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Skin Tissue Tables
| Species | Cells | Enzyme(s) | Medium | Reference | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canine Canine | Epidermal | 
 | DMEM | |
| Frog Frog | Epidermal | 
 | Barth's solution, CMF | 
          
            Isolation, characterization, and in vitro culture of larval and adult epidermal cells of the frog Xenopus laevis
      
              , 
              
             In Vitro Cell Dev Biol26
            , 1128
            , 1990 | 
| Goat Goat | Dermis isolated aggrecan sensitive | 
 | DMEM | 
          
            Isolation and Chondroinduction of a Dermis-Isolated, Aggrecan-Sensitive Subpopulation with High Chondrogenic Potential.
      
              , 
              
             Arthritis Rheum56
            , 168
            , 2007 | 
| Human Human, neonatal foreskin | Fibroblasts | 
 | DMEM | |
| Human Human | fibroblasts | 
 | DMEM/F12 | 
          
            A Novel Method for the Isolation of Skin Resident T cells from Normal and Diseased Human Skin.
      
              , 
              
             J Invest Dermatol126
            , 1059
            , 2006 | 
| Human Human, 18-30 years, male, female | Fibroblasts | 
 | HBSS | 
          
            Effects of Density and Cellular Aging On Collagen Synthesis and Growth Kinetics in Keloid and Normal Skin Fibroblasts
      
              , 
              
             In Vitro18 (1)
            , 79
            , 1982 | 
| Human Human | Fibroblasts | HBSS | 
          
            From Skin Biopsy to Neurons Through a Pluripotent Intermediate Under Good Manufacturing Practice Protocols
      
              , 
              
             Stem Cells Transl Med1
            , 36
            , 2012 | |
| Human Human, newborn | Keratinocytes | 
 | DMEM | 
          
            Growth Characteristics of Human Epidermal Keratinocytes from Newborn Foreskin in Primary and Serial Cultures
      
              , 
              
             In Vitro15 (10)
            , 813
            , 1979 | 
| Human Human | Epidermal | 
 | DMEM | |
| Human Human | Keratinocytes | 
 | Dulbecco's PBS | 
          
            Culture of Human Keratinocytes in Defined Serum-Free Medium
      
              , 
              
             Focus19 (1)
            , 2
            , 1997 | 
| Human Human, female, 18-66 yr | Fibroblasts | 
 | DMEM | 
          
            Enhanced Isolation of Fibroblasts From Human Skin Explants.
      
              , 
              
             Biotechniques53
            , 239
            , 2012 | 
| Human Human | Keratinocytes | 
 | DMEM | 
          
            Culture of Human Karatinocytes
      
              , Cell & Tissue Culture:  Laboratory Procedures
             Vol. 1
            
            , Doyle, A., Griffiths, J., and Newell, D.
                  , John Wiley and Sons Ltd
                  , 11B:4.1
            , 1995
       | 
| Human Human | Fibroblasts | 
 | DMEM | |
| Human Human, adult | Epidermal keratinocytes | 
 | Eagle's MEM | |
| Human Human | Epidermis plus dermis Abdomen or inner forearm | 
 | DMEM, M199 | |
| Human Human | Skin and keloid progenitor | 
 | PBS | |
| Human Human | Sweat gland | 
 | (see reference) | 
          
            Ion Channels in Normal Human and Cystic Fibrosis Sweat Gland Cells
      
              , 
              
             Am J Physiol257
            , C129
            , 1989 | 
| Human Human | Skin | 
 | RPMI | 
          
            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
       | 
| Human Human, neonatal | Keratinocytes | 
 | DMEM | 
          
            Extensive tissue-regenerative capacity of neonatal human keratinocytes stem cells and their progeny
      
              , 
              
             J Clin Invest113
            , 390-400
            , 2004 | 
| Human Human, adult | Epidermal stem cells | 
 | DMEM | |
| Human Human, fetal | Smooth muscle, fibroblasts | 
 | DMEM | 
          
            Modification of LDL Metabolism by Growth Factors in Cultured Vascular Cells and Human Skin Fibroblasts
      
              , 
              
             Biochim Biophys Acta712
            , 26
            , 1982 | 
| Human Human | Human skin mast cells | 
 | PBS | |
| Human Human | Skin | 
 | RPMI 1640 | 
          
            Epidermal Th22 and Tc17 Cells Form a Localized Disease Memory in Clinically Healed Psoriasis.
      
              , 
              
             J Immunol192
            , 3111
            , 2014 | 
| Human Human | Keratinocytes | 
 | (see reference) | |
| Human Human | Keratinocytes | 
 | see reference | |
| Human Human | Skin fibroblasts | 
 | DMEM | |
| Human Human | Fibroblasts | 
 | CMF solution | 
          
            Postmitotic Human Dermal Fibroblasts Preserve Intact Feeder Properties for Epithelial Cell Growth After Long-Term Cryopreservation
      
              , 
              
             In Vitro Cell Dev Biol26
            , 709
            , 1990 | 
| Human Human | Epidermal | 
 | PBS | 
          
            HIV-1 selection by epidermal dendritic cells during transmission across human skin
      
              , 
              
             J Exp Med187
            , 1623-31
            , 1998 | 
| Human Human | Fibroblasts | 
 | DMEM | |
| Human Human, 18-50 years | Sweat duct | 
 | MEM | 
          
            Effects of Media Buffer Systems on Growth and Electrophysiologic Characteristics of Cultured Sweat Duct Cells
      
              , 
              
             In Vitro Cell Dev Biol27
            , 47
            , 1991 | 
| Human Human | Mast cells | 
 | RPMI | |
| Human Human | Fibroblasts and keratinocytes | 
 | DMEM | |
| Human Human | Melanocytes, skin/ foreskin | 
 | PBS | 
          
            Induction of Nerve Growth Factor Receptors on Cultured Human Melanocytes
      
              , 
              
             Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A85
            , 5282
            , 1988 | 
| Human Human | Keratinocytes, fibroblasts, endothelial | 
 | see reference | |
| Human Human | Mononuclear phagocytes | 
 | RPMI-1640 | 
          
            Phenotypic and Functional Consequences of Different Isolation Protocols on Skin Mononuclear Phagocytes.
      
              , 
              
             J Leukoc Biol101
            , 1393-1403
            , 2017 | 
| Human Human | Keratinocytes | 
 | DMEM | 
          
            Cell Cycle Kinetics of Cultured Human Epidermal Keratinocytes
      
              , 
              
             J Invest Dermatol80
            , 423
            , 1983 | 
| Human Human | Fibroblasts | 
 | DMEM | |
| Human Human | Skin | 
 | RPMI | 
          
            Selective Susceptibility of Human Skin Antigen Presenting Cells to Productive Dengue Virus Infection.
      
              , 
              
             PLoS Pathog10
            , e1004548
            , 2014 | 
| Human Human | Human sweat glands | 
 | HBSS | |
| Human Human | Hair follicular epithelial | 
 | DMEM/F-12 | 
          
            Isolation of a novel population of multipotent adult stem cells from human hair follicles
      
              , 
              
             Am J Pathol168
            , 1879-88
            , 2006 | 
| Human Human | Diploid fibroblasts | 
 | DMEM | |
| Human Human, ages 16-30 | Human sweat duct | 
 | RPMI 1640 (see reference) | 
          
            Human Sweat Duct Cells in Primary Culture.  Basic Bioelectric Properties of Cultures Derived From Normals and Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
      
              , 
              
             In Vitro Cell Dev Biol25 (4)
            , 342
            , 1989 | 
| Human Human, 6-12 year | Dermal fibroblasts | 
 | DMEM | |
| Human Human, adult, female, breast skin | Keratinocytes | 
 | PBS | 
          
            Expression of Differentiation Markers in Human Adult Keratinocytes Cultured in Submerged Conditions
      
              , 
              
             In Vitro Cell Dev Biol30A
            , 372
            , 1994 | 
| Human Human, adult | Keratinocytes | 
 | PBS | |
| Human Human, adult | Dermal fibroblasts | 
 | DMEM | 
          
            Improved Enzymatic Isolation of Fibroblasts for the Creation of Autologous Skin Substitutes.
      
              , 
              
             In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim40
            , 268
            , 2004 | 
| Mouse Mouse | Ear epidermal | 
 | PBS | 
          
            Essential role of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase in contact hypersensitivity
      
              , 
              
             J Biol Chem277
            , 37896-903
            , 2002 | 
| Mouse Mouse, neonatal | Dermal | 
 | PBS | |
| Mouse mouse | Dermal fibroblasts | 
 | DMEM | 
          
            Analysis of the tight skin (Tsk1/+) mouse as a model for testing antifibrotic agents
      
              , 
              
             Lab Invest85
            , 1199-209
            , 2005 | 
| Mouse Mouse | Dermal | 
 | HBSS | 
          
            Differential Migration of Epidermal and Dermal Dendritic Cells During Skin Infection.
      
              , 
              
             J Immunol182
            , 3165
            , 2009 | 
| Mouse Mouse, neonatal | Microvascular endothelial | 
 | DMEM | 
          
            A Method of Isolation and Culture of Microvascular Endothelial Cells from Mouse Skin.
      
              , 
              
             Microvasc Res70
            , 198
            , 2005 | 
| Mouse Mouse | Epidermal and dermal | 
 | PBS | |
| Mouse Mouse | Dermal fibroblasts | 
 | AminoMAX II | |
| Mouse Mouse, 2-3 day | Dermal fibroblasts | 
 | DME | 
          
            Poly(I:C) Drives Type I IFN- and TGFβ-Mediated Inflammation and Dermal Fibrosis Simulating Altered Gene Expression in Systemic Sclerosis.
      
              , 
              
             J Invest Dermatol130
            , 2583-93
            , 2010 | 
| Mouse Mouse | Epidermal | 
 | DMEM | 
          
            Cell Population Analyses During Skin Carcinogenesis.
      
              , 
              
             J Vis Exp, e50311
            , 2013 | 
| Mouse Mouse | Epithelial stem | 
 | HBSS | 
          
            Isolation and Characterization of Cutaneous Epithelial Stem Cells.
      
              , 
              
             Methods Mol Biol989
            , 61-9
            , 2013 | 
| Mouse Mouse | Dermal fibroblasts | 
 | DMEM | 
          
            Identification and Isolation of a Dermal Lineage with Intrinsic Fibrogenic Potential.
      
              , 
              
             Science348
            , aaa2151
            , 2015 | 
| Mouse Mouse | Mast | 
 | IMDM | 
          
            Mast Cells are Dispensable for Normal and Activin-Promoted Wound Healing and Skin Carcinogenesis.
      
              , 
              
             J Immunol191
            , 6147-55
            , 2013 | 
| Mouse Mouse | Keratinocytes | 
 | Low calcium containing media | 
          
            Stem Cell Function and Stress Response are Controlled by Protein Synthesis.
      
              , 
              
             Nature534
            , 335-40
            , 2016 | 
| Mouse Mouse | Keratinocytes | 
 | DMEM | |
| Mouse Mouse, male 6-24 week | Skin side population | 
 | PBS | 
          
            Skeletal muscle engraftment potential of adult mouse skin side population cells
      
              , 
              
             Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A100
            , 9336
            , 2003 | 
| Mouse Mouse | Skin | 
 | RPMI | 
          
            Selective Susceptibility of Human Skin Antigen Presenting Cells to Productive Dengue Virus Infection.
      
              , 
              
             PLoS Pathog10
            , e1004548
            , 2014 | 
| Mouse Mouse, 3-7 month | Fibroblasts, mesangial, smooth muscle | 
 | DMEM | |
| Porcine Porcine, 3-4 month | Synovial membrane and skin stem | 
 | DMEM | |
| Porcine Porcine, 2-6 month | Keratinocytes | 
 | Dulbecco-Vogt MEM | 
          
            Cultured porcine epithelial grafts: an improved method
      
              , 
              
             J Invest Dermatol94
            , 230-4
            , 1990 | 
| Rabbit Rabbit, Leporidae | Fibroblast | 
 | DMEM/HAMSF12 | |
| Rat Rat, SD, male, 40-60 days | Sebaceous | 
 | DMEM with FBS PBS | 
          
            Growth of Sebaceous Cells in Monolayer Culture
      
              , 
              
             In Vitro Cell Dev Biol28
            , 83
            , 1992 | 
| Rat Rat, neonatal, 12-24 hr post partum | Fibroblasts | 
 | HEPES buffered DMEM | |
| Rat Rat, albino, one day old, CFN | Keratinocytes | 
 | EBSS | 
          
            Growth and Differentiation of Primary Rat Keratinocytes on Synthetic Membranes
      
              , 
              
             In Vitro Cell Dev Biol22 (3)
            , 141
            , 1986 | 
| Rat Rat, Wistar, 4-8 day | Dermal fibroblasts and keratinocytes | 
 | Ham's F-12 | 
          
            Primary Tissue Intact and Dissociated Cell Culture
      
              , Cell & Tissue Culture: Laboratory Procedures
             Vol. 1
            
            , Doyle, A., Griffiths, J., and Newell, D.
                  , John Wiley and Sons, Ltd.
                  , 3A:2.1
            , 1995
       |