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Heart
Rat
Rat, wistar, 2 day
Cowan DB, Poutias DN, Del Nido PJ. and McGowan FX Jr
CD14-independent activation of cardiomyocyte signal transduction by bacterial endotoxin ,
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol
 279 , H619 , 2000
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
NCIS kit : per instructions
Medium
DMEM-F12
Heart
Rat
Rat, neonatal
Webster DR. and Patrick DL.
Beating rate of isolated neonatal cardiomyocytes is regulated by the stable microtubule subset ,
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol
 278 , H1653 , 2000
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
NCIS kit : per instructions
Medium
L-15
Heart
Rat
Rat, 1-2 day
Matsui, T. , Li, Ling, Del Monte, F. , Fukui, Y. , Franke, T. , Hajjar, R. and Rosenzweig, A.
Adenoviral gene transfer of activated phosphatidylinositol 3'-kinase and Akt inhibits apoptosis of hypoxic cardiomyocytes in vitro ,
Circulation
 100 , 2373-9 , 1999
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
NCIS kit : per instructions
Medium
RPMI
Heart
Rat
Rat, SD, 1 day
Wagner DR, Combes A, McTiernan C, Sanders VJ, Lemster B, Feldman AM.
Adenosine inhibits lipopolysaccharide-induced cardiac expression of tumor necrosis factor-alpha ,
Circ Res
 82 , 47-56 , 1998
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
NCIS kit : per instructions
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Heart
Rat
SD, SHR or WKY
MacGregor, R. , Klein, R. and Bansal, D.
Secretion of Plasminogen Activator Activity from Neonatal Rat Heart Cells is Regulated by Hormones and Growth Factors ,
Ann N Y Acad Sci
 752 , 331 , 1995
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
NCIS kit : per instructions
Medium
HBSS
Kidney
Mouse
Mouse, male, 2 month
Sindic, A. , Velic, A. , Basoglu, C. , Hirsch, J. , Edemir, B. , Kuhn, M. and Schlatter, E.
Uroguanylin and Guanylin Regulate Transport of Mouse Cortical Collecting Duct Independent of Guanylate Cyclase C. ,
Kidney Int
 68 , 1008 , 2005
Cells
Cortical collecting duct
Enzymes
Collagenase : 54-178 u/ml
Protease : see reference
Medium
MEM
Kidney
Rat
Rat, male, 150-200 g
Elliget, K. and Trump, B.
Primary Cultures of Normal Rat Kidney Proximal Tubule Epithelial Cells for Studies of Renal Cell Injury ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 27 , 739 , 1991
Cells
Epithelial
Proximal tubule
Enzymes
Protease : 0.1%
Medium
HBSS/CMF
Liver
Rat
Rat, SD, male, 450-500 g
Gabriel, A. , Kuddus, R. , Rao, A. and Gandhi, C.
Down-Regulation of Endothelin Receptors by Transforming Growth Factor B1 in Hepatic Stellate Cells ,
J Hepatol
 30 , 440 , 1999
Cells
Stellate
Enzymes
Protease : 0.02%
Medium
HBSS
Lung
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand, male, 2-3 kg
Devereux, T. and Fouts, J.
Isolation and Identification of Clara Cells From Rabbit Lung ,
In Vitro
 16 (11) , 958 , 1980
Cells
Clara cells
Enzymes
Protease : 0.1%
Medium
HEPES
Muscle
Guinea-Pig
Guinea-pig, Dunkin-Hartley, female
Ryder, K. , Bryant, S. and Hart, G.
Membrane Current Changes in Left Ventricular Myocytes Isolated From Guinea-Pigs After Abdominal Aortic Coarctation ,
Cardiovasc Res
 27 , 1278 , 1993
Cells
Myocytes
Medium
DMEM
Muscle
Mouse
Mouse, neonatal
Johnson, B. , Scheuer, T. and Catterall, W.
Convergent Regulation of Skeletal Muscle Ca2+ Channels by Dystrophin, the Actin Cytoskeleton, and cAMP-Dependent Protein Kinase. ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 102 , 4191 , 2005
Cells
Skeletal muscle myotubes
Enzymes
NCIS kit : per instructions
Medium
L-15
Muscle
Rat
Rat, Wistar, adult, male
Wellman, G. , Barrett-Jolley, R. , Koppel, H. Everitt, D. and Quayle, J.
Inhibition of Vascular KATP Channels by U-37883A: A Comparison with Cardiac and Skeletal Muscle ,
Br J Pharmacol
 128 , 909 , 1999
Cells
Smooth & skeletal muscle
Cardiac myocytes
Enzymes
Protease : 0.01%
Medium
PSS
Neural
Chicken
Chick, White Leghorn, embryos, 7 day
Wiseman, L. and Hammond, W.
The Reacquisition of Cell Adhesiveness Following Tissue Disaggregation by Eleven Different Agents ,
J Exp Zool
 197 , 429 , 1976
Cells
Neural retina
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.25%
Elastase : 0.2%
Hyaluronidase : 1.0%
Papain : 1.0%
Protease : 0.1%
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Shellfish
Mollusc, juvenile 1-2 gm or adult 50-100 gm
Schacher, S. and Proshanksy, E.
Neurite Regeneration by Aplysia Neurons in Dissociated Cell Culture: Modulation by Aplysia Hemolymph and the Presence of the Initial Axonal Segment ,
J Neurosci
 3 (12) , 2403 , 1983
Cells
Neurons
LUQ cells
Enzymes
Protease : 1%
Medium
L15 medium
Neural
Shellfish
Aplysia californica
Camardo, J. , Proshansky, E. and Schacher, S.
Identified Aplysia Neurons Form Specific Chemical Synapses in Culture ,
J Neurosci
 3 (12) , 2614 , 1983
Cells
LUQ cells
RUQ cells
Enzymes
Protease : 1%
Medium
L15 medium

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.