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Brain
Ovine
Ovine
Reddy, R. , Amodei, R. , Estill, C. , Stormshak, F. , Meaker, M. and Roselli, C.
Effect of Testosterone on Neuronal Morphology and Neuritic Growth of Fetal Lamb Hypothalamus-Preoptic Area and Cerebral Cortex in Primary Culture. ,
PLoS ONE
 10 , e0129521 , 2015
Cells
Neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 0.2%
Medium
Hibernate
Brain
Rat
Rat, SD, 1-2 day
Kurachi, M. , Mikuni, M. and Ishizaki, Y.
Extracellular Vesicles from Vascular Endothelial Cells Promote Survival, Proliferation and Motility of Oligodendrocyte Precursor Cells. ,
PLoS ONE
 11 , e0159158 , 2016
Cells
Oligodendrocyte precursor cells
Enzymes
Papain : 16.5 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Brain
Rat
Rat, SD, E18
Folts, C. , Scott-Hewitt, N. , Proschel, C. , Mayer-Proschel, M. and Noble, M.
Lysosomal Re-acidification Prevents Lysosphingolipid-Induced Lysosomal Impairment and Cellular Toxicity. ,
PLoS Biol
 14 , e1002583 , 2016
Cells
Neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Brain
Rat
Rat, P0-P15
Foo, L.
Purification of Rat and Mouse Astrocytes by Immunopanning. ,
Cold Spring Harb. Protoc.
 2013 , 421-32 , 2013
Cells
Astrocytes
Enzymes
Papain : 5 u/ml
Medium
DPBS
Brain
Rat
Rat, SD, neonatal
Kaiser, O. , Aliuos, P. , Wissel, K. , Lenarz, T. , Werner, D. , Reuter, G. , Kral, A. and Warnecke, A.
Dissociated Neurons and Glial Cells Derived from Rat Inferior Colliculi After Digestion with Papain. ,
PLoS ONE
 8 , e80490 , 2013
Cells
Neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
Neuro medium
Brain
Rat
Rat, Fisher, 7-21 month
Chen, N. , Newcomb, J. , Garbuzova-Davis, S. , Davis Sanberg, C. , Sanberg, P. and Willing, A.
Human Umbilical Cord Blood Cells Have Trophic Effects on Young and Aging Hippocampal Neurons in Vitro. ,
Aging Dis
 1 , 173 , 2010
Cells
Hippocampal neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 0.2%
Medium
Hibernate A
Brain
Rat
Rat, SD, 19-21 day
Cao, R. , Li, A. , Cho, H. , Lee, B. and Obrietan, K.
Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Signaling Modulates Photic Entrainment of the Suprachiasmatic Circadian Clock. ,
J Neurosci
 30 , 6302 , 2010
Cells
Suprachiasmatic nucleus neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 100 u/ml
Medium
MEM
Brain
Rat
Rat, neonatal
Shigetomi, E. and Khakh, B.
Measuring Near Plasma Membrane and Global Intracellular Calcium Dynamics in Astrocytes. ,
J Vis Exp
 26 , 1142 , 2009
Cells
Astrocytes
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
EBSS
Brain
Rat
Rat, neonatal
Richler Esther, Chaumont Severine, Shigetomi Eiji, Sagasti Alvaro, Khakh Baljit S.
Tracking transmitter-gated P2X cation channel activation in vitro and in vivo ,
Nat Methods
 5 , 87-93 , 2008
Cells
Hippocampal neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 10 u/ml
Medium
EBSS
Brain
Rat
Rat, E18
Jekabsons MB, Nicholls DG.
Bioenergetic analysis of cerebellar granule neurons undergoing apoptosis by potassium/serum deprivation ,
Cell Death Differ
 13 , 1595-610 , 2006
Cells
Hippocampal neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 0.2%
Medium
Hibernate
Brain
Rat
Rat, E19
Khakh Baljit S, Fisher James A, Nashmi Raad, Bowser David N, Lester Henry A.
An angstrom scale interaction between plasma membrane ATP-gated P2X2 and alpha4beta2 nicotinic channels measured with fluorescence resonance energy transfer and total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy ,
J Neurosci
 25 , 6911-20 , 2005
Cells
Hippocampal neuron
Enzymes
Papain : 10 u/ml
Medium
MEM
Brain
Rat
Rat, SD, E18
Behar, T, Smith, S, Kennedy, R, Mckenzie, J, Maric, I. and Barker, J
GABA(B) receptors mediate motility signals for migrating embryonic cortical cells ,
Cereb Cortex
 11 , 744-53 , 2001
Cells
Cortical cells
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
EBSS
Brain
Rat
Rat, wistar, 250-300 g
Brzezinska AK, Gebremedhin D, Chilian WM, Kalyanaraman B, Elliott SJ.
Peroxynitrite reversibly inhibits Ca(2+)-activated K(+) channels in rat cerebral artery smooth muscle cells ,
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol
 278 , H1883 , 2000
Cells
Cerebral artery smooth muscle cells
Enzymes
Papain : 1.5 mg/ml
Collagenase Type 4 : 1.5 mg/ml
Medium
Physiological Salt Solution
Brain
Rat
Rat, wistar, neonatal
Boehm S, Betz H.
Somatostatin inhibits excitatory transmission at rat hippocampal synapses via presynaptic receptors ,
J Neurosci
 17 , 4066 , 1997
Cells
Hippocampal cells
Enzymes
Papain : 1 mg/ml
Medium
DMEM
Brain
Rat
Rat, SD, Fisher
Brewer, G.J.
Isolation and culture of adult rat hippocampal neurons of any age ,
J Neurosci Methods
 71 , 143 , 1997
Cells
Hippocampal neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 0.2%
Medium
HibernateA/B27
Cartilage
Human
Human
Muraglia, A. , Nguyen, V. , Nardini, M. , Mogni, M. , Coviello, D. , Dozin, B. , Strada, P. , Baldelli, I. , Formica, M. , Cancedda, R. and Mastrogiacomo, M.
Culture Medium Supplements Derived from Human Platelet and Plasma: Cell Commitment and Proliferation Support. ,
Front Bioeng Biotechnol
 5 , 66 , 2017
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Hyaluronidase : 0.1%
Collagenase Type 2 : 1000 u/ml
Collagenase Type 1 : 400 u/ml
Medium
Ham's F12
Cartilage
Human
Human, adult
Liagre B, Vergne-Salle P, Corbiere C, Charissoux JL. and Beneytout JL.
Diosgenin, a Plant Steroid, Induces Apoptosis in Human Rheumatoid Arthritis Synoviocytes with Cyclooxygenase-2 Overexpression ,
Arthritis Res Ther
 6(4) , R373 , 2004
Cells
Synovial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Cartilage
Human
Human
Dunham B P, Koch R J.
Basic fibroblast growth factor and insulinlike growth factor I support the growth of human septal chondrocytes in a serum-free environment ,
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
 124 , 1325-30 , 1998
Cells
Septal chondrocytes
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F12
Cartilage
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand, 1.8-2.3kg
Mehraban F, Tindal MH, Proffitt MM, Moskowitz RW.
Temporal pattern of cysteine endopeptidase (cathepsin B) expression in cartilage and synovium from rabbit knees with experimental osteoarthritis: gene expression in chondrocytes in response to interleukin-1 and matrix depletion ,
Ann Rheum Dis
 56 , 108 , 1997
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Medium
Gey's solution
Colon
Human
Human
Rollo, B. , Zhang, D. , Stamp, L. , Menheniott, T. , Stathopoulos, L. , Denham, M. , Dottori, M. , King, S. , Hutson, J. and Newgreen, D.
Enteric Neural Cells from Hirschsprung Disease Patients Form Ganglia in Autologous Aneuronal Colon ,
Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol
 2 , 92 , 2016
Cells
Colon enteric neural
Enzymes
Medium
Ham's F-12
Colon
Human
Human
Varnat, F. , Duquet, A. , Malerba, M. , Zbinden, M. , Mas, C. , Gervaz, P. and Ruiz i Altaba, A.
Human Colon Cancer Epithelial Cells Harbour Active HEDGEHOG-GLI Signalling that is Essential for Tumour Growth, Recurrence, Metastasis and Stem Cell Survival and Expansion. ,
EMBO Mol Med
 1 , 338-51 , 2009
Cells
Colon cancer
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 300 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 100 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/F12
Endothelial
Human
Human
Gordon, P. , Sussman, I. and Hatcher, V.
Long-Term Culture of Human Endothelial Cells ,
In Vitro
 19 , 661 , 1983
Cells
Fibroblasts
Foreskin
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.10%
Medium
DMEM
Endothelial
Mouse
Mouse
Daneman, R. , Zhou, L. , Agalliu, D. , Cahoy, J. , Kaushal, A. and Barres, B.
The Mouse Blood-Brain Barrier Transcriptome: a New Resource for Understanding the Development and Function of Brain Endothelial Cells. ,
PLoS ONE
 5 , e13741 , 2010
Cells
Endothelial
Enzymes
Papain : 40 u/ml
Deoxyribonuclease I : 125 u/ml
Medium
DPBS
Endothelial
Rabbit
Rabbit
Choi, J. , Ko, M. and Kay, E.
Subcellular Localization of the Expressed 18 kDa FGF-2 Isoform in Corneal Endothelial Cells ,
Mol Vis
 6 , 222 , 2000
Cells
Corneal endothelial cells (CEC)
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM
Epithelial
Mouse
Mouse, 8-12 week
Brann, D. , Tsukahara, T. , Weinreb, C. , Lipovsek, M. , Van den Berge, K. , Gong, B. , Chance, R. , Macaulay, I. , Chou, H. , Fletcher, R. , Das, D. , Street, K. , de Bezieux, H. , Choi, Y. , Risso, D. and Dudoit, S.
Non-Neuronal Expression of SARS-CoV-2 Entry Genes in the Olfactory System Suggests Mechanisms Underlying COVID-19-Associated Anosmia. ,
Sci. Adv.
 6 , 2020
Cells
Nasal epithelium
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
EBSS
Epithelial
Mouse
Mouse
Pardo-Saganta, A. , Tata, P. , Law, B. , Saez, B. , Chow, R. , Prabhu, M. , Gridley, T. and Rajagopal, J.
Parent Stem Cells Can Serve as Niches for Their Daughter Cells. ,
Nature
 523 , 597-601 , 2015
Cells
Tracheal epithelial
Enzymes
Papain : 50 u/ml
Medium
See reference
Epithelial
Mouse
Mouse, 11 week
Mueller, S. , Clark, J. , Myers, P. and Korach, K.
Mammary Gland Development in Adult Mice Requires Epithelial and Stromal Estrogen Receptor Alpha. ,
Endocrinology
 143 , 2357 , 2002
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 3 : 25 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 0.1%
Protease XIV : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM/F12
Epithelial
Mouse
Mouse, female
Ishimaru N, Saegusa K, Yanagi K, Haneji N, Saito I, Hayashi Y.
Estrogen deficiency accelerates autoimmune exocrinopathy in murine Sjogren's syndrome through fas-mediated apoptosis ,
Am J Pathol
 155 , 173-81 , 1999
Cells
Salivary gland epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 750 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 500 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/F12
Epithelial
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
Epithelial
Rat
Rat, adult
(also hamster)
Heimann, T. and Githens, S.
Rat Pancreatic Duct Epithelium Cultured on a Porous Support Coated with Extracellular Matrix ,
Pancreas
 6 (5) , 514 , 1991
Cells
Interlobular duct fragments
Medium
DMEM/Ham's F-12
Epithelial
Rat
Rat, Fischer, male, 4-6 weeks
Babcock, M. , Marino, M. , Gunning, W. and Stoner, G.
Clonal Growth and Serial Propagation of Rat Esophageal Epithelial Cells ,
In Vitro
 19 , 403 , 1983
Cells
Epithelial
Esophagus
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.1%
Medium
HEPES BSS
Epithelial
Rat
Rat, Fischer, adult, 200-250 g
Williams, G. and Gunn, J.
Long-Term Culture of Adult Rat Liver Epithelial Cells ,
Exp Cell Res
 89 , 139 , 1974
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.0075%
Medium
KCl-NaCl HEPES Buffer
Eye
Fish
Fish, zebrafish
Diekmann, H. , Kalbhen, P. and Fischer, D.
Characterization of Optic Nerve Regeneration using Transgenic Zebrafish. ,
Front Cell Neurosci
 9 , 118 , 2015
Cells
Retinal
Enzymes
Papain : 10 u/ml
Medium
L-15
Eye
Fish
Goldfish
Graffe, M. , Zenisek, D. and Taraska, J.
A Marginal Band of Microtubules Transports and Organizes Mitochondria in Retinal Bipolar Synaptic Terminals. ,
J Gen Physiol
 146 , 109-17 , 2015
Cells
Retinal Bipolar
Enzymes
Papain : 30 u/ml
Medium
HEPES
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
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

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.