Pigment, xanthopores
Enzymes
Medium
Medium 199 w/BSA
Skin
Porcine
Porcine, 3-4 month
Ando, W. , Kutcher, J. , Krawetz, R. , Sen, A. , Nakamura, N. , Frank, C. and Hart, D.
Clonal Analysis of Synovial Fluid Stem Cells to Characterize and Identify Stable Mesenchymal Stromal Cell/Mesenchymal Progenitor Cell Phenotypes in a Porcine Model: A Cell Source with Enhanced Commitment to the Chondrogenic Lineage. ,
Cytotherapy
 16 , 776 , 2014
Cells
Synovial membrane and skin stem
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.2%
Medium
DMEM
Skin
Porcine
Porcine, 2-6 month
Regauer S, Compton C.
Cultured porcine epithelial grafts: an improved method ,
J Invest Dermatol
 94 , 230-4 , 1990
Cells
Keratinocytes
Enzymes
Medium
Dulbecco-Vogt MEM
Stem
Porcine
Porcine, 3-4 month
Ando, W. , Kutcher, J. , Krawetz, R. , Sen, A. , Nakamura, N. , Frank, C. and Hart, D.
Clonal Analysis of Synovial Fluid Stem Cells to Characterize and Identify Stable Mesenchymal Stromal Cell/Mesenchymal Progenitor Cell Phenotypes in a Porcine Model: A Cell Source with Enhanced Commitment to the Chondrogenic Lineage. ,
Cytotherapy
 16 , 776 , 2014
Cells
Synovial membrane and skin stem
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.2%
Medium
DMEM
Stem
Porcine
Porcine, 1-4 day
Park, M. , Park, J. , Kim, M. , Lee, K. , Park, H. , Yun, J. , Choi, J. , Lee, E. and Lee, S.
Development of a High-Yield Technique to Isolate Spermatogonial Stem Cells From Porcine Testes. ,
J Assist Reprod Genet
 31 , 983-91 , 2014
Cells
Testicular
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.1%
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM
Stem
Porcine
Porcine, female, <1 year
Williams, K. , Picou, A. , Kish, S. , Giraldo, A. , Godke, R. and Bondioli, K
Isolation and Characterization of Porcine Adipose Tissue-Derived Adult Stem Cells. ,
Cells Tissues Organs
 188 , 251 , 2008
Cells
Adipose mesenchymal stem
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Stem
Porcine
Porcine, male, 8 day
Dirami G, Ravindranath N, Pursel V, Dym M.
Effects of stem cell factor and granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor on survival of porcine type A spermatogonia cultured in KSOM ,
Biol Reprod
 61 , 225-30 , 1999
Cells
Seminiferous epithelial cells
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.15%
Hyaluronidase : 0.15%
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM/F12
Thyroid/Parathyroid
Porcine
Porcine
(also bovine)
Tong, W.
The Isolation and Culture of Thyroid Cells ,
Meth Enzymol
 32 , 745 , 1974
Cells
Thyroid
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.004%
Medium
EBSS

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.