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Reproductive
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand white estrous, female, 4-5 months
Nicosia, S. , Johnson, J. and Streibel, E.
Isolation and Ultrastructure of Rabbit Ovarian Mesothelium(Surface Epithelium) ,
Int J Gynecol Pathol
 3 , 348 , 1984
Cells
Mesothelial and surface epithelial
Ovaries
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.125%-0.5%
Medium
Medium 199
Reproductive
Rat
Rat
Jiang, H. , Zhang, Y. , Tian, K. , Wang, B. and Han, S.
Amelioration of Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis Through Transplantation of Placental Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells. ,
Sci Rep
 7 , 41837 , 2017
Cells
Placental mesenchymal
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
File
11560.pdf (5.94 MB)
Reproductive
Rat
Rat, SD, 350-450 g
Sharma RS, Pal PC, Rajalakshmi M.
Isolation and Culture of Leydig Cells from Adult Rats ,
Indian J Clinical Biochem
 21 , 27 , 2006
Cells
Leydig cells
Enzymes
Collagenase : .05-0.1%
Medium
Medium 199
Reproductive
Rat
Rat, SD, adult, male, 8 - 10 week
Abou-Haila, A. and Tulsiani, D.
Acid Glycohydrolases in Rat Spermatocytes, Spermatids and Spermatozoa: Enzyme Activities, Biosynthesis and Immunolocalization ,
Biol Proced Online
 3 (1) , 35 , 2001
Cells
Seminiferous tubules
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
Krebs-Ringer bicarbonate buffer
(see reference)
Reproductive
Rat
Rat, SD, immature
Ando, M. , Kol, S. , Irahara, M. , Sirois, J. and Adashi, E.
Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDS) Block the Late, Prostanoid-Dependent/Ceramide-Independent Component of Ovarian IL-1 Action: Implications for the Ovulatory Process ,
Mol Cell Endocrinol
 157 , 21 , 1999
Cells
Ovary
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 144 u/ml
Medium
McCoy's 5a
Reproductive
Rat
Rat, Han-Wistar, adult, male, 250 g
Leckie, C. , Welberg, L. and Seckl, J.
11B-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase is a Predominant Reductase in Intact Rat Leydig Cells ,
J Endocrinol
 159 , 233 , 1998
Cells
Testes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
Medium 199 w/ Hank's salts
Reproductive
Rat
Rat, SD, female, immature, 26 day
(also rat, pregnant and pseudopregnant)
Tellieria, C. , Ou, J. , Sugino, N. , Ferguson, S. and Gibori, G.
The Expression of Interleukin-6 in the Pregnant Rat Corpus Luteum and Its Regulation by Progesterone and Glucocorticoid ,
Endocrinology
 139 (8) , 3597 , 1998
Cells
Corpus luteum
Enzymes
Neutral Protease : 2.4 u/ml Deoxyribonuclease: 200u/ml
Medium
Serum-free medium
(see reference)
Reproductive
Rat
Rat, SD, 25 day
Duleba AJ, Spaczynski RZ, Olive DL, Behrman HR.
Effects of insulin and insulin-like growth factors on proliferation of rat ovarian theca-interstitial cells ,
Biol Reprod
 56 , 891-7 , 1997
Cells
Ovarian theca-interstitial
Enzymes
Medium
Medium 199
Reproductive
Rat
Rat, SD, male, 90 days
Onoda, M. and Djakiew, D.
Pachytene Spermatocyte Protein(s) Stimulate Sertoli Cells Grown in Bicameral Chambers: Dose-Dependent Secretion of Ceruloplasmin, Sulfated Glycoprotein-1, Sulfated Glycoprotein-2, and Transferrin ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 27 , 215 , 1991
Cells
Sertoli
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.1%
Medium
DMEM
Reproductive
Rat
Rat, SD, male
Abayasekara, D. , Kurlak, L. , Band, A. , Sullivan, M. and Cooke, B.
Effect of Cell Purity, Cell Concentration, and Incubation Conditions on Rat Testis Leydig Cell Steroidogenesis ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 27 , 253 , 1991
Cells
Leydig
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.02%
Medium
DMEM
Reproductive
Rat
Rat, neonatal
Branham, W. , Lyn-Cook, B. , Andrews, A. , McDaniel, M. and Sheehan, D.
Growth of Neonatal Rat Uterine Luminal Epithelium on Extracellular Matrix ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 27 , 442 , 1991
Cells
Uterine
Enzymes
Trypsin : 1%
Medium
HBSS
Reproductive
Rat
Rat, Wistar, adult
Pampfer, S. , Vanderheyden, I. , Michiels, B. and DeHertogh, R.
Co-Culture of Two-Cell Rat Embryos on Cell Monolayers ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 26 , 944 , 1990
Cells
Uterine
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.5%
Medium
PBS
Reproductive
Rat
Rat, SD, 10 day
Hadley MA, Weeks BS, Kleinman HK, Dym M.
Laminin promotes formation of cord-like structures by Sertoli cells in vitro ,
Dev Biol
 140 , 318-27 , 1990
Cells
Sertoli cells
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Reproductive
Rat
Rat, SD, male, 120-160 g
Ng, T. and Liu, W.
Toxic Effect of Heavy Metals on Cells Isolated from the Rat Adrenal and Testis ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 26 , 24 , 1990
Cells
Leydig
Adrenal
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 0.03% (adrenal)
Medium
Krebs Ringer bicarbonate buffer
Reproductive
Rat
Rat, immature
Rajan, V. and Menon, K.
Differential Uptake and Metabolism of Free and Esterified Cholesterol from High-density Lipoproteins in the Ovary ,
Biochim Biophys Acta
 959 , 206 , 1988
Cells
Luteal, ovaries
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.3%
Medium
McCoy's
Reproductive
Rat
Rat, SD, female
Glasser, S. , Julian, J. , Decker, G. , Tang, J. and Carson, D.
Development of Morphological and Functional Polarity in Primary Cultures of Immature Rat Uterine Epithelial Cells ,
J Cell Biol
 107 (6) , 2409 , 1988
Cells
Luminal epithelial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.5%
Medium
HBSS
Reproductive
Rat
Rat, male, 20 day
Skinner, M. , Fetterolf, P. and Anthony, C.
Purification of a Paracrine Factor, P-Mod-S,Produced by Testicular Peritubular Cells That Modulates Sertoli Cell Function ,
J Biol Chem
 263 , 2884 , 1988
Cells
Sertoli
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.15%
Medium
(see reference)
Reproductive
Rat
Rat, Wistar, virgin, female, 250 g
Conti, C. and Tasat, D.
Regulation of Cultured Rat Vaginal Epithelial Cells By 17B-Estradiol and Progesterone ,
J Steroid Biochem
 24 (3) , 747 , 1986
Cells
Vaginal epithelial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.5%
Medium
PBS
Reproductive
Rat
Rat, SD, female, 21 day
Rajan, V. and Menon, K.
Involvement of Microtubules in Lipoprotein Degradation and Utilization for Steroidogenesis in Cultured Rat Luteal Cells ,
Endocrinology
 117 , 2408 , 1985
Cells
Luteal, ovaries
Enzymes
Medium
McCoy's
Reproductive
Rat
Rat, SD, male, 10 day
Hadley, M. , Byers, S. , Suarez-Quian, C. , Kleinman, H. and Dym, M.
Extracellular Matrix Regulates Seratoli Cell Differentiation, Testicular Cord Formation and germ cell development in vitro ,
J Cell Biol
 101 , 1511 , 1985
Cells
Sertoli
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.025%
Medium
DMEM
Reproductive
Rat
Rat, Holtzman, female, immature
Kassis, J. , Walent, J. and Gorski, J.
Estrogen Receptors in Rat Uterine Cell Cultures: Effects of Medium on Receptor Concentration ,
Endocrinology
 115 , 762 , 1984
Cells
Uterine
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM buffered with HEPES
Reproductive
Rat
Rat, SD, adult,male, 50-70 days
Hsueh, A. , Bambino, T. , Zhuang, L. , Welsh, T. and Ling, N.
Mechanism of the Direct Action of Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone and Its Antagonist on Androgen Biosynthesis by Cultured Rat Testicular Cells ,
Endocrinology
 112 , 1653 , 1983
Cells
Testicular
Enzymes
Deoxyribonuclease I : 10 µg/ml
Medium
HEPES
Reproductive
Rat
Rat, SD, female, pseudopregnant, 21 day
Rajendran, K. , Hwang, J. and Menon, K.
Binding, Degradation an Utilization of Plasma High Density and Low Density Lipoproteins for Progesterone Production In Cultured Rat Luteal Cells ,
Endocrinology
 112 , 1746 , 1983
Cells
Luteal, ovaries
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.1%
Medium
EBSS
Reproductive
Rat
Rat, SD, 4-6 day, male
Rich, K. , Bardin, C. , Gunsalus, G. and Mather, J.
Age-Dependent Pattern of Androgen-Binding Protein Secretion from Rat Sertoli Cells in Primary Culture ,
Endocrinology
 113 , 2284 , 1983
Cells
Sertolli, seminiforous tubules
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.03%
Medium
Serum-free medium
Reproductive
Rat
Rat, SD, female, 26 days
Azhar, S. and Reaven, E.
Effect of Antimicrotubule Agents on Microtubules and Steroidogenesis in Luteal Cells ,
Am J Physiol
 243 , E380 , 1982
Cells
Luteal
Enzymes
Medium
Medium 199
Reproductive
Rat
Rat, SD, male
Ramachandran, J. and Sairam, M.R.
The Effects Of Interstitial Cell-Stimulating Hormone, Its Subunits,and Recombinants on Isolated Rat Leydig Cells ,
Arch Biochem Biophys
 167 , 294 , 1975
Cells
Leydig
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1%
Medium
Krebs Ringer bicarbonate buffer
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
Skin
Canine
Canine
Zheng, Y. , Nace, A. , Chen, W. , Watkins, K. , Sergott, L. , Homan, Y. , Vandeberg, J. , Breen, M. and Stenn, K.
Mature Hair Follicles Generated from Dissociated Cells: A Universal Mechanism of Folliculoneogenesis. ,
Dev Dyn
 239 , 2619-26 , 2010
Cells
Epidermal
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.35%
Medium
DMEM
File
10863.pdf (831.22 KB)
Skin
Frog
Frog
Nishikawa, A. , Shimizu-Nishikawa, K. and Miler, L.
Isolation, characterization, and in vitro culture of larval and adult epidermal cells of the frog Xenopus laevis ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 26 , 1128 , 1990
Cells
Epidermal
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.18%
Medium
Barth's solution, CMF
Skin
Goat
Goat
Deng, Y. , Hu, J. and Athanasiou, K.
Isolation and Chondroinduction of a Dermis-Isolated, Aggrecan-Sensitive Subpopulation with High Chondrogenic Potential. ,
Arthritis Rheum
 56 , 168 , 2007
Cells
Dermis isolated aggrecan sensitive
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
File
11049.pdf (222.21 KB)
Skin
Human

Human

Burja, B. , Paul, D. , Tastanova, A. , Edalat, S. , Gerber, R. , Houtman, M. , Elhai, M. , Bürki, K. , Staeger, R. , Restivo, G. , Lang, R. , Sodin-Semrl, S. , Lakota, K. , Tomšič, M. , Levesque, M. , Distler, O. , Rotar, �. , Robinson, M. and Frank-Bertoncelj, M.
An Optimized Tissue Dissociation Protocol for Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Analysis of Fresh and Cultured Human Skin Biopsies. , Front Cell Dev Biol Vol. 10 , 872688 , 2022
Cells
Skin
Enzymes
Neutral Protease : 2.4 u/ml
Collagenase Type 4 : 1,000 u/ml
Medium
RPMI
File
Burja.2022.pdf (422.44 KB)
Skin
Human
Human
Tan, J. , Jaafar, F. and Makpol, S.
Proteomic Profiling of Senescent Human Diploid Fibroblasts Treated with gamma-tocotrienol. ,
BMC Complement Altern Med
 18 , 314 , 2018
Cells
Diploid fibroblasts
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
File
11824.pdf (1.54 MB)
Skin
Human
Human
Botting, Ra. , Bertram, K. , Baharlou, H. , Sandgren, K. , Fletcher, J. , Rhodes, J. , Rana, H. , Plasto, T. , Wang, X. , Lim, J. , Barnouti, L. , Kohout, M. , Papadopoulos, T. , Merten, S. , Olbourne, N. and Cunningham, A.
Phenotypic and Functional Consequences of Different Isolation Protocols on Skin Mononuclear Phagocytes. ,
J Leukoc Biol
 101 , 1393-1403 , 2017
Cells
Mononuclear phagocytes
Enzymes
Neutral Protease : 1 u/ml
Collagenase : 200 u/ml
Trypsin : 0.5%
Medium
RPMI-1640
File
11683.pdf (1.63 MB)
Skin
Human
Human
Chen, Z. , Wang, X. , Jin, T. , Wang, Y. , Hong, C. , Tan, L. , Dai, T. , Wu, L. , Zhuang, Z. and Shi, C.
Increase in the Radioresistance of Normal Skin Fibroblasts but not Tumor Cells by Mechanical Injury. ,
Cell Death Dis
 8 , e2573 , 2017
Cells
Fibroblasts
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
File
11537.pdf (4.71 MB)
Skin
Human
Human
Douvaras, P. , Wang, J. , Zimmer, M. , Hanchuk, S. , O'Bara, M. , Sadiq, S. , Sim, F. , Goldman, J. and Fossati, V.
Efficient Generation of Myelinating Oligodendrocytes from Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis Patients by Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells. ,
Stem Cell Reports
 3 , 250 , 2014
Cells
Skin fibroblasts
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 1000 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
File
11453.pdf (5.29 MB)
Skin
Human
Human
Cheuk, S. , Wiken, M. , Blomqvist, L. , Nylen, S. , Talme, T. and Stahle, M.and Eidsmo, L.
Epidermal Th22 and Tc17 Cells Form a Localized Disease Memory in Clinically Healed Psoriasis. ,
J Immunol
 192 , 3111 , 2014
Cells
Skin
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI 1640
File
11048.pdf (2.53 MB)

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.