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Parotid
Rat
Rat, SD, 100-120 g
D'Silva NJ, DiJulio DH, Belton CM, Jacobson KL, Watson EL.
Immunolocalization of Rap1 in the rat parotid gland: detection on secretory granule membranes ,
J Histochem Cytochem
 45 , 965-73 , 1997
Cells
Parotid acinar cells
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 90 u/ml
Medium
Krebs-Henseleit Bicarbonate
Parotid
Rat
Rat, SD, male
Prasad, K.N. , Edwards-Prasad, J. , Carvaiho, I. , LaRosa, F.G. , Baibinder, E. , Meyers, A. and Quissell, D.
Establishment of Primary Cultures of Rat and Human Parotid Epithelial Cells for Transfection Experiments ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 28 , 493 , 1992
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase : 50-75 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 0.1%
Medium
HBSS CF
Parotid
Rat
Rat, SD, male, 100-150 g
Yeh, C. , Mertz, P. , Oliver, C. , Baum, B. and Kousvelari, E.
Cellular Characteristics of Long-Term Cultured Rat Parotid Acinar Cells ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 27 , 707 , 1991
Cells
Parotid acinar
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.001%
Medium
F12 medium
Parotid
Rat
Rat, Wistar, male
Foskett, J. , Roifman, C. and Wong, D.
Activation of Calcium Oscillations by Thapsigargin in Parotid Acinar Cells ,
J Biol Chem
 266 , 2778 , 1991
Cells
Parotid acinar
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.02%
Medium
Solution B
(See reference)
Parotid
Rat
Rat
Takuma, T. and Ichida, T.
Amylase Secretion From Saponin-Permeabilized Parotid Cells Evoked by Cyclic AMP ,
J Invest Dermatol
 103 , 95 , 1988
Cells
Parotid
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.025%
Medium
HBSS with 20mM HEPES
Parotid
Rat
Rat, Wistar, male, 250 - 350 g
Melvin, J. , Kawaguchi, M. , Baum, B. and Turner, R.
A Muscarinic Agonist-Stimulated Chloride Efflux Pathway is Associated With Fluid Secretion in Rat Parotid Acinar Cells ,
Biochem Biophys Res Commun
 145 , 754 , 1987
Cells
Acinar, parotid
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.015%
Medium
Earle's MEM
Parotid
Rat
Rat, SD, male, 50 - 125 g
Oliver, C. , Waters, J. , Tolbert, C. and Kleinman, H.
Growth of Exocrine Acinar Cells on a Reconstituted Basement Membrane Gel ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 23 , 465 , 1987
Cells
Acinar
Exorbital lacrimal, parotid, pancreas
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.01%
Medium
HBSS, CMF
Parotid
Rat
Rat, SD, albino, male, 150-200 g
Mangos, J. , McSherry, N. , Butcher, F. , Irwin, K. and Barber, T.
Dispersed Rat Parotid Acinar Cells (Morphological, Functional Character) ,
Am J Physiol
 229 (3) , 560 , 1975
Cells
Acinar, parotid
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.01%
Collagenase : 40-50 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 0.10%
Medium
HBSS CMF
Pituitary
Rat
Rat, male, 12-15 week
Akieda-Asai, S. , Zaima, N. , Ikegami, K. , Kahyo, T, Yao, I. , Hatanaka, T. , Iemura, S. , Sugiyama, R. , Yokozeki, T. , Eishi, Y. , Koike, M. , Ikeda, K. , Chiba, T. , Yamaza, H. , Shimokawa, I. , Song, S. , Matsuno, A. , Mizutani, A. , Sawabe, M. Chao, N. and Tanaka, M.
SIRT1 Regulates Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Release by Enhancing PIP5K gamma Activity through Deacetylation of Specific Lysine Residues in Mammals. ,
PLoS ONE
 5 , e11755 , 2010
Cells
Pituitary
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Pituitary
Rat
Rat, Wistar, male, 2 month old
Zhou, X. , De Schepper, J. , De Craemer, D. , Delhase, M. , Gys, G. , Smitz, J. and Hooghe-Peters, E.
Pituitary Growth Hormone Release and Gene Expression in Cafeteria-Diet-Induced Obese Rats ,
J Endocrinol
 159 , 165 , 1998
Cells
Pituitary
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
DMEM
Pituitary
Rat
Rat, SD, female, 200 - 250 g
D'Emden, M. and Wark, J.
Culture Requirements for Optimal Expression of 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3-Enhanced Thyrotropin Secretion ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 27 , 197 , 1991
Cells
Anterior pituitary gland
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
EBSS, CMF
Pituitary
Rat
Rat
Wilfinger, W. , Larsen, W. , Downs, T. and Wilbur, D.
An In Vitro Model for Studies of Intercellular Communication in Cultured Rat Anterior Pituitary Cells ,
Tissue Cell
 16 (4) , 483 , 1984
Cells
Pituitary
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.3 %
Medium
HEPES
Pituitary
Rat
Rat, SD, male, 250-450 g
Portanova, R. , Smith, D. and Sayers, G.
A Trypsin for the Preparation of Isolated Rat Anterior Pituitary ,
Proc Soc Exp Biol Med
 133 , 573 , 1970
Cells
Anterior pituitary
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
Krebs
Reproductive
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand, 3 month
Kubota, H. , Wu, X. , Goodyear, S. , Avarbock, M. and Brinster, R.
Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Endothelial Cells Promote Self-Renewal of Rabbit Germ Cells with Spermatogonial Stem Cell Properties. ,
FASEB J
 25 , 2604 , 2011
Cells
Testicular germ
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Reproductive
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand, 3 month
Kubota, H. , Wu, X. , Goodyear, S. , Avarbock, M. and Brinster, R.
Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Endothelial Cells Promote Self-Renewal of Rabbit Germ Cells with Spermatogonial Stem Cell Properties. ,
FASEB J
 25 , 2604 , 2011
Cells
Testicular germ
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Reproductive
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand white, 4-6 month old,
Setrakian, S. , Oliveros-Saunders, B. and Nicosia, S.
Growth Stimulation of Ovarian and Extraovarian Mesothelial Cells by Corpus Luteum Extract ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 29A , 879 , 1993
Cells
Ovarian
Mesothelial
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 300 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Reproductive
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand white, adult, female (nonpregnant),
3-4 kg
Phillippe, M. , Saunders, T. and Bangalore, S.
Alpha-1,Alpha-2,and Beta Adrenergic Signal Transduction in Cultured Uterine Myocytes ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 26 , 369 , 1990
Cells
Myocytes, uterine
Enzymes
Deoxyribonuclease I : 200 µg/ml
Medium
HBSS-HEPES buffer
Reproductive
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand, mature, female, 4-5 Kg
Piquette, G. and Timms, B.
Isolation and Characterization of Rabbit Ovarian Surface Epithelium, Granulosa Cells, and Peritoneal Mesothelium in Primary Culture ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 26 , 471 , 1990
Cells
Ovarian surface epithelial and peritoneal mesothelial
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 300 IU/ml (280 IU/mg)
Medium
HBSS, CMF
Reproductive
Rabbit
Rabbit, mixed breed
Mulholland, J. , Winterhager, E. and Beier, H.
Changes in Proteins Synthesized by Rabbit Endometrial Epithelial Cells Following Primary Culture ,
Cell Tissue Res
 252 , 123 , 1988
Cells
Endometrial epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Reproductive
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand white, mature, 3-4 Kg
Boulet, A. and Fortier, M.
Preparation and Characterization of Rabbit Myometrial Cells in Primary Culture: Influence of Estradiol and Progesterone Treatment ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 23 , 93 , 1987
Cells
Myometrial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.02%, 0.03%, 0.0375%
Medium
HBSS
Reproductive
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand white estrous, female, 4-5 months
Nicosia, S. , Johnson, J. and Streibel, E.
Isolation and Ultrastructure of Rabbit Ovarian Mesothelium(Surface Epithelium) ,
Int J Gynecol Pathol
 3 , 348 , 1984
Cells
Mesothelial and surface epithelial
Ovaries
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.125%-0.5%
Medium
Medium 199
Reproductive
Rat
Rat
Jiang, H. , Zhang, Y. , Tian, K. , Wang, B. and Han, S.
Amelioration of Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis Through Transplantation of Placental Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells. ,
Sci Rep
 7 , 41837 , 2017
Cells
Placental mesenchymal
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Reproductive
Rat
Rat, SD, 350-450 g
Sharma RS, Pal PC, Rajalakshmi M.
Isolation and Culture of Leydig Cells from Adult Rats ,
Indian J Clinical Biochem
 21 , 27 , 2006
Cells
Leydig cells
Enzymes
Collagenase : .05-0.1%
Medium
Medium 199
Reproductive
Rat
Rat, SD, adult, male, 8 - 10 week
Abou-Haila, A. and Tulsiani, D.
Acid Glycohydrolases in Rat Spermatocytes, Spermatids and Spermatozoa: Enzyme Activities, Biosynthesis and Immunolocalization ,
Biol Proced Online
 3 (1) , 35 , 2001
Cells
Seminiferous tubules
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
Krebs-Ringer bicarbonate buffer
(see reference)
Reproductive
Rat
Rat, SD, immature
Ando, M. , Kol, S. , Irahara, M. , Sirois, J. and Adashi, E.
Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDS) Block the Late, Prostanoid-Dependent/Ceramide-Independent Component of Ovarian IL-1 Action: Implications for the Ovulatory Process ,
Mol Cell Endocrinol
 157 , 21 , 1999
Cells
Ovary
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 144 u/ml
Medium
McCoy's 5a
Reproductive
Rat
Rat, Han-Wistar, adult, male, 250 g
Leckie, C. , Welberg, L. and Seckl, J.
11B-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase is a Predominant Reductase in Intact Rat Leydig Cells ,
J Endocrinol
 159 , 233 , 1998
Cells
Testes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
Medium 199 w/ Hank's salts
Reproductive
Rat
Rat, SD, female, immature, 26 day
(also rat, pregnant and pseudopregnant)
Tellieria, C. , Ou, J. , Sugino, N. , Ferguson, S. and Gibori, G.
The Expression of Interleukin-6 in the Pregnant Rat Corpus Luteum and Its Regulation by Progesterone and Glucocorticoid ,
Endocrinology
 139 (8) , 3597 , 1998
Cells
Corpus luteum
Enzymes
Neutral Protease : 2.4 u/ml Deoxyribonuclease: 200u/ml
Medium
Serum-free medium
(see reference)
Reproductive
Rat
Rat, SD, 25 day
Duleba AJ, Spaczynski RZ, Olive DL, Behrman HR.
Effects of insulin and insulin-like growth factors on proliferation of rat ovarian theca-interstitial cells ,
Biol Reprod
 56 , 891-7 , 1997
Cells
Ovarian theca-interstitial
Enzymes
Medium
Medium 199
Reproductive
Rat
Rat, SD, male, 90 days
Onoda, M. and Djakiew, D.
Pachytene Spermatocyte Protein(s) Stimulate Sertoli Cells Grown in Bicameral Chambers: Dose-Dependent Secretion of Ceruloplasmin, Sulfated Glycoprotein-1, Sulfated Glycoprotein-2, and Transferrin ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 27 , 215 , 1991
Cells
Sertoli
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.1%
Medium
DMEM
Reproductive
Rat
Rat, SD, male
Abayasekara, D. , Kurlak, L. , Band, A. , Sullivan, M. and Cooke, B.
Effect of Cell Purity, Cell Concentration, and Incubation Conditions on Rat Testis Leydig Cell Steroidogenesis ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 27 , 253 , 1991
Cells
Leydig
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.02%
Medium
DMEM
Reproductive
Rat
Rat, neonatal
Branham, W. , Lyn-Cook, B. , Andrews, A. , McDaniel, M. and Sheehan, D.
Growth of Neonatal Rat Uterine Luminal Epithelium on Extracellular Matrix ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 27 , 442 , 1991
Cells
Uterine
Enzymes
Trypsin : 1%
Medium
HBSS
Reproductive
Rat
Rat, Wistar, adult
Pampfer, S. , Vanderheyden, I. , Michiels, B. and DeHertogh, R.
Co-Culture of Two-Cell Rat Embryos on Cell Monolayers ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 26 , 944 , 1990
Cells
Uterine
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.5%
Medium
PBS
Reproductive
Rat
Rat, SD, 10 day
Hadley MA, Weeks BS, Kleinman HK, Dym M.
Laminin promotes formation of cord-like structures by Sertoli cells in vitro ,
Dev Biol
 140 , 318-27 , 1990
Cells
Sertoli cells
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Reproductive
Rat
Rat, SD, male, 120-160 g
Ng, T. and Liu, W.
Toxic Effect of Heavy Metals on Cells Isolated from the Rat Adrenal and Testis ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 26 , 24 , 1990
Cells
Leydig
Adrenal
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 0.03% (adrenal)
Medium
Krebs Ringer bicarbonate buffer
Reproductive
Rat
Rat, immature
Rajan, V. and Menon, K.
Differential Uptake and Metabolism of Free and Esterified Cholesterol from High-density Lipoproteins in the Ovary ,
Biochim Biophys Acta
 959 , 206 , 1988
Cells
Luteal, ovaries
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.3%
Medium
McCoy's
Reproductive
Rat
Rat, SD, female
Glasser, S. , Julian, J. , Decker, G. , Tang, J. and Carson, D.
Development of Morphological and Functional Polarity in Primary Cultures of Immature Rat Uterine Epithelial Cells ,
J Cell Biol
 107 (6) , 2409 , 1988
Cells
Luminal epithelial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.5%
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.