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Lung
Rat
Rat, male
Planus, E. , Galiacy, S. , Matthay, M. , Laurent, V. , Gavrilovic, J. , Murphy, G. , Clerici, C. , Isabey, D. , Lafuma, C. and d'Ortho, M.
Role of Collagenase in Mediating in Vitro Alveolar Epithelial Wound Repair ,
J Cell Sci
 112 , 243 , 1999
Cells
Alveolar epithelial
Enzymes
Elastase : 40 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Lung
Rat
Rat, male, 200-250g
Bakhramov, A, Evans, M. and Kozlowski, R
Differential effects of hypoxia on the intracellular Ca2+ concentration of myocytes isolated from different regions of the rat pulmonary arterial tree ,
Exp Physiol
 83 , 337-47 , 1998
Cells
Pulmonary arterial myocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.15%
Papain : 0.15%
Elastase : 0.05%
Medium
PBS
Lung
Rat
Rat, embryonic day 15
Fraslon-Vanhulle, C, Bourbon, J. and Batenburg, J
Culture of Fetal Alveolar Epithelial Type II Cells , Cell & Tissue Culture: Laboratory Procedures Vol. 2 , Doyle, A., Griffiths, J., and Newell, D. , John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. , 13A:2.1 , 1995
Cells
Fetal alveolar epithelial type II
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
DMEM
Lung
Rat
Rat, SD, male, 125-175 g
Kim, K. , Suh, D. , Lubman, R. , Danto, S. , Borok, Z. and Crandall, E.
Studies on the Mechanisms of Active Ion Fluxes Across Alveolar Epithelial Cell Monolayers ,
J Tiss Cul Meth
 14 , 187 , 1992
Cells
Alveolar epithelial
Enzymes
Elastase : 2 u/ml
Medium
EBSS
Lung
Rat
Rat, Wistar, female, virgin
Fraslon, C. , Rolland, G. , Bourbon, J. , Rieutort, M. and Valenza, C.
Culture of Fetal Alveolar Epithelial Type II Cells in Serum-Free Medium ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 27A , 843 , 1991
Cells
Alveolar epithelial type II
Enzymes
Trypsin : 1%
Medium
Eagle's MEM
Lung
Rat
Rat, Wistar
Jassal, D. , Han, R. , Caniggia, I. , Post, M. and Tanswell, A.
Growth of Distal Fetal Rat Lung Epithelial Cells in a Defined Serum-Free Medium ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 27A , 625 , 1991
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
HBSS
Lung
Rat
Rat, SD, 8 day
Berk, J. , Franzblau, C. and Goldstein, R.
Recombinant Interleukin-1beta Inhibits Elastin Formation by a Neonatal Rat Lung Fibroblast Subtype ,
J Biol Chem
 266 , 3192 , 1991
Cells
Interstitial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 1.125%
Medium
HEPES buffer
Lung
Rat
Rat, Fischer 344, male
Mangum, J. , Everitt, J. , Bonner, J. , Moore, L. and Brody, A.
Co-Culture of Primary Pulmonary Cells to Model Alveolar Injury and Translocation of Proteins ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 26 , 1135 , 1990
Cells
Alveolar type II pneumocytes
Enzymes
Elastase : 40 u/ml
Medium
HEPES buffer
(see reference)
Lung
Rat
Rat, SD, male, 250-400 g
Ma, J. , LaCagnin, L. , Bowman, L. and Miles, P.
Carbon Tetrachloride Inhibits Synthesis of Pulmonary Surfactant Disaturated Phosphatidylcholines and ATP Production in Alveolar Type II Cells ,
Biochim Biophys Acta
 1003 , 136 , 1989
Cells
Alveolar type II
Enzymes
Elastase : 40 u/ml
Medium
Phosphate-buffered medium
(see reference)
Lung
Rat
Rat, Wistar, adult, male and pregnant female (known gestation)
Batenburg, J. , Otto-Verberne, C. , Have-Opbroek, A. and Klazinga, W.
Isolation of Alveolar Type II Cells from Fetal Rat Lung by Differential Adherence in Monolayer Culture ,
Biochim Biophys Acta
 960 , 441 , 1988
Cells
Alveolar type II
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
RPMI 1640
Lung
Rat
Rat, SD, male, 150 - 200 g
Brown, L. and Longmore, W.
Altered Phospholipid Secretion in Type II Pneumocytes Isolated from Streptozotocin-diabetic Rats ,
Biochim Biophys Acta
 878 , 258 , 1986
Cells
Pneumocytes type II
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.30%
Medium
BSS
Lung
Rat
Rat, SD, male, 180-200 g
Dobbs, L. , Gonzalez R. and Williams, M.
An Improved Method for Isolating Type ll Cells in High Yield and Purity ,
Am Rev Respir Dis
 134 , 141 , 1986
Cells
Alveolar type II
Enzymes
Elastase : 4.3 u/ml
Medium
HEPES
(see reference)
Lung
Rat
Rat, SD, male
Weller, N. and Karnovksy, M.
Isolation of Pulmonary Alveolar Type I Cells From Adult Rats ,
Am J Pathol
 124 , 448 , 1986
Cells
Alveolar type I
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM
Lung
Rat
Rat, fetus, 19 day
Post, M. , Torday, J. and Smith, B.
Alveolar Type II Cells Isolated from Fetal Rat Lung Organotypic Cultures Synthesize and Secrete Surfactant-Associated Phospholipids and Respond to Fibroblast-Pneumonocyte Factor ,
Exp Lung Res
 7 , 53 , 1984
Cells
Fibroblasts & type II
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
HBSS: serum free MEM, CMF
Lung
Rat
Rat, SD, male, 150-400 g
Goodman, B. , Fleischer, R. and Crandall, E.
Evidence for Active Na+ Transport by Cultured Monolayers of Pulmonary Alveolar Epithelial Cells ,
Am J Physiol
 245 , C78 , 1983
Cells
Alveolar type II
Enzymes
Elastase : 4 u/ml
Medium
Auto-Pow Eagle's modified MEM
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
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

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.