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Cartilage
Porcine
Porcine, 1 year
Chowdhury, T. , Schulz, R. , Rai, S. , Thuemmler, C. , Wuestneck, N. , Bader, A. and Homandberg, G
Biomechanical Modulation of Collagen Fragment-Induced Anabolic and Catabolic Activities in Chondrocyte/Agarose Constructs. ,
Arthritis Res Ther
 12 , R82 , 2010
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Medium
DEMEM
Cartilage
Porcine
Porcine, 2-4 month
Graff RD, Lazarowski ER, Banes AJ, Lee GM.
ATP release by mechanically loaded porcine chondrons in pellet culture ,
Arthritis Rheum
 43 , 1571-9 , 2000
Cells
Chondrons
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
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
Thymus
Human
Human
Vandenabeele S, Hochrein H, Mavaddat N, Winkel K, Shortman K.
Human thymus contains 2 distinct dendritic cell populations ,
Blood
 97 , 1733-41 , 2001
Cells
Dentritic
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI 1640
Thymus
Mouse
Mouse
Rode, I. and Boehm, T.
Regenerative Capacity of Adult Cortical Thymic Epithelial Cells. ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 109 , 3463-8 , 2012
Cells
Thymic stromal
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI-1640
Thymus
Mouse
Mouse
Phillips, Joy, Brondstetter, T. , English, C. , Lee, H. , Virts, E. and Thoman, M.
IL-7 Gene Therapy in Aging Restores Early thymopoiesis without Reversing Involution ,
J Immunol
 , 4869 , 2004
Cells
Stromal
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI 1640
Thymus
Mouse
Mouse
Schiavoni, F, Mattei, F, Sestili, P, Borghi, P, Venditti, M, Morse, H, Belardelli, F. and Gabrieli, L
ICSBP is Essential for the Development of Mouse Type I Interferon-producing Cells and for the Generation and Activation of CD8a+ Dendritic Cells ,
J Exp Med
 196 , 1415 , 2002
Cells
Dentritic
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI 1640
Thymus
Mouse
Mouse, 3-6 week
Smith KM, Olson DC, Hirose R, Hanahan D.
Pancreatic gene expression in rare cells of thymic medulla: evidence for functional contribution to T cell tolerance ,
Int Immunol
 9 , 1355-65 , 1997
Cells
Thymic
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 3 : 100-400 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Thymus
Mouse
Mouse (BALB/c, C3H, C57BL/6), 1-28 day
Ropke, C. , van Deurs, B. and Petersen, O.
Short-term Cultivation of Murine Thymic Epithelial Cells in a Serum-Free Medium ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 26 , 671 , 1990
Cells
Epithelial, thymus
Enzymes
Neutral Protease : 1.5 µg/ml
Medium
DMEM
Thymus
Mouse
Mouse, C3H, 16 wk old, female
Ehmann, U. , Shiurba, R. and Peterson, W.
Long-Term Proliferation of Mouse Thymic Epithelial Cells in Culture ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 22 (12) , 738 , 1986
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Thymus
Mouse
Mouse, Swiss, 6 wk
Jones, K. and Pierre, R.
Analysis of Cellular Heterogeneity in Mouse Thymus Cultures ,
In Vitro
 17 , 431 , 1981
Cells
Thymus
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 3 : 150 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Thymus
Rat
Rat, postnatal
Bonfanti, P. , Claudinot, S. , Amici, A. , Farley, A. , Blackburn, C. and Barrandon, Y.
Microenvironmental Reprogramming of Thymic Epithelial Cells to Skin Multipotent Stem Cells. ,
Nature
 466 , 978 , 2010
Cells
Thymic
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
HBSS
Thymus
Rat
Rat
Masuda, A. and Matsuyama, M
Epithelial Cell Lines From Rat Thymoma and Rat Thymus , Cell & Tissue Culture: Laboratory Procedures Vol. 2 , Doyle, A., Griffiths, J., and Newell, D. , John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. , 21C:4.1 , 1995
Cells
Thymic epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Thymus
Rat
Rat (ACI/NMs X BUF/Mna) F1, male, 28 months
Rat, (ACI/MNs) male, 8 weeks
(also bovine, adult)
Masuda, A. , Ohtsuka, K. and Matsuyama, M.
Establishment of Functional Epithelial Cell Lines from a Rat Thyoma and a Rat Thymus ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 26 , 713 , 1990
Cells
Epthelial
Enzymes
Medium
Eagle's MEM Serum-free

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.