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Mammary
Human
Human
Labarge, M. , Garbe, J. and Stampfer, M.
Processing of Human Reduction Mammoplasty and Mastectomy Tissues for Cell Culture. ,
J Vis Exp
 71 , 2013
Cells
Mammary epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase : 200 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 100 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Mammary
Human
Human, normal biopsy
Ronnov-Jessen L. , Villadsen R. , Edwards J. and Petersen O.
Differential Expression of a Chloride Intracellular Channel Gene, CLIC4, in Transforming Growth Factor-beta1-mediated Conversion of Fibroblasts to Myofibroblasts ,
Am J Pathol
 161 , 471 , 2002
Cells
Fibroblasts
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 3 : 900 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Mammary
Human
Human
Huss, F. and Kratz, G.
Mammary Epithelial Cell and Adipocyte Co-Culture in a 3-D Matrix: The First Step Towards Tissue-Engineered Human Breast Tissue. ,
Cells Tissues Organs
 169 , 361-7 , 2001
Cells
Mammary epithelial cells
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Mammary
Human
Human
Ogmundsdottir, H. , Petursdottir, I. , Gudmundsdottir, I. , Amundadottir, L. , Ronnov-Jessen, L. and Petersen, O.
Effects of Lymphocytes and Fibroblasts on the Growth of Human Mammary Carcinoma Cells Studied in Short-Term Primary Cultures ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 29A , 936 , 1993
Cells
Epithelial
Fibroblasts
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 450 IU/ml
Medium
DMEM/Ham's F-12
Mammary
Human
Human
Ronnov-Jessen, L. , VanDeurs, B. , Nielsen, M. and Petersen, O.W.
Identification, Paracrine Generation, and Possible Function of Human Breast Carcinoma Myofibroblasts in Culture ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 28 , 273 , 1992
Cells
Myofibroblasts
Enzymes
Collagenase : 900 IU/ml
Medium
DME - F12
Mammary
Human
Human, female, 15-61 yrs old
Berthon, P. , Pancino, G. , Cremoux, P. , Roseto, A. , Gespach, C. and Calvo, F.
Characterization of Normal Breast Epithelial Cells in Primary Cultures: Differentiation and Growth Factor Receptors Studies ,
J Tiss Cul Meth
 28A , 716 , 1992
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 150 IU/ml
Medium
DMEM
Mammary
Human
Human
Emerman, J. and Wilkinson, D.
Routine Culturing of Normal, Dysplastic and Malignant Human Mammary Epithelial Cells from Small Tissue Samples ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 26 , 1186 , 1990
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase : 2.0%
Medium
DMEM/Ham's F-12
Mammary
Human
Human
Leung, C. and Shiu, R.
Morphological and Proliferative Characteristics of Human Breast Tumor Cells Cultured on Plastic and in Collagen Matrix ,
In Vitro
 18 , 476 , 1981
Cells
Tumor, breast
Enzymes
Neuraminidase : 0.8 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Mammary
Human
Human
Stampfer, M. , Hallowes, R. and Hackett, A.
Growth of Normal Human Mammary Cells in Culture ,
In Vitro
 16 (5) , 415 , 1980
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 100 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/Ham's F-12
Muscle
Human
Human
Malysz, J. , Rovner, E. , Wake, R. and Petkov, G.
Preparation and Utilization of Freshly Isolated Human Detrusor Smooth Muscle Cells for Characterization of 9-Phenanthrol-Sensitive Cation Currents. ,
J Vis Exp
 , 2020
Cells
Bladder smooth muscle
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 0.1-0.2%
Papain : 0.1-0.2%
Medium
Digestion solution (see reference)
Muscle
Human
Human
Garcia, S. , Tamaki, S. , Lee, S. , Wong, A. , Jose, A. , Dreux, J. , Kouklis, G. , Sbitany, H. , Seth, R. , Knott, P. , Heaton, C. , Ryan, W. , Kim, E. , Hansen, S. , Hoffman, W. and Pomerantz, J.
High-Yield Purification, Preservation, and Serial Transplantation of Human Satellite Cells. ,
Stem Cell Reports
 10 , 1160-1174 , 2018
Cells
Muscle satellite
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1%
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM
Muscle
Human
Human
Charville, G. , Cheung, T. , Yoo, B. , Santos, P. , Lee, G. , Shrager, J. and Rando, T.
Ex Vivo Expansion and In Vivo Self-Renewal of Human Muscle Stem Cells. ,
Stem Cell Reports
 5 , 621 , 2015
Cells
Skeletal muscle stem
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 750 u/ml
Neutral Protease : 2 u/ml
Medium
Ham's F10
Muscle
Human
Human
Lu, S. , Sun, X. , Hong, T. , Song, K. , Yang, S. and Wang, C.
Isolation and Culture of Smooth Muscle Cells from Human Acute Type A Aortic Dissection. ,
J Cardiothorac Surg
 8 , 83 , 2013
Cells
Smooth muscle
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Muscle
Human
Human, male
Stadler, G. , Chen, J. , Wagner, K. , Robin, J. , Shay, J. , Emerson, C. and Wright, W.
Establishment of Clonal Myogenic Cell Lines from Severely Affected Dystrophic Muscles - CDK4 Maintains the Myogenic Population. ,
Skelet Muscle
 1 , 12 , 2011
Cells
Myogenic
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Muscle
Human
Human
Nesti, L. , Jackson, W. , Shanti, R. , Koehler, S. , Aragon, A. , Bailey, J. , Sracic, M. , Freedman, B. , Giuliani, J. and Tuan, R.
Differentiation Potential of Multipotent Progenitor Cells Derived from War-Traumatized Muscle Tissue. ,
J Bone Joint Surg Am
 90 , 2390 , 2008
Cells
Muscle derived multiprogenitor cells
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Muscle
Human
Human
Moss, S. , Bates, M. , Parrino, P. and Woods, TC.
Isolation of Endothelial Cells and Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells from Internal Mammary Artery Tissue. ,
Ochsner J
 7 , 133 , 2007
Cells
Endothelial and vascular smooth muscle
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Muscle
Human
Human
Kimuli, M. , Eardley, I. and Southgate, J.
In Vitro Assessment of Decellularized Porcine Dermis as a Matrix for Urinary Tract Reconstruction. ,
BJU Int
 94 , 859 , 2004
Cells
Urinary tract smooth muscle
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : 100 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Muscle
Human
Human, female
Richardson, M. , Taylor, D. , Casey, M. , MacDonald, P. and Stull, J.
Biochemical Markers of Contraction in Human Myometrial Smooth Muscle Cells in Culture ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 23 , 21 , 1987
Cells
Smooth muscle
Myometrial
Enzymes
Deoxyribonuclease I : 0.015% and 0.007%
Medium
HBSS
Muscle
Human
Human, female
Casey, M. , MacDonald, P. , Mitchell, M. and Snyder, J.
Maintenance and Characterization of Human Myometrial Smooth Muscle Cells in Monolayer Culture ,
In Vitro
 20 , 396 , 1984
Cells
Smooth muscle
Myometrial
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Muscle
Human
Human, fetal
(also bovine)
Davies, P. and Kerr, C.
Modification of LDL Metabolism by Growth Factors in Cultured Vascular Cells and Human Skin Fibroblasts ,
Biochim Biophys Acta
 712 , 26 , 1982
Cells
Smooth muscle, fibroblasts
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.055%
Medium
DMEM
Muscle
Human
Human
Eskin, S. , Sybers, H. , Lester, J. , Navarro, L. , Gotto, A. and DeBakey, M.
Human Smooth Muscle Cells Cultured From Atherosclerotic Plaques and Uninvolved Vessel Wall ,
In Vitro
 17 (8) , 713 , 1981
Cells
Smooth muscle
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM
Muscle
Human
Human
(also rat, guinea-pig, chick, monkey)
Chamley-Campbell, J. , Campbell, G. and Ross, R.
The Smooth Muscle in Cell Culture ,
Physiol Res
 59 , 1 , 1979
Cells
Smooth muscle
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05% - 0.1%
Medium
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.