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Eye
Bovine
Bovine
Terlizzi, V. , Kolibabka, M. , Burgess, J. , Hammes, H. and Harmsen, M.
The Pericytic Phenotype of Adipose Tissue-Derived Stromal Cells Is Promoted by NOTCH2. ,
Stem Cells
 36 , 240-251 , 2018
Cells
Retinal endothelial
Enzymes
Pronase : 0.02%
Medium
DMEM
Eye
Bovine
Bovine
Bryan, B. and D'Amore, P.
Pericyte Isolation and USe is Endothelial/Pericyte Coculture Models ,
Meth Enzymol
 443 , 315 , 2008
Cells
Pericyte
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.2%
Medium
DMEM
Eye
Bovine
Bovine
Bowman, P. , Betz, A. and Goldstein, G.
Primary Culture of Microvascular Endothelial Cells From Bovine Retina ,
In Vitro
 18 (7) , 626 , 1982
Cells
Microvascular endothelial
Enzymes
Medium
MEM
Eye
Chicken
Chick, embryo, 6 day
Jacob Vanessa, Rothermel Andrae, Wolf Peter, Layer Paul G.
Rhodopsin, violet and blue opsin expressions in the chick are highly dependent on tissue and serum conditions ,
Cell Death Differ
 180 , 159-68 , 2005
Cells
Retinal cells
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.005%
Medium
DMEM/F12
Eye
Chicken
Chick embryo
Reenstra Wende R, Orlow Daniel L, Svoboda Kathy K H.
ECM-stimulated signaling and actin reorganization in embryonic corneal epithelia are Rho dependent ,
Inv Ophthal Visual Sci
 43 , 3181-9 , 2002
Cells
Corneal epithelia
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.08%
Trypsin : 0.08%
Medium
HBSS
Eye
Human
Human
Yusoff,B, Riau, A. , Yam, G. , Halim, N. and Mehta, J.
Isolation and Propagation of Human Corneal Stromal Keratocytes for Tissue Engineering and Cell Therapy. ,
Cells
 11 , 178 , 2022
Cells
Corneal stromal keratocytes
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Eye
Human
Human
Sidney, L. , Branch, M. , Dua, H. and Hopkinson, A.
Effect of Culture Medium on Propagation and Phenotype of Corneal Stroma-Derived Stem Cells. ,
Cytotherapy
 17 , 1706-22 , 2015
Cells
Corneal stroma stem
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Eye
Human
Human
Du, Y. , Roh, D. , Funderburgh, M. , Mann, M. , Marra, K. , Rubin, J. , Li, X. and Funderburgh, J.
Adipose-Derived Stem Cells Differentiate to Keratocytes In Vitro. ,
Mol Vis
 16 , 2680 , 2010
Cells
Corneal stromal stem
Enzymes
Neutral Protease : 1.2 u/ml
Collagenase : 0.1%
Medium
DMEM
Eye
Human
Human, 18-68 yr
Li Wei, Sabater Alfonso L, Chen Ying-Ting, Hayashida Yasutaka, Chen Szu-Yu, He Hua, Tseng Scheffer C G.
A novel method of isolation, preservation, and expansion of human corneal endothelial cells ,
Inv Ophthal Visual Sci
 48 , 614-20 , 2007
Cells
Corneal endothelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F12
Eye
Monkey
Macaques and baboon
Han ,Y. , Jacoby, R. and Wu, S.
Morphological and Electrophysiological Properties of Dissociated Primate Retinal Cells. ,
Brain Res
 875 , 175 , 2000
Cells
Retinal
Enzymes
Papain : 20-40 u/ml
Deoxyribonuclease I : 400 u/ml
Medium
Ames' solution
Eye
Monkey
Monkey, cynomolgus, young adult
Whittum-Hudson JA, Taylor HR.
Antichlamydial specificity of conjunctival lymphocytes during experimental ocular infection ,
Infect Immun
 57 , 2977 , 1989
Cells
Conjunctival lymphocytes
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI 1640
Eye
Mouse

Mouse, 2 month

Murenu, E. , Pavlou, M. , Richter, L. , Rapti, K. , Just, S. and Cehajic-Kapetanovic, J.
A Universal Protocol for Isolating Retinal ON Bipolar Cells Across Species via Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sorting. , Mol Ther Methods Clin Dev Vol. 20 , 587-600 , 2021
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
EBSS
Eye
Mouse
Mouse
Ortin-Martinez, A. , Tsai, E. , Nickerson, P. , Bergeret, M. , Lu, Y. , Smiley, S. , Comanita, L. and Wallace, V.
A Reinterpretation of Cell Transplantation: GFP Transfer From Donor to Host Photoreceptors. ,
Stem Cells
 35 , 932-939 , 2017
Cells
Retinal
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
PBS
Eye
Mouse
Mouse
Wohl, S. , Jorstad, N. , Levine, E. and Reh, T.
Muller Glial microRNAs are Required for the Maintenance of Glial Homeostasis and Retinal Architecture. ,
Nat Commun
 8 , 1603 , 2017
Cells
Retinal
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Eye
Mouse
Mouse, C57BL/6
Blandford, S. and Baldridge, W.
The Effect of Glutamate Receptor Agonists on Mouse Retinal Astrocyte [Ca(2+)]i. ,
Biomed Res Int
 2016 , 8178162 , 2016
Cells
Retinal astrocytes
Enzymes
Papain : 16.5 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Eye
Mouse
Mouse, embryonic and P0
Dvoriantchikova, G. , Perea-Martinez, I. , Pappas, S. , Barry, A. , Danek, D. , Dvoriantchikova, X. , Pelaez, D. and Ivanov, D.
Molecular Characterization of Notch1 Positive Progenitor Cells in the Developing Retina. ,
PLoS ONE
 10 , e0131054 , 2015
Cells
Retinal
Enzymes
Papain : 8 u/ml
Deoxyribonuclease I : 124 u/ml
Medium
DPBS
Eye
Mouse
Mouse
Iqbal, N. , Xu, L. , Devitt, C. and Skapek, S.
Isolation and Characterization of Mammalian Cells Expressing the Arf Promoter During Eye Development. ,
Biotechniques
 56 , 239-49 , 2014
Cells
Vitreous cells
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1%
Hyaluronidase : 0.03%
Medium
DMEM
Eye
Mouse
Mouse
Schmidt, T. and Kofuji, P.
An Isolated Retinal Preparation to Record Light Response from Genetically Labeled Retinal Ganglion Cells. ,
J Vis Exp
 47 , 2367 , 2011
Cells
Retinal ganglion
Enzymes
CLSPA : 240 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 0.2%
Medium
Ames
Eye
Mouse
Mouse, 4-5 week
Ebihara, L. , Tong, J. , Vertel, B. , White, T. and Chen, T.
Properties of Connexin 46 Hemichannels in Dissociated Lens Fiber Cells. ,
Inv Ophthal Visual Sci
 52 , 882-9 , 2011
Cells
Lens Fiber
Enzymes
Protease : 0.5%
Medium
PBS
Eye
Mouse
Mouse, postnatal day 1
Jiang, C. Klassen, H. , Zhang, X. and Young, M.
Laser Injury Promotes Migration and Integration of Retinal Progenitor Cells into Host Retina. ,
Mol Vis
 16 , 983 , 2010
Cells
Retinal progenitor
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1%
Medium
HBSS
Eye
Mouse
Mouse
Amadi-Obi, A. , Yu, C. , Liu, X. , Mahdi, R. , Clarke, G. , Nussenblatt, R, Gery, I. , Lee, Y. and Egwuagu, C.
TH17 Cells Contribute to Uveitis and Scleritis and are Expanded by IL-2 and Inhibited by IL-27/STAT1. ,
Nat Med
 13 , 711 , 2007
Cells
Retinal
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI
Eye
Mouse
Mouse, adult
Yoshida, S. , Shimmura, S. , Nagoshi, N. , Fukuda, K. , Matsuzaki, Y. , Okano, H. and Tsubota, K.
Isolation of Multipotent Neural Crest-Derived Stem Cells from the Adult Mouse Cornea. ,
Stem Cells
 24 , 2714-22 , 2006
Cells
Stromal
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Collagenase : 78 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 38 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Eye
Mouse
Mouse, 2-5 month
Maxeiner Stephan, Dedek Karin, Janssen-Bienhold Ulrike, Ammermuller Josef, Brune Hendrik, Kirsch Taryn, Pieper Mario, Degen Joachim, Kruger Olaf, Willecke Klaus, Weiler Reto.
Deletion of connexin45 in mouse retinal neurons disrupts the rod/cone signaling pathway between AII amacrine and ON cone bipolar cells and leads to impaired visual transmission ,
J Neurosci
 25 , 566-76 , 2005
Cells
Mouse retinal and bipolar
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Deoxyribonuclease I : 200 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Eye
Mouse
Mouse, 4 week
Su X, Sorenson CM. and Sheibani N.
Isolation and characterization of murine retinal endothelial cells ,
Mol Vis
 9 , 171 , 2003
Cells
Retinal endothelial cells
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Eye
Porcine
Porcine, 5-60 kg
Wiencke, A. , Kiilgaard, J. , Nicolini, J. , Bundgaard, M. , Ropke, C. and La Cour, M.
Growth of Cultured Porcine Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells ,
Acta Opthalmol Scand
 81(2) , 170 , 2003
Cells
Retinal pigment epithelial cells
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Eye
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand, Adult
Lai, J. , Cheng, H. and Ma, D.
Investigation of Overrun-Processed Porous Hyaluronic Acid Carriers in Corneal Endothelial Tissue Engineering ,
PLoS ONE
 10 , 1371 , 2015
Cells
Corneal endothelial
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Eye
Rabbit
Rabbit
Hao, M. , Flynn, K. , Nien-Shy, C. , Jester, B. , Winkler, M. , Brown, D. , La Schiazza, O. , Bille, J. and Jester, J.
In Vivo Non Linear Optical (NLO) Imaging in Live Rabbit Eyes Using the Heidelbert Two-Photon Laser Opthalmoscope ,
Exp Eye Res
 91 , 308 , 2010
Cells
Corneal keratocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.2%
Hyaluronidase : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM
Eye
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand
Stramer Brian M, Kwok Michael G K, Farthing-Nayak Pamela J, Jung Jae-Chang, Fini M Elizabeth, Nayak Ramesh C.
Monoclonal antibody (3G5)-defined ganglioside: cell surface marker of corneal keratocytes ,
Inv Ophthal Visual Sci
 45 , 807-12 , 2004
Cells
Corneal keratocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Collagenase : 0.5%
Medium
PBS
Eye
Rat

Rat, SD, 1-2 day

Lian, W. , Hu, X. , Zhang, J. , Wu, Y. , Zhao, N. , Ma, H. , He, H. and Lu, Q.
Fucoxanthin Protects Retinal Ganglion Cells and Promotes Parkin-mediated Mitophagy against Glutamate Excitotoxicity. ,
Neuroreport
 34 , 385-394 , 2023
Cells
Retinal ganglion
Enzymes
Papain : 0.5%
Medium
MEM
Eye
Rat
Rat, Wister, 3-30 wk
Cameron, M. , Kekesi, O. , Morley, J. , Tapson, J. , Breen, P. , Van Schaik, A. and Buskila, Y.
Calcium Imaging of AM Dyes Following Prolonged Incubation in Acute Neuronal Tissue. ,
PLoS ONE
 11 , e0155468 , 2016
Cells
Retinal
Enzymes
Papain : 30 u/ml
Medium
EBSS
Eye
Rat
Rat, 4-14 week
Wang N, Koutz CA. and Anderson RE.
A method for the isolation of retinal pigment epithelial cells from adult rats ,
Inv Ophthal Visual Sci
 34(1) , 101 , 1993
Cells
Retinal pigment epithelial cells
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 65 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 220 u/ml
Medium
CF Hanks with EDTA

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

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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.