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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
Adipose/Fat
Porcine

Porcine, 2-6 year

Mitić, R. , Cantoni, F. , Börlin, C. , Post, M. and Jackisch, L.
A Simplified and Defined Serum-free Medium for Cultivating Fat Across Species. , iScience Vol. 26 , 105822 , 2023
Cells
Stomal vascular cells
Medium
Growth medium
Adipose/Fat
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
Adipose/Fat
Porcine
Porcine, crossbred, male 1-4 day
Ramsay, T.G.
Porcine Leptin Inhibits Lipogenesis in Porcine Adipocytes ,
J Anim Sci
 81 , 3008 , 2003
Cells
Adipocytes
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F12
Adipose/Fat
Porcine
Porcine, crossbred
Liang, W. and Mills, S.
Quantitative Analysis of beta-Adrenergic Receptor Subtypes in Pig Tissues. ,
J Anim Sci
 80 , 963-70 , 2002
Cells
Adipocytes
Enzymes
Medium
Krebs-Ringer
Adipose/Fat
Porcine
Porcine, neonatal
Wang Y, Fried SK, Petersen RN, Schoknecht PA.
Somatotropin regulates adipose tissue metabolism in neonatal swine ,
J Nutr
 129 , 139-45 , 1999
Cells
Adipocytes
Enzymes
Medium
Krebs-Ringer bicarbonate albumin
Adipose/Fat
Porcine
Porcine, 8-9 week
Ding, S. , McNeel, R. and Mersmann, H.
Expression of Porcine Adipocyte Transcripts: Tissue Distribution and Differentiation In Vitro and In Vivo ,
Comp Biochem Physiol B
 123 , 307 , 1999
Cells
Adipose
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 300 u/ml
Medium
HEPES
Adipose/Fat
Porcine
Porcine, crossbred, 1-3 day
Suryawan, A. , Swanson, L. and Hu, C.
Insulin and Hydrocortisone, But Not Triiodothyronine, Are Required for the Differentiation of Pig Preadipocytes in Primary Culture ,
J Anim Sci
 75 , 105 , 1997
Cells
Adipose, Stromal-vascular
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F12
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
Brain
Porcine
Mini pigs, Yucatan (Susscrofa Yucatan), 4-6 months
Robinson, D.H. , Kang,Y. , Deschner, S.H. and Nielsen, T.B.
Morphologic Plasticity and Periodicity : Porcine Cerebral Microvascular Cells in Culture ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 26 , 169 , 1990
Cells
Microvascular
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1%
Medium
HBSS
Cartilage
Porcine
Porcine, 1 year
Chowdhury, T. , Schulz, R. , Rai, S. , Thuemmler, C. , Wuestneck, N. , Bader, A. and Homandberg, G
Biomechanical Modulation of Collagen Fragment-Induced Anabolic and Catabolic Activities in Chondrocyte/Agarose Constructs. ,
Arthritis Res Ther
 12 , R82 , 2010
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Medium
DEMEM
Cartilage
Porcine
Porcine, 2-4 month
Graff RD, Lazarowski ER, Banes AJ, Lee GM.
ATP release by mechanically loaded porcine chondrons in pellet culture ,
Arthritis Rheum
 43 , 1571-9 , 2000
Cells
Chondrons
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
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 &amp; 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
Porcine
Porcine, 6 month
Balaoing, L. , Post, A. , Lin, A. , Tseng, H. , Moake, J. and Grande-Allen, K.
Laminin Peptide-Immobilized Hydrogels Modulate Valve Endothelial Cell Hemostatic Regulation. ,
PLoS ONE
 10 , e0130749 , 2015
Cells
Valvular endothelial
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Endothelial
Porcine
Porcine
Gould, R. and Butcher, J.
Isolation of Valvular Endothelial Cells. ,
J Vis Exp
 46 , e2158 , 2010
Cells
Valvular endothelial
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 300-600 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Endothelial
Porcine
Porcine
(also bovine)
Nugent, H. and Edelman, E.
Endothelial Implants Provide Long-Term Control of Vascular Repair in a Porcine Model of Arterial Injury ,
J Surg Res
 99 , 228 , 2001
Cells
Endothelial
Medium
DMEM w/ 10% calf serum
Endothelial
Porcine
Porcine
Kwak HJ, Lee SJ, Lee YH, Ryu CH, Koh KN, Choi HY. and Koh GY.
Angiopoietin-1 inhibits irradiation- and mannitol-induced apoptosis in endothelial cells ,
Circulation
 101(19) , 2317 , 2000
Cells
HUVEC, porcine pulmonary arterial endothelial cells
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Endothelial
Porcine
Porcine, 6-7 month
Hill-Kapturczak N, Kapturczak MH, Block ER, Patel JM, Malinski T, Madsen KM. and Tisher CC.
Angiotensin II-stimulated nitric oxide release from porcine pulmonary endothelium is mediated by angiotensin IV ,
J Am Soc Nephrol
 10(3) , 481 , 1999
Cells
Porcine pulmonary endothelial
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI 1640
Endothelial
Porcine
Porcine
Shasby, S.
Endothelial Cells Grown On Permeable Membrane Supports ,
J Tiss Cul Meth
 14 , 247 , 1992
Cells
Endothelial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
Medium 199
Endothelial
Porcine
Porcine
Vischer, P. and Buddecke, E.
Alteration of Glycosytransferase Activities during Proliferation of Cultivated Arterial Endothelial Cells and Smooth Muscle Cells ,
Exp Cell Res
 158 , 15 , 1985
Cells
Endothelial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM
Endothelial
Porcine
Porcine
Dickinson, E. and Slakey, L.
Plasma-derived Serum as a Selective Agent to Obtain Endothelial Cultures from Swine Aorta ,
In Vitro
 18 , 63 , 1982
Cells
Endothelial
Aortic
Enzymes
Medium
Dulbecco-Vogt MEM w/o serum
Endothelial
Porcine
Porcine, 30-40 kg
Merrilees, M.J. and Scott, L.
Interaction of Aortic Endothelial and Smooth Muscle Cells in Culture ,
Atherosclerosis
 39 , 147 , 1981
Cells
Endothelial
Thoracic aorta
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
Medium 199 and 0.01M EDTA
Endothelial
Porcine
Porcine, 20-30 week
Slater, D.N. and Sloan, J.M.
The Porcine Endothelial Cell in Tissue Culture ,
Atherosclerosis
 21 , 259 , 1975
Cells
Endothelial
Aortas
Veins
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1%
Medium
Medium 199 w/BSS and HEPES or NaHCO3
Endothelial
Porcine
Porcine, 60-100 days
Coulson, W.F.
The Effect Of Proteolytic Enzymes on the Tensile Strength of Whole Aorta and Isolated Aortic Elastin ,
Biochim Biophys Acta
 237 , 378 , 1971
Cells
Aorta
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
Phosphate buffer
(see reference)
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
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

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.