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Brain
Rat
Rat, SD, newborn
Pixley, S.K.
The Olfactory Nerve Contains Two Populations of Glia ,
In Vitro
 5 , 269 , 1992
Cells
Glial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.0625%
Medium
MEM, sterile
Brain
Rat
Rat, 60-72 hours old
Acheson, A. , Barker, P. , Alderson, R. , Miller, F. and Murphy, R.
Detection of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor-like Activity in Fibroblasts and Schwann Cells: Inhibition by Antibodies to NGF ,
Neuron
 7 , 265 , 1991
Cells
Fibroblasts
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.2%
Medium
HEPES buffered DMEM
Brain
Rat
Rat, SD, adult
Doron, D. , Jacobowitz, D. , Heldman, E. , Feurerstein, G. , Pollard, H. and Hallenbeck, J.
Extracellular Matrix Permits the Expression of Von Willebrand's Factor, Uptake of Di-I-Acetylated Low Density Lipoprotein and Secretion of Prostacyclin in Cultures of Endothelial Cells from Rat Brain Microvessels ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 27A , 689 , 1991
Cells
Endothelial
Enzymes
Medium
Medium 199
Brain
Rat
Rat, SD, 5 day
Mattson, M. and Kater, S.
Development and Selective Neurodegeneration in Cell Cultures From Different Hippocampal Regions ,
Brain Res
 490 , 110 , 1989
Cells
Hippocampal neurons
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.2%
Deoxyribonuclease I : 10 ug/ml
Medium
HBSS
Brain
Rat
Rat, SD, female
Matsuda, M.
Serum Proteins Enhance Aggregate Formation of Dissociated Fetal Rat Brain Cells in an Aggregating Culture ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 24 (10) , 1031 , 1988
Cells
Fetal rat brain
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Brain
Rat
Rat, albino, adult and newborn
Giulian, D. and Baker, T.J.
Characterization of Ameboid Microglia Isolated From Developing Mammalian Brain ,
J Neurosci
 6 , 2163 , 1986
Cells
Cerebral cortices
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
PBS
Brain
Rat
Rat, Wistar, newborn
Goldman, J.E. , Geier, S.S. and Hirano, M.
Differentiation of Astrocytes and Oligodendrocytes From Germinal Matrix Cells in Primary Culture ,
J Neurosci
 6 , 52 , 1986
Cells
Germinal matrix
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
HBSS
Brain
Rat
Rat, fetus, 18 day
Rothman, S.
Synaptic Release of Excitatory Amino Acid Neurotransmitter Mediates Anoxic Neuronal Death ,
J Neurosci
 4 (7) , 1884 , 1984
Cells
Hippocampi
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
HBSS
Brain
Rat
Rat, fetus, 18-20 day
Bartlett, W. and Banker, G.
An Electron Microscopic Study of the Development of Axons and Dendrites by Hippocampal Neurons in Culture. I. Cells Which Develop Without Intercellular Contacts ,
J Neurosci
 4 , 1944 , 1984
Cells
Hippocampal neurons
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
HBSS, CMF
Brain
Rat
Rat, SD, 19-20 days pregnant
Ahmed, Z. , Walker, P. and Fellows, R.
Properties of Neurons from Dissociated Fetal Rat Brain in Serum-Free Culture ,
J Neurosci
 3 (12) , 2448 , 1983
Cells
Neural
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM
Brain
Rat
Rat, SD, fetal
Peterfreund, R. and Vale, W.
High Molecular Weight Somatostatin Secretion by Cultured Rat Brain Cell ,
Brain Res
 239 , 463 , 1982
Cells
Cerebral cortex
Hypothalmus
Enzymes
Medium
HEPES
Brain
Rat
Rat, fetus
Swaiman, K. , Neale, E. , Fitzgerald, S. and Nelson, P.
A Method for Large-scale Production of Mouse Brain Cortical Cultures ,
Brain Res
 255 , 361 , 1982
Cells
Cortical
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
Puck's D1 (see reference)
Brain
Rat
Rat, Wistar-Kyoto, male, 100 - 200 g
Diglio, C.A. , Grammas, P. , Filiberto Giacomelli, M.S. and Wiener, J.
Primary Culture of Rat Cerebral Microvascular Endothelial Cells ,
Lab Invest
 46 , 554 , 1982
Cells
Endothelial
Cerebral
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Brain
Rat
Rat, Wistar, pregnant
Abney, E. , Bartlett, P. and Raff, M.
Astrocytes, Ependymal Cells, and Oligodendrocytes Develop on Schedule in Dissociated Cell Cultures of Embryonic Rat Brain ,
Dev Biol
 83 , 301 , 1981
Cells
Glial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
Eagle's MEM/DMEM
Brain
Rat
Rat, SD, one month old
Bowman, P. , Betz, A. , Ar, D. , Wolinsky, J. , Penney, J. , Shivers, R. and Goldstein, G.
Primary Culture of Capillary Endothelium From Rat Brain ,
In Vitro
 17 (4) , 353 , 1981
Cells
Capillary endothelium
Pericytes
Enzymes
Medium
Medium 199
Brain
Rat
Rat, Wistar, male, 300-500 g
Williams, S. , Gillis, J. , Matthews, M. , Wagner, R. and Bitensky, M.
Isolation and Characterization of Brain Endothelial Cells: Morphology and Enzyme Activity ,
J Neurochem
 35 (2) , 374 , 1980
Cells
Microvessels
Endothelial
Enzymes
Medium
Ringers-HEPES buffer
Brain
Rat
Rat, Wistar, adult, 170 g
Phillips, P. , Kumar, P. , Kumar, S. and Waghe, M.
Isolation And Characterization of Endothelial Cells From Rat And Cow Brain White Matter ,
J Anat
 129 , 261 , 1979
Cells
Endothelial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.5%
Medium
BSS
Brain
Rat
Rat, Holtzmann, 18 day
Banker, G. and Cowan, M.
Rat Hippocampal Neurons in Dispersed Cell Culture ,
Brain Res
 126 , 397 , 1977
Cells
Hippocampal neurons
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
HBSS
Brain
Rat
Rat, SD, 2 days
Rowe, V. , Neale, E. , Avins, L. , Guroff, G. and Schrier, B.
Pineal gland cells in culture. Morphology, Biochemistry, Differentiation, and co-culture with sympathetic neurons ,
Exp Cell Res
 104 , 345 , 1977
Cells
Pineal
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM, MEM
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 & 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
Cartilage
Rat
Rat
Mei, L. , Shen, B. , Ling, P. , Liu, S. , Xue, J. , Liu, F. , Shao, H. , Chen, J. , Ma, A. and Liu, X.
Culture-expanded Allogenic Adipose Tissue-derived Stem Cells Attenuate Cartilage Degeneration in an Experimental Rat Osteoarthritis Model. ,
PLoS ONE
 12 , e0176107 , 2017
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM/F12
Cartilage
Rat
Rat, SD, young, 100-120 g
Shimomura, Y. , Yoneda, T. and Suzuki, F.
Osteogenesis by Chondrocytes from Growth Cartilage of Rat Rib ,
Calcif Tissue Res
 19 , 179 , 1975
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.2%
Medium
Ham's F-12 medium
Colon
Rat
Rat, adult
Somara, S. , Bashllari, D. , Gilmont, R. and Bitar, K.
Real-Time Dynamic Movement of Caveolin-1 During Smooth Muscle Contraction of Human Colon and Aged Rat Colon Transfected with Caveolin-1 cDNA. ,
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol
 300 , G1022 , 2011
Cells
Colon smooth muscle
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
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
Endothelial
Rat
Rat, SD, male, 250-300 g
Schwertschlag, U.S. and Whorton, A.R.
Platelet-Activating Factor-Induced Homologous and Heterologous Desensitization In Cultured Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells ,
J Biol Chem
 263 , 13791 , 1988
Cells
Smooth muscle, aorta
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS with 0.2 mM Ca++
Endothelial
Rat
Rat, SD, male, 350 - 450 g
Friedman, S. and Roll, F.
Isolation and Culture of Hepatic Lipocytes,Kupffer Cells, and Sinusoidal Endothelial Cells by Density Gradient Centrifugation with Stractan ,
Anal Biochem
 161 , 207 , 1987
Cells
Lipocytes
Kupffer
Sinusoidal endothelial
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.015%
Medium
DMEM/Ham's F-12
Endothelial
Rat
Rat, Wistar, male, 3 mo
Nagelkenke, J. , Barto, K. and VanBerkel, T.
In vivo and in vitro uptake and degradation of acetylated low density lipoprotein by rat liver endothelial, Kupffer, and parenchymal cells ,
J Biol Chem
 258 , 12221 , 1983
Cells
Endothelial
Kupffer
Parenchymal
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.05%
Pronase : 0.25%
Medium
HBSS
Endothelial
Rat
Rat, Wistar-Kyoto, male, 100 - 200 g
Diglio, C.A. , Grammas, P. , Filiberto Giacomelli, M.S. and Wiener, J.
Primary Culture of Rat Cerebral Microvascular Endothelial Cells ,
Lab Invest
 46 , 554 , 1982
Cells
Endothelial
Cerebral
Enzymes
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.