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Lung
Rat
Rat, SD, male/female, 180-250 g
Mason, R. , Williams, M. , Greenleaf, R. and Clements, J.
Isolation and Properties of Type II Alveolar Cells from Rat Lung ,
Am Rev Respir Dis
 115 , 1015 , 1977
Cells
Alveolar type II
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.30%
Medium
BSS
Lung
Rat
Rat, Wistar, pathogen free
King, R.
Metabolic Fate of the Apoproteins of Pulmonary Surfactant ,
Am Rev Respir Dis
 115 , 73 , 1977
Cells
Alveolar type II
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.50%
Medium
Earle's MEM
Lung
Rat
Rat, fetus, 19 days
Douglas, W. and Teel, R.
An Organotypic in Vitro Model System for Studying Pulmonary Surfactant Production by Type II Alveolar Pneumonocytes ,
Am Rev Respir Dis
 113 , 17 , 1976
Cells
Alveolar pneumonocytes, type II
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1 %
Medium
HBSS, CMF
Lung
Rat
Rat, adult
Douglas, W. and Kaighn, M.
Clonal Isolation of Differentiated Rat Lung Cells ,
In Vitro
 10 , 230 , 1974
Cells
Lung
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1%
Medium
Moscona saline, CMF
Lung
Rat
Rat, SD, male, 100 g
Kikkawa, Y. and Yoneda, K.
Type II Epithelial Cell of the Lung. I. Method of Isolation ,
Lab Invest
 30 , 76 , 1974
Cells
Alveolar type II
Enzymes
Trypsin : 1.0%
Medium
Joklik's medium
Mammary
Guinea-Pig
Guinea-pig, pregnant, 4-10 day
Turba, F. and Hilpert, N.
Secretion and Resorption of Proteins by Isolated Mammary Gland Cells. German ,
Biochem Z
 334 , 501 , 1961
Cells
Mammary gland
Enzymes
Medium
Dulbecco phosphate
Mammary
Rat
Rat
Mei, N. , McDaniel, L. , Dobrovolsky, V. , Guo, X. , Shaddock, J. , Mittelstaedt, R. , Azuma, M. , Shelton, S. , McGarrity, L. , Doerge, D. and Heflich, R.
The Genotoxicity of Acrylamide and Glycidamide in Big Blue Rats. ,
Toxicol Sci
 115 , 412 , 2010
Cells
Mammary epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Mammary
Rat
Rat, female, 50 day
Maffini M. , Soto A. , Calabro J. , Ucci A. and Sonnenschein C.
The Stroma as a Crucial Target in Rat Mammary Gland Carcinogenesis ,
J Cell Sci
 117 , 1495 , 2004
Cells
Mammary epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F12
Mammary
Rat
Rat, female
Djuric Z. , Lewis S. , Mayhugh M. , Naegeli L. , Tang N. and Hart R.
Effect of Varying Caloric Restriction Levels on Female Rat Growth and 5-hydroxymethyl-2'-deoxyuridine in DNA ,
Toxicol Sci
 66 , 125 , 2002
Cells
Mammary gland epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
see reference
Mammary
Rat
Rat, SD
Brake P. , Zhang L. and Jefcoate C.
Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Regulation of Cytochrome P4501B1 in Rat Mammary Fibroblasts: Evidence for Transcriptional Repression by Glucocorticoids ,
Mol Pharmacol
 54 , 825 , 1998
Cells
Mammary fibroblasts
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Mammary
Rat
Rat, SD, 50 day
Varela L. , Darcy K. and Ip M.
The Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor is not Required for Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha Action in Normal Mammary Epithelial Cells ,
Endocrinology
 138 , 3891 , 1997
Cells
Mammary epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F12
Mammary
Rat
Rat
(also human)
Soriano, J. , Pepper, M. , Nakamura, T. , Orci, L. and Montesano, R.
Hepatocyte Growth Factor Stimulates Extensive Development of Branching Duct-like Structures by Cloned Mammary Gland Epithelial Cells ,
J Cell Sci
 108 , 413-430 , 1995
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Mammary
Rat
Rat, SD, female, 60-90 day
Laduca, J. and Sinha, D.
In Vitro Carcinogenesis of Mammary Epithelial Cells by N-Nitroso-N-Methylurea Using a Collagen Gel Matrix Culture ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 29A , 789 , 1993
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
EBSS
Mammary
Rat
Rat, Lewis, female, 90 days
Lin, T. , Hom, Y.K. , Richards, J. and Nandi, S.
Effects of Antioxidants and Reduced Oxygen Tension on Rat Mammary Epithelial Cells in Culture ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 27A , 191 , 1991
Cells
Epithelial
Mammary
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.05%
Medium
Medium 199
Mammary
Rat
Rat, SD, female, 55 day
Ehmann, U. , Osborn, R. , Guzman, R. and Fajardo, L.
Cultured Proliferating Rat Mammary Epithelial Cells ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 27 , 749 , 1991
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Neutral Protease : 3 u/ml
Medium
Medium 199
Mammary
Rat
Rat, 50-60 days
Hahm, H.A. and Ip, M.M.
Primary Culture of Normal Rat Mammary Epithelial Cells Within a Basement Matrix. 1. Regulation of Proliferation by Hormones and Growth Factors ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 26 , 791 , 1990
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
EBSS
Mammary
Rat
Rat, Fisher 344, virgin, 80-100 day
McGrath, M. , Palmer, S. and Nandi, S.
Differential Response of Normal Rat Mammary Epithelial Cells to Mammogenic Hormones and EGF ,
J Cell Physiol
 125 , 182 , 1985
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.1%
Medium
Medium 199
Mammary
Rat
Rat, LEW, virgin, female, 45-50 day
Ethler, S.
Primary Culture and Serial Passage of Normal and Carcinogen-Treated Rat Mammary Epithelial Cells In Vitro ,
J Natl Cancer Inst
 74 (6) , 1307 , 1985
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1%
Medium
Medium 199
Mammary
Rat
Rat, SD, female
Cohen, L.
Isolation and Characterization of a Serially Cultivated, Neoplastic, Epithelial Cell Line from the N-nitrosomethylurea Induced Rat Mammary Adenocarcinoma ,
In Vitro
 18 , 565 , 1982
Cells
Epithelial, cancer and tumor
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1%
Medium
Eagles's MEM
Mammary
Rat
Rat, inbred LEW, female, 50-60 day old
Richards, J. and Nandi, S.
Primary Culture of Rat Mammary Epithelial Cells. I. Effect of Plating Density, Horomones, and Serum on DNA Synthesis ,
J Natl Cancer Inst
 61 (3) , 765 , 1978
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
Medium 199
Mammary
Rat
Rat, Wistar, 13-18 day postpartum
Katz, J. , Wals, P. and Van de Velde, R
Lipogenesis by Acini from Mammary Gland of Lactating Rats ,
J Biol Chem
 249 , 7348 , 1974
Cells
Acini
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.05%
Medium
HBSS
Mammary
Rat
Rat, SD, 15-20 day postpartum
Martin, R. and Baldwin, R.
Effects of Insulin on Isolated Rat Mammary Cell Metabolism: Glucose Utilization and Metabolite Patterns ,
Endocrinology
 89 , 1263 , 1971
Cells
Mammary
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.2%
Medium
Kreb's Ringer bicarbonate buffer
Mammary
Rat
Rat, virgin
Moon, R. , Janns, D. and Young, S.
Preparation of Fat Cell-"Free" Rat Mammary Gland ,
J Histochem Cytochem
 17 (3) , 182 , 1969
Cells
Mammary
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.35%
Medium
Medium 199
Miscellaneous
Rat
Rat, Lewis, M
Jain, S. , Tran, T. and Amiji, M.
Macrophage Repolarization with Targeted Alginate Nanoparticles Containing IL-10 Plasmid DNA for the Treatment of Experimental Arthritis. ,
Biomaterials
 61 , 162-77 , 2015
Cells
Synovial macrophages
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 250 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Miscellaneous
Rat
Rat, SD, 6-8 month
Zhou, B. , Zhou, Y. and Tang, K.
The Effects of Substance P on Pluripotent Tendon Cells: an In Vitro and In Vivo Study. ,
J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact
 14 , 349-58 , 2014
Cells
Pluripotent tendon
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Miscellaneous
Rat
Rat, male, 250-350g
Silver, N. , Proctor, GB, Arno, M. and Carpenter GH
Activation of mTOR Coincides with Autophagy During Ligation-induced Atrophy in the Rat Submandibular Gland. ,
Cell Death Dis
 1 , e14 , 2010
Cells
Submandibular acinar
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.05%
Medium
PBS
Miscellaneous
Rat
Rat, SD, 8-10 week
Lin, A. , Hokugo, A. , Choi, J. and Nishimura, I.
Small Cytoskeleton-Associated Molecule, Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 1 Oncogene Partner 2/Wound Inducible Transcript-3.0 (FGFR1OP2/wit3.0), Facilitates Fibroblast-Driven Wound Closure. ,
Am J Pathol
 176 , 108-21 , 2010
Cells
Oral fibroblasts
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 200 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Miscellaneous
Rat
Rat, Wistar, 7-9 week
Kaneko, N. , Rikimaru, T. , Fujimura, T. , Mori, S. , Hidaka, S. and Kaya, H.
Preparation of Rat Gingival Mitochondria with an Improved Isolation Method. ,
Int J Dent
 2010 , 275103 , 2010
Cells
Gingival mitochondria
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 0.115-0.130 %
Medium
HBSS
Miscellaneous
Rat
Rat, 8-10 week
Moghaddami, M. , Cleland, L. and Mayrhofer, G.
MHC II+ CD45+ Cells from Synovium-Rich Tissues of Normal Rats: Phenotype, Comparison with Macrophage and Dendritic Cell Lineages and Differentiation into Mature Dendritic Cells In Vitro. ,
Int Immunol
 17 , 1103 , 2005
Cells
Synovial cells
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 250 u/ml
Medium
RPMI 1640
Muscle
Guinea-Pig
Guinea-pig
Shieh CC, Feng J, Buckner SA, Brioni JD, Coghlan MJ, Sullivan JP, Gopalakrishnan M.
Functional implication of spare ATP-sensitive K(+) channels in bladder smooth muscle cells ,
J Pharmacol Exp Ther
 296 , 669-75 , 2001
Cells
Bladder smooth muscle
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 0.1-0.2%
Medium
Krebs-Ringer bicarbonate
Muscle
Guinea-Pig
Guinea pig, 2-4 wk old, male, female
Firth, T. , Mawe, G. and Nelson, M.
Pharmacology and Modulation of KATP Channels by Protein Kinase C and Phosphatates in Gallbladder Smooth Muscle ,
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol
 278 , C1031 , 2000
Cells
Smooth muscle
Gallbladder
Enzymes
Papain : 0.1%
Medium
Krebs solution
Muscle
Guinea-Pig
Guinea-pig, 200-380 g
Schnitzler, M. , Derst, C. , Daut, J. and Preisig-Muller, R.
ATP-Sensitive Potassium Channels in Capillaries Isolated From Guinea-Pig Heart ,
J Physiol
 525 (2) , 307 , 2000
Cells
Capillaries
Myocytes
Enzymes
Medium
CF solution
Muscle
Guinea-Pig
Guinea-pig, adult, 250-350 g
Jennings, L. , Xu, Q. , Firth, T. , Nelson, M. and Mawe, G.
Cholesterol Inhibits Spontaneous Action Potentials and Calcium Currents in Guinea Pig Gallbladder Smooth Muscle ,
Am J Physiol
 277 , G1017 , 1999
Cells
Smooth muscle
Gallbladder
Enzymes
Papain : 0.1%
Medium
NaCl, sodium glutamate, MgCl, KCl, glucose, Kreb's, and HEPES
Muscle
Guinea-Pig
Guinea-pig, Dunkin-Hartley, female
Ryder, K. , Bryant, S. and Hart, G.
Membrane Current Changes in Left Ventricular Myocytes Isolated From Guinea-Pigs After Abdominal Aortic Coarctation ,
Cardiovasc Res
 27 , 1278 , 1993
Cells
Myocytes
Medium
DMEM
Muscle
Guinea-Pig
Guinea-pig
(also rat, rabbit)
Hu, S. and Kim, H.
Activation of K+ Channel in Vascular Smooth Muscle by Cytochrome P-450 Metabolites of Arachidonic Acid ,
FASEB J
 6 , A383 , 1992
Cells
Smooth muscle
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
Potassium buffer solution
Muscle
Guinea-Pig
Guinea-pig, 200-300 g
Ohya, Y. and Sperelakis, N.
ATP Regulation of the Slow Calcium Channels in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells ,
Circ Res
 64 , 145 , 1989
Cells
Smooth muscle
Mesenteric artery
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.3%
Medium
CF 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.