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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
Porcine
Porcine, adult
Xu, N. , Chen, Y. , Dean, K. , Lu, X. , Liu, X. , Wang, W. , Dean, D. , Kaplan, H. , Gao, L. , Dong, F. and Liu, Y.
Sphere-Induced Rejuvenation of Swine and Human Muller Glia Is Primarily Caused by Telomere Elongation. ,
Stem Cells
 35 , 1579-1591 , 2017
Cells
Muller glia
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
DMEM
Eye
Porcine
Porcine, 5-60 kg
Wiencke, A. , Kiilgaard, J. , Nicolini, J. , Bundgaard, M. , Ropke, C. and La Cour, M.
Growth of Cultured Porcine Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells ,
Acta Opthalmol Scand
 81(2) , 170 , 2003
Cells
Retinal pigment epithelial cells
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
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
Porcine
Porcine
Butcher, J. and Nerem, R.
Porcine Aortic Valve Interstitial Cells in Three-Dimensional Culture: Comparison of Phenotype with Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells. ,
J Heart Valve Dis
 13 , 478 , 2004
Cells
Aortic smooth muscle and intersitial cells
Enzymes
Collagenase : 600 u/ml
Medium
PBS
Heart
Porcine
Porcine
Christ, M. , Gunther, A. , Heck, M. , Schmidt, B. , Falkenstein, E. and Wehling, M.
Aldosterone, Not Estradiol, Is the Physiological Agonist for Rapid Increases in cAMP in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells ,
Circulation
 99 , 1485 , 1999
Cells
Coronary vascular smooth muscle (PCVSMCs)
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.037%
Medium
HEPES
Heart
Porcine
Miniature swine, adult, female, 25-40 kg, familiarized with treadmill exercise
Bowles, D. , Hu, Q. , Laughlin, M. and Sturek, M.
Exercise Training Increases L-type Calcium Current Density in Coronary Smooth Muscle ,
Am J Physiol
 275 (44) , H2159 , 1998
Cells
Coronary smooth muscle
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
Krebs bicarbonate solution
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
Heart
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand, white, male, 2-3 kg
Buxton, I. and Brunton, L.
Compartments of Cyclic AMP and Protein Kinase in Mammalian Cardiomyocytes ,
J Biol Chem
 258 (17) , 10233 , 1983
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.5%
Medium
Eagle's MEM
Heart
Rabbit
Rabbit, adult, 2 kg
Dani, A. , Cittadini, A. , Flamini, G. , Festuccia, G. and Terranova, T.
Preparation and Some Properties of Isolated Beating Myocytes from Adult Rabbit Heart ,
J Mol Cell Cardiol
 9 , 777 , 1977
Cells
Myocytes
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.007%
Medium
Kreb's Ringer
Kidney
Porcine
Porcine, hybrid
Heussner, A. and Dietrich, D.
Primary Porcine Proximal Tubular Cells as an Alternative to Human Primary Renal Cells in Vitro: an Initial Characterization. ,
BMC Cell Biol
 14 , 55 , 2013
Cells
Kidney
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Kidney
Rabbit
Rabbit
Nowak, G. and Bakajsova, D.
Assessment of Mitochondrial Functions and Cell Viability in Renal Cells Overexpressing Protein Kinase C Isozymes. ,
J Vis Exp
 71 , e4301 , 2013
Cells
Renal proximal tubular
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 60 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/F12
Kidney
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand
Taub, M.
Primary Kidney Proximal Tubule Cells. ,
Methods Mol Biol
 290 , 231 , 2005
Cells
Proximal tubule cells
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Kidney
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand White, female
Schafer, J. , Watkins, M. , Li, L. , Herter, P. , Haxelmans, S. and Schlatter, E.
A Simplified Method for Isolation of Large Numbers of Defined Nephron Segments ,
Am J Physiol
 273 , F650 , 1997
Cells
Nephron segments
Enzymes
Medium
Eagle's MEM
Kidney
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand white, male, 1.5 - 2.0 Kg
Naray-Fejes-Toth, A. and Fejes-Toth, G.
Immunoelection and Culture of Cortical Collecting Duct Cells ,
J Tiss Cul Meth
 13 , 179 , 1991
Cells
Duct
Enzymes
Medium
Hank's Solution with calcium and HEPES
Kidney
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand white, female, 2-3 Kg
Rodeheaver, D. , Aleo, M. and Schnellmann, R.
Differences in Enzymatic and Mechanical Isolated Rabbit Renal Proximal Tubules: Comparison in Long-Term Incubation ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 26 , 898 , 1990
Cells
Renal proximal tubules
Enzymes
Medium
Modified DME-F12
Kidney
Rabbit
Rabbit
(also rat, SD and Wistar, 150-225 g, hamster, 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
Kidney
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand, white, 2-3 kg
Allen, M. , Nakao, A. , Sonnenburg, W. , Burnatowska-Hledin, M. , Speilman, W. and Smith, W.
Immunodissection of Cortical and Medullary Thick Ascending Limb Cells From Rabbit Kidney ,
Am J Physiol
 255 , F704 , 1988
Cells
MTALH cells
RCCT cells
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1%
Medium
DMEM
Kidney
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand, white
Grenier, F. and Smith, W.
Formation of 6-keto-PGF-1aby Collecting Tubule Cells Isolated from Rabbit Renal Papillae ,
Prostaglandins
 16 , 759 , 1978
Cells
Collecting tubule
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
Kreb's Ringer buffer
Kidney
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand, white, female, 2.5 Kg
Dworzack, D. and Grantham, J.
Preparation of Renal Papillary Collecting Duct Cells for Study ,
Nat Neurosci
 8 , 191 , 1975
Cells
Papillary collecting duct
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.2%
Medium
(see reference)
Liver
Porcine

Porcine

Almalla, A. , Elomaa, L. , Bechtella, L. , Daneshgar, A. , Yavvari, P. and Mahfouz, Z.
Papain-Based Solubilization of Decellularized Extracellular Matrix for the Preparation of Bioactive, Thermosensitive Pregels. , Biomacromolecules Vol. 24 , 5620-5637 , 2023
Cells
Decellularized Extracellular Matrix
Enzymes
Papain : 0.05%
Medium
PBS
Liver
Porcine
Porcine, mini-pig, 13 kg
Meng, F. , Chen, Z. , Han, M. , Hu, X. , He, X. , Liu, Y. , He, W. , Huang, W. , Guo, H. and Zhou, P.
Porcine Hepatocyte Isolation and Reversible Immortalization Mediated by Retroviral Transfer and Site-Specific Recombination. ,
World J Gastroenterol
 16 , 1660 , 2010
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Deoxyribonuclease I : see reference
Medium
Williams E
Liver
Porcine
Porcine, Yorkshire, male, 21 day
Terner, M. , Gilmore, W.J. , Lou, Y. and Squires, E.J.
The Role of CYP2A and CYP2E1 in the Metabolism of 3-Methylindole in Primary Cultured Porcine Hepatocytes. ,
Drug Metab Dispos
 34 , 848 , 2006
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Medium
Williams E
Liver
Porcine
Porcine, Chinese mini pig, 6-10 kg
Li, J, Li, L. , Chao, H. , Yang, Q. , Liu, X. , Sheng, J. , Yu, H. and Huang, J
Isolation and Short Term Cultivation of Swine Hepatocytes for Bioartificial Liver Support System. ,
Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis Int
 4 , 249 , 2005
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : 125 u/ml
Medium
Williams E
Liver
Porcine
Porcine, male, 2-3 week
Raman Priya, Donkin Shawn S, Spurlock Michael E.
Regulation of hepatic glucose metabolism by leptin in pig and rat primary hepatocyte cultures ,
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol
 286 , R206-16 , 2004
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM
Liver
Porcine
Porcine, one week
Wang Y. , Liu H. , Guo H. , Wen H. and Liu J.
Primary Hepatocyte Culture in Collagen Gel Mixture and Collagen Sandwich ,
World J Gastroenterol
 10 , 699 , 2004
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI 1640

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.