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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
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
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand white
Reese, J. and Byard, J.
Isolation And Culture of Adult Hepatocytes from Liver Biopsies ,
In Vitro
 17 , 935 , 1981
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 90 u/ml
Medium
CF EGTA perfusate
Lung
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand, white
Scott, J.
The Role of Sera, Growth Factors, and Hormones in the In Vitro Production of Disaturated Phosphatidylcholine and Propagation of Undifferentiated Type II Alveolar Cells from the Fetal Rabbit Lung ,
Exp Lung Res
 12 , 181 , 1987
Cells
Alveolar type II
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
HBSS
Lung
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand white, adult,male
Finkelstein, J. , Maniscalco, W. and Shapiro, D.
Properties of Freshly Isolated Type II Alveolar Epithelial Cells ,
Biochim Biophys Acta
 762 , 398 , 1983
Cells
Alveolar type II
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.0025%
Medium
Joklik's MEM
Lung
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand, male, 2-3 kg
Devereux, T. and Fouts, J.
Isolation and Identification of Clara Cells From Rabbit Lung ,
In Vitro
 16 (11) , 958 , 1980
Cells
Clara cells
Enzymes
Protease : 0.1%
Medium
HEPES
Lung
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand, white, male, 1.7 Kg
Gould, M. , Clements, J. , Jones, A. and Felts, J.
Dispersal of Rabbit Lung into Individual Viable Cells: A New Model for the Study of Lung Metabolism ,
Science
 178 , 1209 , 1972
Cells
Lung
Enzymes
Pronase : 0.2%
Medium
Kreb's serum substitute solution, CMF
Miscellaneous
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand, 8-10 week
Zhang, J. and Wang, J.
Characterization of Differential Properties of Rabbit Tendon Stem Cells and Tenocytes. ,
BMC Musculoskelet Disord
 11 , 10 , 2010
Cells
Tenocytes and tendon stem cells
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Muscle
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand
Al-Shboul, O. , Mahavadi, S. , Sriwai, W. , Grider, J. and Murthy, K.
Differential Expression of Multidrug Resistance Protein 5 and Phosphodiesterase 5 and Regulation of cGMP Levels in Phasic and Tonic Smooth Muscle. ,
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol
 305 , G314-24 , 2013
Cells
Gastric smooth muscle
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Muscle
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand White
Croons Valerie, Martinet Wim, Herman Arnold G, Timmermans Jean-Pierre, De Meyer Guido R Y.
Selective clearance of macrophages in atherosclerotic plaques by the protein synthesis inhibitor cycloheximide ,
J Pharmacol Exp Ther
 320 , 986-93 , 2007
Cells
Aortic smooth muscle
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 300 u/ml
Elastase : 5 u/ml
Medium
F10 Ham's
Muscle
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand, male, 2.5-3.5 Kg
Santos, M. , Nguyen, B.. and Thompson, J.
Factors Affecting in Vitro Growth of Harvested Enterocytes ,
Cell Transplant
 1 , 299 , 1992
Cells
Enterocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
RPMI 1640 w/ 1% fetal bovine serum
PBS
Muscle
Rabbit
Rabbit
(also rat, guinea-pig)
Hu, S. and Kim, H.
Activation of K+ Channel in Vascular Smooth Muscle by Cytochrome P-450 Metabolites of Arachidonic Acid ,
FASEB J
 6 , A383 , 1992
Cells
Smooth muscle
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
Potassium buffer solution
Muscle
Rabbit
Rabbit, adult, 1-2 kg
Benham, C. , Bolton, T. , Byrne, N. and Large, W.
Action of Extremely Applied Adenosine Triphosphate O Single Smooth Muscle Cells Dispersed From Rabbit Ear Artery ,
J Physiol
 387 , 473 , 1987
Cells
Smooth muscle
Enzymes
Elastase : 0.17 - 0.25%
Medium
Saline
Muscle
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand white, 1500 g
Knodle, S. , Anderson, S. and Papaioannou, S.
Large Scale Preparation of Rabbit Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells For Use in Calcium Uptake Studies ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 22 , 23 , 1986
Cells
Smooth muscle, aortic
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.038%
Medium
MEM
Muscle
Rabbit
Rabbit, adult, 1-2 Kg
Benham, C.D. and Bolton, T.B.
Spontaneous Transient Outward Currents in Single Visceral and Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells of the Rabbit ,
J Physiol
 381 , 385 , 1986
Cells
Smooth muscle, ear artery
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
CF solution
(see reference)
Muscle
Rabbit
Rabbit, 0.5-1 Kg
(also guinea-pig, frog, dogfish)
Mitra, R. and Morad, M.
A Uniform Enzymatic Method for Dissociation of Myocytes from Hearts and Stomachs of Vertebrates ,
Am J Physiol
 249 , H1056 , 1985
Cells
Myocytes, heart and stomach
Enzymes
Protease XIV : 0.028%
Medium
Solution C
(see reference)
Muscle
Rabbit
Rabbit, white New Zealand, adult, male, 2 Kg
Ives, H. , Schultz, G. , Galardy, R. and Jamieson, J.
Preparation of Functional Smooth Muscle Cells from the Rabbit Aorta ,
J Exp Med
 148 , 1400 , 1978
Cells
Smooth muscle, aorta
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
Krebs Ringer HEPES solution
Muscle
Rabbit
Rabbits, New Zealand white albino, 5-6 months
(also human, Rhesus monkey, rabbit)
Chamley, J. , Campbell, G. , McConnell, J. and Groschel-Stewart, U.
Comparison of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells from Adult Human, Monkey and Rabbit in Primary Culture and in Subculture ,
Cell Tissue Res
 177 , 503 , 1977
Cells
Smooth muscle, saphenous vein
Enzymes
Elastase : 0.05%
Medium
BSS
Muscle
Rabbit
Rabbit, chinchilla, 5-8 month, virgin, female, 2-3 kg
Peters, T. , Muller, M. and deDuve, C.
Lysosomes of the Arterial Wall. I. Isolation and Subcellular Fractionation of Cells from Normal Rabbit Aorta ,
J Exp Med
 136 , 1117 , 1972
Cells
Smooth muscle, aorta
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 800 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Muscle
Rabbit
Rabbit, New England, albino
Day, A. , Phil, D. and Newman, H.
Synthesis of Phospholipid by Foam Cells Isolated from Rabbit Atherosclerotic Lesions ,
Circ Res
 XIX , 122 , 1966
Cells
Thoracic aorta
Enzymes
Elastase : 0.008%
Medium
Kreb's Ringer
Pancreas
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand white, Male/Female, 2-3 Kg
Renckens, B. , Schrijen, J. , Swarts, H. , DePont, J. and Bonting, S.
Role of Calcium in Exocrine Pancreatic Secretion. IV. Calcium Movements in Isolated Acinar Cells of Rabbit Pancreas ,
Biochim Biophys Acta
 544 , 338 , 1978
Cells
Acinar
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.2%
Medium
Kreb's Ringer bicarbonate buffer
Pancreas
Rabbit
Rabbit, also hamster
Feldman, J. and Chapman, B.
Preparation of Islets of Langerhans from Rabbits and Hamsters by the Collagenase Digestion Technique ,
Acta Diabetol
 12 , 208 , 1975
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : 1.3% - 2.0%
Medium
HBSS
Pituitary
Ovine
Ovine, adult
Xu Ruwei, Wang Qinling, Yan Ming, Hernandez Maria, Gong Changhong, Boon WahChin, Murata Yoko, Ueta Yoichi, Chen Chen.
Orexin-A augments voltage-gated Ca2+ currents and synergistically increases growth hormone (GH) secretion with GH-releasing hormone in primary cultured ovine somatotropes ,
Endocrinology
 143 , 4609-19 , 2002
Cells
Somatotropes
Enzymes
Medium
Medium 199
Reproductive
Ovine
Ovine, 3-5 year
Letouzey, V. , Tan, K. , Deane, J. , Ulrich, D. , Gurung, S. , Ong, Y. and Gargett, C.
Isolation and Characterisation of Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells in the Ovine Endometrium. ,
PLoS ONE
 10 , e0127531 , 2015
Cells
Endometrial stromal
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F-12
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

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.