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Scales
Fish
Goldfish (Carassius Auratus L.)
Lo, S. , Grabowski, S. , Lynch, T. , Kern, D. , Taylor, J.T. and Chen, T.
Isolation of xanthophores from the goldfish ,
In Vitro
 18 , 356 , 1982
Cells
Pigment, xanthopores
Enzymes
Medium
Medium 199 w/BSA
Thyroid/Parathyroid
Bovine
Bovine, adult
Nygren, P. , Gylfe, E. , Larsson, R. , Johansson, H. , Juhlin, C. , Klareskoq, L. , Akerstrom, G. and Rastad, J.
Modulation of the Ca2+-Sensing Function of Parathyroid Cells In Vitro and in Hyperparathyroidism ,
Biochim Biophys Acta
 968 , 253 , 1988
Cells
Parathyroid
Enzymes
Medium
HEPES Ham's F10
Thyroid/Parathyroid
Bovine
Bovine
Wallace, J. and Scarpa, A.
Regulation of Parathyroid Hormone Secretion in Vitro by Divalent Cations ,
J Biol Chem
 257 , 10613 , 1982
Cells
Parathyroid glands
Enzymes
Medium
HEPES buffer
Thyroid/Parathyroid
Bovine
Bovine
Brown, E. , Hurwitz, S. and Aurbach, G.
Preparation of Viable Isolated Bovine Parathyroid Cells ,
Endocrinology
 99 , 1582 , 1976
Cells
Parathyroid
Enzymes
Medium
Eagle's #2 medium without bicarbonate
Thyroid/Parathyroid
Bovine
Bovine
(also porcine)
Tong, W.
The Isolation and Culture of Thyroid Cells ,
Meth Enzymol
 32 , 745 , 1974
Cells
Thyroid
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.004%
Medium
EBSS
Thyroid/Parathyroid
Chicken
Chick embryo
Hilfer, S. and Brown, J.
Collagenase. Its Effectiveness as a Dispersing Agent for Embryonic Chick Thyroid and Heart ,
Exp Cell Res
 65 , 246 , 1971
Cells
Thyroid
Muscle
Heart
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.25%
Medium
Tyrode's saline, potassium free
Thyroid/Parathyroid
Chicken
Chicken, Rhode Island Red, embryo
Spooner, B.
The Expression of Differentiation by Chick Embryo Throid in Cell Culture. I. Functional and Fine Structural Stability in Mass and Clonal Culture ,
J Cell Physiol
 75 , 33 , 1970
Cells
Thyroid follicular
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.2%
Medium
Tyrode's solution, CMF
Thyroid/Parathyroid
Human

Human

Yi, S. , Kim, H. , Koo, B. , Lee, S. , Choi, J. and Kang, Y.
Efficient Dissociation Protocol for Generation of Single Cell Suspension from Human Thyroid Tissue for Single Cell RNA Sequencing. , Endocrinol Metab (Seoul) Vol. 37 , 698-700 , 2022
Cells
Thyroid normal and tumor
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.125%
Collagenase Type 4 : 300 u/ml
Medium
RPMI-1640
Thyroid/Parathyroid
Human
Human
Patel, V. , Logan, A. , Watkinson, J. , Uz-Zaman, S. , Sheppard, M. , Ramsden, J. and Eggo, M.
Isolation and Characterization of Human Thyroid Endothelial Cells. ,
Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab
 284 , E168 , 2003
Cells
Endothelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Thyroid/Parathyroid
Human
Human
Gianoukakis, A. , Cao, H. , Jennings, T. and Smith, T.
Prostaglandin Endoperoxide H Synthase Expression in Human Thyroid Epithelial Cells. ,
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol
 280 , C701 , 2001
Cells
Thyrocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 130 u/ml
Neutral Protease : 0.5 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Thyroid/Parathyroid
Human
Human
Howie, A. , Walker, S. , Akesson, B. , Arthur, J. and Beckett, G.
Thyroidal Extracellular Glutathione Peroxidase: A Potential Regulator of Thyroid-Hormone Synthesis. ,
Biochem J
 308 ( Pt 3) , 713 , 1995
Cells
Thyrocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Collagenase : 0.1%
Medium
EBSS
Thyroid/Parathyroid
Human
Human
Miller, R. , Hiraoka, T. , Nakamura, N. , Tenou, H. , Kopecky, K. , Jones, M. and Gould, M.
In Vitro Culture of Human Thyroid Cells; Methods and Application to Radiation Biology. ,
J Radiat Res
 26 , 269 , 1985
Cells
Thyroid
Enzymes
Collagenase : 300 u/ml
Medium
Ham's F-12/MEM
Thyroid/Parathyroid
Mouse
Mouse
Kitajima, S. , Kohno, S. , Kondoh, A. , Sasaki, N. , Nishimoto, Y. , Li, F. , Mohammed, M. , Muranaka, H. , Nagatani, N. , Suzuki, M. , Kido, Y. and Takahashi, C.
Undifferentiated State Induced by Rb-p53 Double Inactivation in Mouse Thyroid Neuroendocrine Cells and Embryonic Fibroblasts. ,
Stem Cells
 33 , 1657-69 , 2015
Cells
Thyroid tumor
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 300 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 100 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Thyroid/Parathyroid
Mouse
Mouse, 6 week
Martin, A. , Coronel, E. , Sano, G. , Chen, S. , Vassileva, G. , Canasto-Chibuque, C. , Sedgwick, J. , Frenette, P. , Lipp, M. , Furtado, G. and Lira, S.
A Novel Model for Lymphocytic Infiltration of the Thyroid Gland Generated by Transgenic Expression of the CC Chemokine CCL21. ,
J Immunol
 173 , 4791 , 2004
Cells
Thyroid
Enzymes
Neutral Protease : 0.0012 u/ml
Collagenase Type 2 : 0.25 u/ml
Medium
RPMI 1640
Thyroid/Parathyroid
Ovine
Sheep
Kerkof, P.
Preparation of Primary Cultures of Ovine Thyroid Gland Cells ,
J Tiss Cul Meth
 7 , 23 , 1982
Cells
Thyroid
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.2%
Medium
Puck's Saline F
Thyroid/Parathyroid
Porcine
Porcine
(also bovine)
Tong, W.
The Isolation and Culture of Thyroid Cells ,
Meth Enzymol
 32 , 745 , 1974
Cells
Thyroid
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.004%
Medium
EBSS
Thyroid/Parathyroid
Rat
Rat, Lewis, male, 4 week
Arauchi, A. , Shimizu, T. , Yamato, M. , Obara, T. and Okano, T.
Tissue-Engineered Thyroid Cell Sheet Rescued Hypothyroidism in Rat Models After Receiving Total Thyroidectomy Comparing with Nontransplantation Models. ,
Tissue Eng Part A
 15 , 3943 , 2009
Cells
Thyroid
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Tonsil
Human
Human
Muto, M. , Manfroi, B. , Suzuki, H. , Joh, K. , Nagai, M. , Wakai, S. and Righini, C. et al.
Toll-Like Receptor 9 Stimulation Induces Aberrant Expression of a Proliferation-Inducing Ligand by Tonsillar Germinal Center B Cells in IgA Nephropathy. ,
J Am Soc Nephrol
 28 , 1227-1238 , 2017
Cells
Tonsillar
Enzymes
Medium
see reference
Tonsil
Human
Human
Schmidt, S. , Schenkova, K. , Adam, T. , Erikson, E. , Lehmann-Koch, J. , Sertel, S. , Verhasselt, B. , Fackler, O. , Lasitschka, F. and Keppler, O.
SAMHD1's Protein Expression Profile in Humans. ,
J Leukoc Biol
 98 , 5-14 , 2015
Cells
Tonsillar
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Tonsil
Human
Human
Sato, D. , Suzuki, Y. , Kano, T. , Suzuki, H. , Matsuoka, J. , Yokoi, H. , Horikoshi, S. , Ikeda, K. and Tomino, Y.
Tonsillar TLR9 Expression and Efficacy of Tonsillectomy with Steroid Pulse Therapy in IgA Nephropathy Patients. ,
Nephrol Dial Transplant
 27 , 1090-7 , 2012
Cells
Tonsillar
Enzymes
Medium
Bambanker
Tonsil
Human
Human, female, 25-45 year
Grammer Amrie C, Slota Rebecca, Fischer Randy, Gur Hanan, Girschick Hermann, Yarboro Cheryl, Illei Gabor G, Lipsky PeterE.
Abnormal germinal center reactions in systemic lupus erythematosus demonstrated by blockade of CD154-CD40 interactions ,
J Clin Invest
 112 , 1506-20 , 2003
Cells
Tonsillar mononuclear cells
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI
Tonsil
Human
Human
Grammer AC, McFarland RD, Heaney J, Darnell BF, Lipsky PE.
Expression, regulation, and function of B cell-expressed CD154 in germinal centers ,
J Immunol
 163 , 4150-9 , 1999
Cells
Tonsillar mononuclear cells
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI

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.