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Neural
Mouse
Mouse, adult
Yip, P. , Kaan, T. , Fenesan, D. and Malcangio, M.
Rapid Isolation and Culture of Primary Microglia from Adult Mouse Spinal Cord. ,
J Neurosci Methods
 183 , 223-37 , 2009
Cells
Spinal microganglia
Enzymes
Papain : 0.2%
Medium
Hibernate A
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, 6 mo
Brewer Gregory J, Torricelli John R.
Isolation and culture of adult neurons and neurospheres ,
Nat Protoc
 2 , 1490-8 , 2007
Cells
Neurons, neurospheres
Enzymes
Papain : 0.2%
Medium
Hibernate
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, 6-8 week
Malin, S. , Davis, B. and Molliver, D.
Production of Dissociated Sensory Neuron Cultures and Considerations for their use in Studying Neuronal Function and Plasticity ,
Nat Protoc
 2 , 152 , 2007
Cells
Sensory neurons, DRG
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Mouse
Mouse
Panchision David M, Chen Hui-Ling, Pistollato Francesca, Papini Daniela, Ni Hsiao-Tzu, Hawley Teresa S.
Optimized flow cytometric analysis of central nervous system tissue reveals novel functional relationships among cells expressing CD133, CD15, and CD24 ,
Stem Cells
 25 , 1560-70 , 2007
Cells
Neural, various
Enzymes
Papain : 12 u/ml
Collagenase/Dispase : see reference
Trypsin : see reference
Medium
see reference
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, C57BL/6, 1 year
Eide, L. and McMurray, C
Culture of Adult Mouse Neurons ,
Biotechniques
 38(1) , 99-104 , 2005
Cells
Neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 0.2%
Medium
DMEM
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, C57BL
Okano-Uchida T, Himi T, Komiya Y. and Ishizaki Y
Cerebellar granule cell precursors can differentiate into astroglial cells ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 101 , 1211 , 2004
Cells
Cerebellar granule cell precursors
Enzymes
Papain : 16.5 u/ml
Medium
Dulbecco's PBS
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, 1-3 day
Savchenko V, Sung U, Blakely RD.
Cell surface trafficking of the antidepressant-sensitive norepinephrine transporter revealed with an ectodomain antibody ,
Mol Cell Neurosci
 24 , 1131 , 2003
Cells
Neurons, ganglia
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Deoxyribonuclease I : 100 u/ml
Collagenase : 0.3%
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, male
Roberts, L. and MacDonald, C.and Mark, C.
Anandamide is a Partial Agonist at Native Vanilloid Receptors in Acutely Isolated Mouse Trigeminal Sensory Neurons. ,
Br J Pharmacol
 137 , 421 , 2002
Cells
Trigeminal senesory neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
HEPES buffered saline
Neural
Porcine
Porcine, adult, 60-100 kg
Si ML, Lee TJ.
Presynaptic alpha7-nicotinic acetylcholine receptors mediate nicotine-induced nitric oxidergic neurogenic vasodilation in porcine basilar arteries ,
J Pharmacol Exp Ther
 298 , 122 , 2001
Cells
Superior cervical ganglia
Enzymes
Papain : 2 u/ml
Collagenase : 0.12%
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Rat
Rat, embryonic 14.5 day
Mirsky, R. and Jessen, K.
Isolation of Schwann Cell Precursors from Rodents. ,
Methods Mol Biol
 1739 , 3-15 , 2018
Cells
Schwann cell precursors
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/ Ham's F-12
Neural
Rat
Rat, embryonic
Oyanagi, K. , Tashiro, T. and Negishi, T.
Cell-Type-Specific and Differentiation-Status-Dependent Variations in Cytotoxicity of Tributyltin in Cultured Rat Cerebral Neurons and Astrocytes. ,
J Toxicol Sci
 40 , 459-68 , 2015
Cells
Cerebral neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 2 u/ml
Medium
DMEM-PBS
Neural
Rat
Rat, SD
Wei, X. , Yan, J. , Tillu, D. , Asiedu, M. , Weinstein, N. , Melemedjian, O. , Price, T. and Dussor, G.
Meningeal Norepinephrine Produces Headache Behaviors in Rats via Actions Both on Dural Afferents and Fibroblasts. ,
Cephalalgia
 35 , 1054-64 , 2015
Cells
Trigeminal ganglion
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/F12
Neural
Rat
Rat, 1-3 day
Thurner, P. , Gsandtner, I. , Kudlacek, O. , Choquet, D. , Nanoff, C. , Freissmuth, M. and Zezula, J.
A Two-State Model for the Diffusion of the A2A Adenosine Receptor in Hippocampal Neurons: Agonist-Induced Switch to Slow Mobility is Modified by Synapse-Associated Protein 102 (SAP102). ,
J Biol Chem
 289 , 9263-74 , 2014
Cells
Hippocampal neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 25 u/ml
Medium
L-15
Neural
Rat
Rat, E18
Todd, G. , Boosalis, C. , Burzycki, A. , Steinman, M. , Hester, L. , Shuster, P. and Patterson, R.
Towards Neuronal Organoids: A Method for Long-Term Culturing of High-Density Hippocampal Neurons. ,
PLoS ONE
 8 , e58996 , 2013
Cells
Hippocampal neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 0.2%
Medium
Hibernate
Neural
Rat
Rat, SD, 175-200 g
Yan, J. , Melemedjian, O. , Price, T. and Dussor, G.
Sensitization of Dural Afferents Underlies Migraine-Related Behavior Following Meningeal Application of Interleukin-6 (IL-6). ,
Mol Pain
 8 , 6 , 2012
Cells
Trigeminal ganglia
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Rat
Rat, Wistar, E18
Giacomello, M. , Girardi, S. , Scorzeto, M. , Peruffo, A. , Maschietto, M. , Cozzi, B. and Vassanelli, S.
Stimulation of Ca²+ Signals in Neurons by Electrically Coupled Electrolyte-Oxide-Semiconductor Capacitors. ,
J Neurosci Methods
 198 , 1 , 2011
Cells
Neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 0.05%
Medium
Neurobasal
Neural
Rat
Rat, 20-30 day
Bosmans, F. , Puopolo, M. , Martin-Eauclaire, M. , Bean, B. and Swartz, K.
Functional Properties and Toxin Pharmacology of a Dorsal Root Ganglion Sodium Channel Viewed through its Voltage Sensors. ,
J Gen Physiol
 138 , 59 , 2011
Cells
Dorsal root ganglion
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
L-15
Neural
Rat
Rat, SD, E18
Peltier, D. , Simms, A. , Farmer, J. and Miller, D.
Human Neuronal Cells Possess Functional Cytoplasmic and TLR-Mediated Innate Immune Pathways Influenced by Phosphatidylinositol-3-Kinase Signaling ,
J Immunol
 184 , 7010 , 2010
Cells
Neuronal
Enzymes
Papain : 0.2%
Medium
Neurobasal E
Neural
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
Neural
Rat
Rat, SD, embryonic day 18
Liu, Y. , Yohrling, G. , Wang, Y. , Hutchinson, T. , Brenneman, D. , Flores, C. and Zhao, B.
Carisbamate, a Novel Neuromodulator, Inhibits Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels and Action Potential Firing of Rat Hippocampal Neurons. ,
Epilepsy Res
 83 , 66 , 2009
Cells
Hippocampal neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
Neurobasal/B27
Neural
Rat
Rat, embryonic
Yokosuka Makoto, Ohtani-Kaneko Ritsuko, Yamashita Kayoko, Muraoka Daisuke, Kuroda Yoichiro, Watanabe Chiho.
Estrogen and environmental estrogenic chemicals exert developmental effects on rat hypothalamic neurons and glias ,
Toxicol In Vitro
 22 , 1-9 , 2008
Cells
Hypothalamic neurons and glias
Enzymes
Papain : 0.5 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Neural
Rat
Rat, neonatal
Frank, L. , Caldera-Siu, A. and Pothos, E.
Primary Dissociated Midbrain Dopamine Cell Cultures from Rodent Neonates. ,
J Vis Exp
 21 , 820 , 2008
Cells
Dopamine neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
PBS
Neural
Rat
Rat, SD, 1-2 day
Floyd Candace L, Gorin Fredric A, Lyeth Bruce G.
Mechanical strain injury increases intracellular sodium and reverses Na+/Ca2+ exchange in cortical astrocytes ,
Glia
 51 , 35-46 , 2005
Cells
Cortical astrocytes
Enzymes
Papain : see reference
Medium
DMEM
Neural
Rat
Rat, SD, male, 5-8 week
Connor, M, Naves, L. and McCleskey, E.
Contrasting Phenotypes of Putative Proprioceptive and Nociceptive Trigeminal Neurons Innervating Jaw Muscle in Rat. ,
Mol Pain
 1 , 31 , 2005
Cells
Trigeminal neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Collagenase : 0.3%
Medium
CMF Hanks
Neural
Rat
Rat, Wistar, E15
Moriya-Ito K, Osada T, Ishimatsu Y, Muramoto K, Kobayashi T, Ichikawa M.
Maturation of vomeronasal receptor neurons in vitro by coculture with accessory olfactory bulb neurons ,
Chem Senses
 30 , 111 , 2005
Cells
Vomeronasal receptor neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 0.5 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/F12
Neural
Rat
Rat, 15 week
Evans J, Sumners C, Moore J, Huentelman MJ, Deng J, Gelband CH. and Shaw G
Characterization of mitotic neurons derived from adult rat hypothalamus and brain stem ,
J Neurophysiol
 87 , 1076 , 2002
Cells
Neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 0.2%
Medium
Hibernate A
Neural
Rat
Rat, Fisher, 8-9 week
Lie DC, Dziewczapolski G, Willhoite AR, Kaspar BK, Shults CW, Gage FH.
The adult substantia nigra contains progenitor cells with neurogenic potential ,
J Neurosci
 22 , 6639 , 2002
Cells
Adult progenitor
Enzymes
Papain : 2.5 u/ml
Deoxyribonuclease I : 250 u/ml
Neutral Protease : 1 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Neural
Rat
Rat
Liu, Q. , Kawai, H. and Berg, D.
B-Amyloid Peptide Blocks the Response of a7-Containing Nicotinic Receptors on Hippocampal Neurons ,
PNAS
 98 (8) , 4734 , 2001
Cells
Neurons, hippocampal
Enzymes
Papain : 15 - 20 u/ml
Medium
Eagle's MEM
(see reference)
Neural
Rat
Rat, embryonic, day 18
O'Connor, S. , Andreadis, J. , Shaffer, K. , Ma, W. , Pancrazio, J. and Stenger, D.
Immobilization of Neural Cells in Three-Dimensional Matrices for Biosensor Applications ,
Biosensors & Bioelectronics
 14 , 871 , 2000
Cells
Cortical
Medium
Neurobasal medium and DMEM
Neural
Rat
Rat, Wister, postnatal, P1-3 days
Neuhoff, H. , Roeper, J. and Schweizer, M.
Activity-Dependent Formation of Perforated Synapses in Cultured Hippocampal Neurons ,
Eur J Neurosci
 11 , 4241 , 1999
Cells
Neurons, hippocampal
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
EBSS
Neural
Rat
Rat, (Long Evans), 2-5 day old
Wilding, T. and Huettner, J.
Activation and Desensitization of Hippocampal Kainate Receptors ,
J Neurosci
 17 (8) , 2713 , 1997
Cells
Neurons, hippocampal
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
EBSS
Neural
Rat
Rat, pups, 24-48 h old
Hall, R. and Soderling, T.
Differential Surface Expression and Phosphorylation of the N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor NR1 and NR2 in Cultured Hippocampal Neurons ,
J Biol Chem
 272 (7) , 4135 , 1997
Cells
Neurons, hippocampal
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
Harvest buffer
Neural
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
Neural
Rat
Rat, 1-4 day old
Twitchell, W. , Brown, S. and Mackie, K.
Cannabinoids Inhibit N- and P/Q-Type Calcium Channels in Cultured Rat Hippocampal Neurons ,
J Neurophysiol
 78 , 43 , 1997
Cells
Neurons, hippocampal
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
MEM
Neural
Rat
Rat, E18
Liu QY, Schaffner AE, Li YX, Dunlap V, Barker JL.
Upregulation of GABAA current by astrocytes in cultured embryonic rat hippocampal neurons ,
J Neurosci
 16 , 2912-23 , 1996
Cells
Hippocampal neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
MEM
Neural
Rat
Rat, 1-6 day
Robertson, S. , Rae, M. , Rowan, E. and Kennedy, C.
Characterization of a P2X-Purinoceptor in Cultured Neurones of the Rat Dorsal Root Ganglia. ,
Br J Pharmacol
 118 , 951 , 1996
Cells
DRG neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Collagenase Type 1 : 150 u/ml
Medium
HBSS

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

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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.