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Adipose/Fat
Bear
Bear, Ursus arctos
Gehring, J. , Rigano, K. , Evans, H. , Nelson, O. , Robbins, C. and Jansen, H.
A Protocol for the Isolation and Cultivation of Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) Adipocytes. ,
Cytotechnology
 68 , 2177-91 , 2016
Cells
Adipocytes
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Adipose/Fat
Hamster
Hamster, adult
(also rat, gerbil, 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
Adipose/Fat
Hamster
Hamster, 5 week-12 month
DiGirolamo, M. , Mendlinger, S. and Fertig, J.W.
A Simple Method to Determine Fat Cell Size and Number in Four Mammalian Species ,
Am J Physiol
 221 , 850 , 1971
Cells
White fat
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.05%
Medium
Kreb's Ringer bicarbonate buffer
Adrenal
Hamster
Hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) 100-150 g
Liang, B.T. and Perlman, R.L.
Catecholamine Secretion by Hamster Adrenal Cells ,
J Neurochem
 32 , 927 , 1979
Cells
Adrenal
Chromaffin
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.20%
Medium
Kreb's Ringer bicarbonate buffer
Epithelial
Frog
Frog, Xenopus laevis, adult, female
Heinke, B. and Clauss, W.
Potassium Conductances in Isolated Single Cells from Xenopus Laevis Colonic Epithelium ,
J Comp Physiol [B]
 169 , 148 , 1999
Cells
Colonic epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
Kreb's
Epithelial
Hamster
Hamster, Syrian gold, male, 100-120 g
Niles,R. , Kim, K.C. , Hyman, B. , Christensen, T. , Wasano, K. and Brody, J.
Characterization Of Extended Primary And Secondary Cultures Of Hamster Tracheal Epithelial Cells ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 24 , 457 , 1988
Cells
Tracheal
Enzymes
Pronase : 0.1%
Medium
MEM with Hepes, CMF
Epithelial
Hamster
Hamster, Syrian golden (strain CR:RGH)
McDowell, E. and et al.
Differentiation of Tracheal Mucociliary Epithelium in Primary Cell Culture Recapitulates Normal Fetal Development and Regeneration Following Injury in Hamsters ,
Am J Pathol
 129 , 511 , 1987
Cells
Tracheal
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
Ham's F-12
Epithelial
Hamster
Hamster (strain 1516 EHS and Lakeview), 8-12 weeks
Lee, T. , Wu, R. , Brody, A. , Barrett, J. and Nettesheim, P.
Growth and Differentiation of Hamster Tracheal Epithelial Cells in Culture ,
Exp Lung Res
 6 , 27 , 1984
Cells
Tracheal
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
Medium 199
Epithelial
Hamster
Hamster, Syrian gold, male, 6 weeks- 4 months
Goldman, W.E. and Baseman, J.B.
Selective Isolation and Culture of a Proliferating Epithelial Cell Population from the Hamster Trachea ,
In Vitro
 16 , 313 , 1980
Cells
Tracheal
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
PBS with EDTA
Heart
Frog
Frog (Rana esculenta)
Arrio-Dupont, M. and de Nay, D.
High Yield Preparation of Calcium-Tolerant Myocytes From Frog Ventricles ,
Biol Cell
 54 , 164 , 1985
Cells
Myocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.04%
Medium
CF Ringer
Kidney
Hamster
Hamster
(also rat, SD and Wistar, 150-225 g, rabbit, bovine)
Husted, R. , Hayashi, M. and Stokes, J.
Characteristics of Papillary Collecting Duct Cells in Primary Culture ,
Am J Physiol
 255 , F1160 , 1988
Cells
Papillary duct
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.2%
Medium
Keri's buffer
HEPES buffered saline
Muscle
Frog
Frog, Xenopus laevis, embryos stage 17 & 19
Stollberg, J. and Fraser, S.
Acetylcholine Receptors and Con A-Binding Sites on Xenopus Muscle Cells ,
J Cell Biol
 107 , 1397 , 1988
Cells
Muscle
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.10%
Medium
Steinberg's solution
Muscle
Frog
Frog
Shepherd, N. and Kavaler, F.
Direct Control of Contraction Force of Single Frog Atrial Cells by Extracellular Ions ,
Am J Physiol
 251 , C653 , 1986
Cells
Myocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
CF Ringer
Muscle
Frog
Frog, Rana pipiens (50-100 g)
(also guinea-pig, rabbit, dogfish, Squalus acanthias )
Mitra, R. and Morad, M.
A Uniform Enzymatic Method for Dissociation of Myocytes from Hearts and Stomachs of Vertebrates ,
Am J Physiol
 249 , H1056 , 1985
Cells
Myocytes, heart and stomach
Enzymes
Protease XIV : 0.028%
Medium
Solution C
(see reference)
Muscle
Frog
Frog, Xenopus laevis
Anderson, M.J. , Cohen, M.W. and Zorychta, E.
Effects of Innervation on the Distribution of Acetylcholine Receptors on Cultured Muscle Cells ,
J Physiol
 268 , 731 , 1977
Cells
Muscle
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.5%
Medium
L15 medium
(see reference)
Muscle
Hamster
Hamster, male, 60-70 day
Nakamura, T. , Iwata, Y. , Sampaolesi, M. , Hanada, H. , Saito, N. , Artman, M. , Coetzee, W. and Shigekawa, M.
Stretch-Activated Cation Channels in Skeletal Muscle Myotubes From Sarcoglycan-Deficient Hamsters ,
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol
 281 , C690 , 2001
Cells
Satellite
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM
Neural
Frog
Xenopus, embryonic
Takahashi, T. , Nakajima, Y. , Hirosawa, K. , Nakajima, S. and Onodera, K.
Structure and Physiology of Developing Neuromuscular Synapses in Culture ,
J Neurosci
 7 , 473 , 1987
Cells
Neuron
Enzymes
Medium
Steinberg's solution
Neural
Hamster
Hamster, male
Liman ER.
Regulation by voltage and adenine nucleotides of a Ca2+-activated cation channel from hamster vomeronasal sensory neurons ,
J Physiol
 548 , 777 , 2003
Cells
Vomeronasal organ neurons
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.02%
Medium
PBS
Pancreas
Hamster
Hamster
Feldman, J. and Chapman, B.
Preparation of Islets of Langerhans from Rabbits and Hamsters by the Collagenase Digestion Technique ,
Acta Diabetol
 12 , 208 , 1975
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : 1.3% - 2.0%
Medium
HBSS
Reproductive
Frog

Frog, X. laevis

Lavering, E. , Petros, I. and Weeks, D.
Component Analysis of Nucleolar Protein Compartments using Xenopus laevis Oocytes. , Dev Growth Differ Vol. 64 , 306-317 , 2022
Cells
Xenopus oocytes
Enzymes
Medium
Ovary Ringers Solution
Reproductive
Frog
Xenopus Laevis, female
Nicoll, G, Jawad, A. , Weymouth, R, Zhang, H. and Beg, A.
Pharmacological characterization of the excitatory ‘Cys-loop’ GABA receptor family in Caenorhabditis elegans ,
Br J Pharmacol
 174 , 781 , 2017
Cells
Oocytes
Enzymes
Medium
Barth's solution
Reproductive
Frog
Xenopus laevis
Chatzidaki, A. , D'Oyley, J. , Gill-Thind, J. , Sheppard, T. and Millar, N.
The Influence of Allosteric Modulators and Transmembrane Mutations on Desensitisation and Activation of alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors. ,
Neuropharmacol
 97 , 75-85 , 2015
Cells
Oocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.2%
Medium
Barth's solution
Reproductive
Frog
Xenopus
O'Connell, D. , Mruk, K. , Rocheleau, J. and Kobertz, W.
Xenopus laevis Oocytes Infected with Multi-drug-resistant Bacteria: Implications for Electrical Recordings. ,
J Gen Physiol
 138 , 271-7 , 2011
Cells
Oocytes
Enzymes
Medium
see reference
Reproductive
Frog
Xenopus laevis, female
Cohen, S. , Au, S. and Pante, N.
Microinjection of Xenopus Laevis Oocytes. ,
J Vis Exp
 24 , 1106 , 2009
Cells
Oocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.5%
Medium
Barth's solution, CF
Reproductive
Frog
Xenopus laevis, female
Mruk, K. and Kobertz, W.
Discovery of a Novel Activator of KCNQ1-KCNE1 K Channel Complexes. ,
PLoS ONE
 4 , e4236 , 2009
Cells
Oocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.2%
Medium
see reference
Reproductive
Frog
Xenopus laevis, female
Pannaccione Anna, Castaldo Pasqualina, Ficker Eckhard, Annunziato Lucio, Taglialatela Maurizio.
Histidines 578 and 587 in the S5-S6 linker of the human Ether-a-gogo Related Gene-1 K+ channels confer sensitivity to reactive oxygen species ,
J Biol Chem
 277 , 8912-9 , 2002
Cells
Oocytes
Enzymes
Medium
see reference
Reproductive
Frog
Xenopus laevis, female
Alagem, N. , Dvir, M. and Reuveny, E.
Mechanism of Ba2+ Block of a Mouse Inwardly Rectifying K+ Channel: Differential Contribution by Two Discrete Residues ,
J Physiol
 534 (2) , 381 , 2001
Cells
Oocytes
Enzymes
Medium
CF Medium
Reproductive
Frog
Xenopus
Tian, J. , Kim, S. , Heilig, E. and Ruderman, J.
Identification of XPR-1, A Progesterone Receptor Required for Xenopus Oocyte Activation ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 97 , 14358 , 2000
Cells
Oocytes
Enzymes
Medium
(see reference)
Reproductive
Frog
Xenopus laevis, female
Karkanias, N. and Papke, R.
Subtype-Specific Effects of Lithium on Glutamate Receptor Function ,
J Neurophysiol
 81 , 1506 , 1999
Cells
Oocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1%
Medium
Barth's solution, CF
Reproductive
Frog
Xenopus laevis, mature female
Moriarty, T. , Gillo, B. , Carty, D. , Premont, R. , Landau, E. and Iyengar, R.
Beta gamma Subunits of GTP-Binding Proteins Inhibit Muscarinic Receptor Stimulation of Phospholipase C ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 85 , 8865 , 1988
Cells
Oocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.2%
Medium
CF Medium
Reproductive
Hamster
Hamster, Chinese
Wallis, R. and Drickamer, K.
Molecular Determinants of Oligomer Formation and Complement Fixation in Mannose-Binding Proteins ,
J Biol Chem
 274 (6) , 3580 , 1999
Cells
Ovary
Enzymes
Trypsin : 5%
Medium
Dialyzed fetal calf serum, 10% and 0.5M Methotrexate
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
Tumor
Hamster
Hamster, 90-100 g
Gonzalez, A. , Oberley, T. , Schultz, J. , Ostrom, J. and Li, J.
In Vitro Charactrization of Estrogen Induced Syrian Hamster Renal Tumors: Comparison with an Immortalized Cell Line Derived from Diethylstilbestrol-Treated Adult Hamster Kidney ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 29A , 562 , 1993
Cells
Tumor
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.1%
Medium
Waymouth's MB
Tumor
Hamster
Hamster, 6 week old
Min, B. , Kim, K. , Cherrick, H. and Park, N.
Three Cell Lines from Hamster Buccal Pouch Tumors Induced by Topical 7,12-Dimethylbenz(a)Anthracene, Alone or in Conjunction with Herpes Simplex Virus Inoculation ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 27A , 128 , 1991
Cells
Buccal pouch
Enzymes
Medium
CMF HBSS

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.