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Pancreas
Rat
Rat, SD, male, 40 - 100 g
Hirschi, K. , Kenny, S. , Justice, J. and Brannon, P.
Effects of Secretin And Caerulein On Enzymes Of Cultured Pancreatic Acinar Cells ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 27 , 660 , 1991
Cells
Acinar
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 462 u/ml
Medium
Ham's F12
Pancreas
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
Pancreas
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)
Pancreas
Rat
Rat, SD, both sexes, 6-20 wks old
Githens, S. , Schexnayder, J. , Desai, K. and Patke, C.
Rat Pancreatic Interlobular Duct Epithelium: Isolation and Culture in Collagen Gel ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 25 (8) , 679 , 1989
Cells
Interlobular ducts
Enzymes
Papain : 25 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/Ham's F-12
Pancreas
Rat
Rat, SD, male, 150 - 200 g
Menozzi, D. , Sato, S. , Jensen, R. and Gardner, J.
Cyclic GMP Does Not Inhibit Protein Kinase C-Mediated Enzyme Secretion in Rat Pancreatic Acini ,
J Biol Chem
 264 , 995 , 1989
Cells
Acinar
Enzymes
Medium
HEPES
Pancreas
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
Pancreas
Rat
Rat, Fischer-344, either sex, 120-150 g
Tsao, M. and Duguid, W.
Establishment of Propagable Epithelial Cell Lines From Normal Adult Rat Pancreas ,
Exp Cell Res
 168 , 365 , 1987
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
Ham's F-12/HBSS
(see reference)
Pancreas
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
Pancreas
Rat
Rat, 200-350 g
Gotoh, M. , Maki, T. , Satomi, S. , Porter, J. , Bonner-Weir, S. , O'Hara, C. and Monaco, A.
Reproducible High Yield of Rat Islets By Stationary In Vitro Digestion Following Pancreatic Ductal or Portal Venous Collagenase Injection ,
Transplantation
 43 (5) , 725 , 1987
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Pancreas
Rat
Rat, SD, male, 42 - 48 day, 175 - 200 g
Quissell, D. , Redman, R. and Mark, M.
Short-Term Primary Culture of Acinar-Intercalated Duct Complexes From Rat Submandibular Glands ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 22 , 469 , 1986
Cells
Acinar, submandibular gland
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.1 %
Medium
HBSS, CF
Pancreas
Rat
Rat, Dark Agouti and Lewis rat donors, adult
Sutton, R. , Peters, M. , McShane, P. , Gray, D. and Morris, P.
An Improved Method for the Isolation of Islets of Langerhans From the Adult Rat Pancreas ,
Transplant Proc
 XVII (6) , 1819 , 1986
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Medium
Hank's solution
Pancreas
Rat
Rat, SD, male, 50-75 g
Brannon, P. , Orrison, B. and Kretchmer, N.
Primary Cultures of Rat Pancreatic Acinar Cells in Serum-Free Medium ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 21 (1) , 6 , 1985
Cells
Acinar
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.1%
Medium
HBSS
(see reference)
Pancreas
Rat
Rat, SD, 125 - 350 g
Githens, S. , Holmquist, D. , Whelan, J. and Ruby, J.
Ducts of the Rat Pancreas in Agarose Matrix Culture ,
In Vitro
 16 , 797 , 1980
Cells
Duct
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.01%
Medium
HBSS
Pancreas
Rat
Rat
Schulz, I. , Heil, K. , Kribben, A. , Sachs, G. and Haase, W.
Isolation and Functional Characterization of Cells From the Exocrine Pancreas , Biology of Normal and Cancerous Exocrine Pancreatic Cells , Ribet, A., Pradayrol, L., and Susini, C. , Elsevier , 1980
Cells
Exocrine
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.9%
Medium
Kreb's Ringer
Pancreas
Rat
Rat, Wistar, male
Katada, T. and Ui, M.
Enhanced Insulin Secretion and Cyclic Amp Accumulation in Pancreatic Islets Due to Activation of Native Calcium Ionophores ,
J Biol Chem
 254 (2) , 469 , 1979
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Medium
Medium 199
Pancreas
Rat
Rat, SD, male, 250 - 350 g
(also mouse, white, Swiss, male, 20 - 24 g)
Williams, J. , Korc, M. and Dormer, R.
Action of Secretagogues on a New Preparation of Functionally Intact, Isolated Pancreatic Acini ,
Am J Physiol
 235 , 517 , 1978
Cells
Acinar
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.18%
Medium
Kreb's Henseleit bicarbonate buffer
Pancreas
Rat
Rat, Wistar, male, 300-350 g
Wolters, G. , Konijenendijk, W. and Bouman, P.
Effects of Fasting on Insulin Secretion, Islet Glucose Metabolism, and the Cyclic Adenosine 3'5'-Monophosphate Content of Rat Pancreatic Islets In Vitro ,
Diabetes
 26 (6) , 530 , 1977
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.2%
Medium
Kreb's Ringer bicarbonate buffer
Pancreas
Rat
Rat
Kondo, S. and Schulz, I.
Calcium Ion Uptake in Isolated Pancreas Cells Induced by Secretagogues ,
Biochim Biophys Acta
 419 , 76 , 1976
Cells
Exocrine
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.15%
Medium
Krebs
Pancreas
Rat
Rat, Wistar, male, 200 - 300 g
Shibata, A. , Ludvigsen, C. , Naber, S. , McKaneil M. and Lacy, P.
Standardization of a Digestion-Filtration Method for Isolation of Islets ,
Diabetes
 25 , 667 , 1976
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Pancreas
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
Pancreas
Rat
Rat, Wistar-Lewis, fetal 18-20 day gestation
(also neonatal 3-12 day old)
Braaten, J. , Jarlfors, U. , Smith, D. and Mintz, D.
Purification of Monolayer Cell Cultures of the Endocrine Pancreas ,
Tissue Cell
 7 (4) , 747 , 1975
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Medium
EBSS
(see reference)
Pancreas
Rat
Rat, neonate
Leonard, R. , Lazarow, A. and Hegre, O.
Pancreatic Islet Transplantation in the Rat ,
Diabetes
 22 , 413 , 1973
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
Puck's saline buffered w/ EDTA 0.02%
Pancreas
Rat
Rat, male, albino, 200-300 g
Lacy, P. , Walker, M. and Fink, J.
Perifusion of Isolated Rat Islets in Vitro ,
Diabetes
 21 (10) , 987 , 1972
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.5%
Medium
Hanks solution
Pancreas
Rat
Rat, Lewis, inbred
Ballinger, W. and Lacy, P.
Transplantation of Intact Pancreatic Islets in Rats ,
Surgery
 72 (2) , 175 , 1972
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.5%
Medium
HBSS
Pancreas
Rat
Rat, Wistar, albino, male, 400 - 500 g
Lacy, P. and Kostianovsky, M.
Method for the Isolation of Intact Islets of Langerhans from the Rat Pancreas ,
Diabetes
 16 , 35 , 1967
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : 1.0% - 1.2%
Medium
HBSS
Pancreas
Rat
Rat
Essner, E.
Experiments on an Ascites Hepatoma. I. Enzymatic Digestion and Alkaline Degradation of the Cementing Substance and Separation of Cells, in Tumor Islands ,
Exp Cell Res
 7 , 430 , 1954
Cells
Ascites hepatoma
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
Phosphate buffer (see reference)
Tumor
Canine

Canine, adult

Petrouškova, P. , Hudáková, N. , Almášiová, V. , Valenčáková, A. , Horňáková, L. , Huniadi, M. and Čížková, D.
Establishment of Primary Cell Cultures from Canine Mammary Gland Malignant Tumours: A Preliminary Study. , J Vet Res Vol. 69 , 159-168 , 2025
Cells
Mammary gland tumor
Enzymes
Medium
EBSS
Tumor
Hamster
Hamster, 90-100 g
Gonzalez, A. , Oberley, T. , Schultz, J. , Ostrom, J. and Li, J.
In Vitro Charactrization of Estrogen Induced Syrian Hamster Renal Tumors: Comparison with an Immortalized Cell Line Derived from Diethylstilbestrol-Treated Adult Hamster Kidney ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 29A , 562 , 1993
Cells
Tumor
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.1%
Medium
Waymouth's MB
Tumor
Hamster
Hamster, 6 week old
Min, B. , Kim, K. , Cherrick, H. and Park, N.
Three Cell Lines from Hamster Buccal Pouch Tumors Induced by Topical 7,12-Dimethylbenz(a)Anthracene, Alone or in Conjunction with Herpes Simplex Virus Inoculation ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 27A , 128 , 1991
Cells
Buccal pouch
Enzymes
Medium
CMF HBSS
Tumor
Human

Human

Song, H. , Weinstein, H. , Allegakoen, P. , Wadsworth, M. , Xie, J. , Yang, H. , Castro, E. , Lu, K. , Stohr, B. , Feng, F. , Carroll, P. , Wang, B. , Cooperberg, M. , Shalek, A. and Huang, F.
Single-cell Analysis of Human Primary Prostate Cancer Reveals the Heterogeneity of Tumor-associated Epithelial Cell States. ,
Nat Commun
 13 , 141 , 2022
Cells
Prostate cells
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : 1,000 u/ml
Medium
RPMI
Tumor
Human
Human
Jeske, S. , Schuler, P. , Doescher, J. , Theodoraki, M. , Laban, S. , Brunner, C. , Hoffman, T. and Wigand, M.
Age-related changes in T lymphocytes of patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma ,
Immun Ageing
 17 , 3 , 2020
Cells
Tumor infiltrating lympocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 200 u/ml
Medium
RPMI
Tumor
Human
Human
Ayuso, J. , Vitek, R. , Swick, A. , Skala, M. , Wisinski, K. , Kimple, R. , Lambert, P. and Beebe, D.
Effects of Culture Method on Response to EGFR Therapy in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cells ,
Sci Rep
 9 , 12480 , 2019
Cells
Fibroblasts
Enzymes
Medium
FM Fibroblast media
Tumor
Human
Human
Phan, N. , Hong, J. , Tofig, B. , Mapua, M. , Elashoff, D. , Moatamed, N. , Huang, J. , Memarzadeh, S. , Damoiseaux, R. and Soragni, A.
A Simple High-Throughput Approach Identifies Actionable Drug Sensitivities in Patient-Derived Tumor Organoids. ,
Commun Biol
 2 , 78 , 2019
Cells
Tumor
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : 200 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Tumor
Human
Neal, J,, Li ,X. , Zhu, J. , Giangarra, V. , Grzeskowiak, C. , Ju, J. , Liu, I. Chiou, S. , Salahudeen, A. and Smith, A. et al
Organoid Modeling of the Tumor Immune Microenvironment. ,
Cell
 175 , 1972 , 2018
Cells
Organoids
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : 200-300 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Tumor
Human
Human
Jiang, C. , Zhang, Q. , Shanti, R. , Shi, S. , Chang, T. , Carrasco, L. , Alawi, F. and Le, A.
Mesenchymal Stromal Cell-Derived Interleukin-6 Promotes Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition and Acquisition of Epithelial Stem-Like Cell Properties in Ameloblastoma Epithelial Cells. ,
Stem Cells
 35 , 2083-2094 , 2017
Cells
Ameloblastoma epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1%
Neutral Protease : 50 u/ml
Medium
MEM
Tumor
Human
Human, 25-81 yr
Volovitz, I, Shapira, N. , Ezer, H. , Gafni, A. , Lustgarten, M. , Alter, T. , Ben-Horin, I. , Barzilai, O. , Shahar, T. , Kanner, A. , Fried, I. , Veshchev, I. , Grossman, R. and Ram, Z,
A Non-Aggressive, Highly Efficient, Enzymatic Method for Dissociation of Human Brain-Tumors and Brain-Tissues to Viable Single-Cells. ,
BMC Neurosci
 17 , 30 , 2016
Cells
Brain tumor
Enzymes
Neutral Protease : 0.11 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 1,000 u/ml
Medium
HBSS

Tissue Tables (references, grouped by tissue type and species)

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Liver
Lung
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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.