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Adipose/Fat
Fish
Fish, Atlantic salmon
Todorcevic, M. , Vegusdal, A. , Gjoen, T. , Sundvold, H. , Torstensen, B. , Kjaer, M. and Ruyter, B.
Changes in Fatty Acids Metabolism During Differentiation of Atlantic Salmon Preadipocytes; Effects of n-3 and n-9 Fatty Acids. ,
Biochim Biophys Acta
 1781 , 326 , 2008
Cells
Preadipocytes
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Adipose/Fat
Squirrel
Squirrel
McFarlane, S. , Mathers, K. and Staples, J.
Reversible Temperature-Dependent Differences in Brown Adipose Tissue Respiration During Torpor in a Mammalian Hibernator. ,
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol
 312 , R434-R442 , 2017
Cells
Brown adipocytes
Enzymes
Medium
Krebs-Ringer phosphate
Cartilage
Rabbit

Rabbit, New Zealand, 2.7 kg

Khalilifar, M. , Eslaminejad, M. , Ghasemzadeh, M. , Hosseini, S. and Baharvand, H.
In Vitro and In Vivo Comparison of Different Types of Rabbit Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Cartilage Repair. , Cell J Vol. 21 , 150-160 , 2019
Cells
Ear mesenchymal stem
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Cartilage
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand, 1.2-1.4 kg
Ju, X. , Deng, M. , Ao, Y. , Yu, C. , Wang, J. , Yu, J. , Cui, G. and Hu, Y.
Protective Effect of Sinomenine on Cartilage Degradation and Chondrocytes Apoptosis. ,
Yakugaku Zasshi
 130 , 1053-60 , 2010
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Pronase : 0.2%
Medium
DMEM
Cartilage
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand, 1.8-2.3kg
Mehraban F, Tindal MH, Proffitt MM, Moskowitz RW.
Temporal pattern of cysteine endopeptidase (cathepsin B) expression in cartilage and synovium from rabbit knees with experimental osteoarthritis: gene expression in chondrocytes in response to interleukin-1 and matrix depletion ,
Ann Rheum Dis
 56 , 108 , 1997
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Medium
Gey's solution
Cartilage
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand, white, 4-6 wk & 22-25 wk
Plaas, A. , Sandy, J. and Kimura, J.
Biosynthesis of Cartilage Proteoglycan & Link Protein Articular Chondrocytes ,
J Biol Chem
 263 , 7560 , 1988
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Protease XIV : 5 mg/g of tissue
Medium
Ham's F-12
Cartilage
Rabbit
Rabbit, white, male, 8 weeks
Benya, P.D. , Padilla, S.R. and Nimni, M.E.
The Progeny of Rabbit Articular Chondrocytes Synthesize Collagen Types I and III and Type I Trimer, but Not Type II ,
Biochemistry
 16 , 865 , 1977
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.2%
Medium
Gey's BSS
Cartilage
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand white or Dutch, 1 week
(also human, newborn)
Schindler, F.H. , Ose, M.A. and Solursh, M.
The Synthesis of Cartilage Collagen by Rabbit and Human Chondrocytes in Primary Cell Culture ,
In Vitro
 12 , 44 , 1976
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
Saline G, CMF
Cartilage
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand white, immature, 2.25 - 3.3 Kg
Green, J.R. and William, T.
Articular Cartilage Repair. Behavior of Rabbit Chondrocytes During Tissue Culture and Subsequent Allografting ,
Clin Orthop Relat Res
 , 237 , 1976
Cells
Articular chondrocytes
Hyaline
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.2%
Medium
Gey's BSS
Cartilage
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand white, male, 250-350 g
Bentley, G. and Greer , R.
Homotransplantation of Isolated Epiphyseal and Articular Cartilage Chondrocytes into Joint Surfaces of Rabbits ,
Nature
 230 , 385 , 1971
Cells
Epiphyseal
Articular cartilage
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
Eagle's basal medium
Endothelial
Rabbit
Rabbit
Choi, J. , Ko, M. and Kay, E.
Subcellular Localization of the Expressed 18 kDa FGF-2 Isoform in Corneal Endothelial Cells ,
Mol Vis
 6 , 222 , 2000
Cells
Corneal endothelial cells (CEC)
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM
Endothelial
Rabbit
Rabbit, 2-3Kg
Haley, N. , Shio, H. and Fowler, S.
Characterization of lipid-laden aortic cells from cholesterol-fed rabbits. I. Resolution of aortic cell populations by metrizamide density gradient centrifugation ,
Lab Invest
 37 , 287 , 1977
Cells
Endothelial, aortic
Enzymes
Elastase : 0.2%
Medium
Hanks solution
Epithelial
Fish
Shark (Squalus acanthias)
Karnaky, Jr. , Valentich, J.D. , Currie, M.G. , Oehlenschlager, W.F. and Kennedy, M.P.
Atriopeptin Stimulates Chloride Secretion in Cultured Shark Rectal Gland Cells ,
Am J Physiol
 260 , 1125 , 1991
Cells
Rectal gland
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.2%
Medium
Ringer's solution
Epithelial
Fish
Shark (Squalus acanthias)
Valentich, J.
Primary Cultures of Shark Rectal Gland Epithelial Cells: A Model for Hormone-Sensitive Chloride Transport ,
J Tiss Cul Meth
 13 , 149 , 1991
Cells
Rectal gland
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.2%
Medium
Ringer's solution
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
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand white, adult
Vidrich, A. , Racindranath, R. , Farsi, K. and Targan, S.
A Method for the Rapid Establishment of Normal Adult Mammalian Colonic Epithelial Cell Cultures ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 24 (3) , 188 , 1988
Cells
Colon
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Epithelial
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand white, male, 4-5lb.
Chew, C.S. and Brown,M.R.
Release of Intracellular Ca2+ and Elevation of Inositol Triphosphate by Secretagogues in Parietal and Chief Cells Isolated from Rabbit Gastric Mucosa ,
Biochim Biophys Acta
 888 , 116 , 1986
Cells
Gastric
Parietal and chief
Enzymes
Medium
Sodium phosphate buffer
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
Rabbit
Rabbit, fetal
Logsdon, C.D. , Bisbee, C.A. , Rutten, M.J. and Machen, T.E.
Fetal Rabbit Gastric Epithelial Cells Cultured on Floating Collagen Gel ,
In Vitro
 18 , 233 , 1981
Cells
Epithelial
Gastric
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
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
Fish
Fish, zebrafish
Diekmann, H. , Kalbhen, P. and Fischer, D.
Characterization of Optic Nerve Regeneration using Transgenic Zebrafish. ,
Front Cell Neurosci
 9 , 118 , 2015
Cells
Retinal
Enzymes
Papain : 10 u/ml
Medium
L-15
Eye
Fish
Goldfish
Graffe, M. , Zenisek, D. and Taraska, J.
A Marginal Band of Microtubules Transports and Organizes Mitochondria in Retinal Bipolar Synaptic Terminals. ,
J Gen Physiol
 146 , 109-17 , 2015
Cells
Retinal Bipolar
Enzymes
Papain : 30 u/ml
Medium
HEPES
Eye
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand, Adult
Lai, J. , Cheng, H. and Ma, D.
Investigation of Overrun-Processed Porous Hyaluronic Acid Carriers in Corneal Endothelial Tissue Engineering ,
PLoS ONE
 10 , 1371 , 2015
Cells
Corneal endothelial
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Eye
Rabbit
Rabbit
Hao, M. , Flynn, K. , Nien-Shy, C. , Jester, B. , Winkler, M. , Brown, D. , La Schiazza, O. , Bille, J. and Jester, J.
In Vivo Non Linear Optical (NLO) Imaging in Live Rabbit Eyes Using the Heidelbert Two-Photon Laser Opthalmoscope ,
Exp Eye Res
 91 , 308 , 2010
Cells
Corneal keratocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.2%
Hyaluronidase : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM
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, adult
Brockway LM, Zhou Z-H, Bubien JK, Jovov B, Benos DJ, Keyser KT.
Rabbit retinal neurons and glia express a variety of ENaC/DEG subunits ,
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol
 283 , C126-34 , 2002
Cells
Retinal neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 26 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
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
Heart
Fish
Zebrafish
Fowler, E. , Wang, N. , Hezzell, M. , Chanoit, G. , Hancox, J. and Cannell, M.
Arrhythmogenic Late Ca2+ Sparks in Failing Heart Cells and Their Control by Action Potential Configuration ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 117 , 2687-2692 , 2020
Cells
Cardiac Myocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.08%
Protease XIV : 0.005%
Collagenase Type 1 : 0.1-0.2%
Medium
HEPES
Heart
Fish
Fish, Danio rerio
Sander, V. , Sune, G. , Jopling, C. , Morera, C. and Belmonte J.
Isolation and In Vitro Culture of Primary Cardiomyocytes from Adult Zebrafish Hearts. ,
Nat Protoc
 8 , 800-9 , 2013
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Medium
MEM
Heart
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand, 3-3.5 kg
Fowler, E. , Wang, N. , Hezzell, M. , Chanoit, G. , Hancox, J. and Cannell, M.
Arrhythmogenic Late Ca2+ Sparks in Failing Heart Cells and Their Control by Action Potential Configuration ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 117 , 2687-2692 , 2020
Cells
Cardiac Myocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.08%
Protease XIV : 0.005%
Collagenase Type 1 : 0.1-0.2%
Medium
HEPES
Heart
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand, 2.3-2.9 kg
Farkas, A. , Acsai, K. , Nagy, N. , Toth, A. , Fulop, F. , Seprenyi, G. , Birinyi, P. , Nanasi, P. , Forster, T. , Csanady, M. , Papp, J. , Varrro, A. and Farkas, A.
Na(+)/Ca(2+) Exchanger Inhibition Exerts a Positive Inotropic Effect in the Rat Heart, but Fails to Influence the Contractility of the Rabbit Heart. ,
Br J Pharmacol
 154 , 93 , 2008
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : see reference
Protease : see reference
Medium
Krebs-Henseleit
Heart
Rabbit
Rabbit
Verheye, S. , Martinet, W. , Kockx, M. , Knaapen, M. , Salu, K. , Timmermans, J. , Ellis, J. , Kilpatrick, D. and DeMayer, G.
Selective Clearance of Macrophages in Atherosclerotic Plaques by Autophagy ,
J Am Coll Cardiol
 49 , 706 , 2007
Cells
Smooth muscle cells
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 300 u/ml
Elastase : 5 u/ml
Medium
F10 Ham
Heart
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand, 2 kg
Driesen Ronald B, Dispersyn Gerrit D, Verheyen Fons K, van den Eijnde Stefan M, Hofstra Leo, Thone Fred, Dijkstra Petra, Debie Wiel, Borgers Marcel, Ramaekers Frans C S.
Partial cell fusion: a newly recognized type of communication between dedifferentiating cardiomyocytes and fibroblasts ,
Cardiovasc Res
 68 , 37-46 , 2005
Cells
Cardiomyocytes and fibroblasts
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.06%
Medium
Medium 199
Heart
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand, white, either sex
Sedarat, F. , Xu, L. , Moore, E. and Tibbits, G.
Colocalization of Dihydropyridine and Ryanodine Receptors in Neonate Rabbit Heart Using Confocal Microscopy ,
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol
 279 , H202 , 2000
Cells
Myocytes
Enzymes
Medium
EGTA-KB
Heart
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand White, 2-3 kg
Spitzer, K. , Ershler, P. , Skolnick, R. and Vaughan-Jones, R.
Generation of Intracellular pH Gradients in Single Cardiac Myocytes with a Microperfusion System ,
Am J Physiol
 278 , H1371 , 2000
Cells
Myocytes
Enzymes
Medium
HEPES
Heart
Rabbit
Rabbit, adult 1.5-2.5 kg
Anumonwo JM, Delmar M. and Jalife J.
Electrophysiology of single heart cells from the rabbit tricuspid valve ,
J Physiol
 425 , 145 , 1990
Cells
Tricuspid valve cells
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.8 mg/ml
Medium
HEPES Tyrode solution

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.