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Neural
Chicken
Chick embryos
McCarthy, K. and Partlow, L.
Preparation of Pure Neuronal and Non-Neuronal Cultures From Embryonic Chick Sympathetic Ganglia: A New Method Based on Both Differential Cell Adhesiveness and the Formation of Homotypic Neuronal Aggregates ,
Brain Res
 114 , 391 , 1976
Cells
Ganglion chains, sympathetic ganglia
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
Krebs Phosphosaline
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
Fish
Zebrafish, Dania rerio, embryo
Won, Y. , Ono, F. and Ikeda, S.
Identification and Modulation of Voltage-Gated Ca2+ Currents in Zebrafish Rohon-Beard Neurons. ,
J Neurophysiol
 105 , 442-53 , 2011
Cells
Rohon-Beard neurons
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.2%
Medium
L-15/Hepes
Neural
Fish
Black ghose knige fish, adult (Apteronotus albifrons)
Anderson, M.J.
Differences in Growth of Neurons from Normal and Regenerated Teleost Spinal Cord in vitro ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 29A , 145 , 1993
Cells
Neurons, spinal cord
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.4%
Medium
PBS, CMF
Neural
Guinea-Pig
Guinea-pig, newborn
Jessen, K, McConnell, J. , Purves, R. , Burnstock, G. and Chamley-Campbell, J.
Tissue Culture of Mammalian Enteric Neurons ,
Brain Res
 152 , 573 , 1978
Cells
Neuron, enteric
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.125%
Medium
Medium 199
Neural
Hamster
Hamster, male
Liman ER.
Regulation by voltage and adenine nucleotides of a Ca2+-activated cation channel from hamster vomeronasal sensory neurons ,
J Physiol
 548 , 777 , 2003
Cells
Vomeronasal organ neurons
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.02%
Medium
PBS
Neural
Human
Human
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
Human
Human, 5-65 years
Von Recum, H. , Okano, T. , Kim, S. and Bernstein, P.
Maintenance of Retinoid Metabolism in Human Retinal Pigment Epithelium Cell Culture ,
Exp Eye Res
 69 , 97 , 1999
Cells
Retinal pigment epithelial (RPE)
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Mouse
Mouse
Xu, W. , Sachewsky, N. , Azimi, A. , Hung, M. , Gappasov, A. and Morshead, C.
Myelin Basic Protein Regulates Primitive and Definitive Neural Stem Cell Proliferation from the Adult Spinal Cord. ,
Stem Cells
 35 , 485-496 , 2017
Cells
Neurospheres
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.13%
Hyaluronidase : 0.08%
Medium
Neurobasal A
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, day 2
Clements, M. , Byrne, E. , Camarillo Guerrero, L. , Cattin, A. , Zakka, L. , Ashraf, A. , Burden, J. , Khadayate, S. , Lloyd, A. , Marguerat, S. and Parrinello, S.
The Wound Microenvironment Reprograms Schwann Cells to Invasive Mesenchymal-like Cells to Drive Peripheral Nerve Regeneration. ,
Neuron
 96 , 98-114.e7 , 2017
Cells
Schwann
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, neonatal
Stettner, M. , Lohmann, B. , Wolffram, K. , Weinberger, J. , Dehmel, T. , Hartung, H. , Mausberg, A. and Kieseier, B.
Interleukin-17 Impedes Schwann Cell-Mediated Myelination. ,
J Neuroinflammation
 11 , 63 , 2014
Cells
Schwann cells
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.05-0.1%
Trypsin : 0.125-0.25%
Medium
DMEM
Neural
Mouse
Mouse
Lee, B. , Cho, H. , Jung, J. , Yang, Y. , Yang, D. and Oh, U.
Anoctamin 1 Contributes to Inflammatory and Nerve-Injury Induced Hypersensitivity. ,
Mol Pain
 10 , 5 , 2014
Cells
DRG neurons
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Neural
Mouse
Mouse
Zhang, Y. and Hu, W.
Mouse Enteric Neuronal Cell Culture. ,
Methods Mol Biol
 1078 , 55-63 , 2013
Cells
Enteric neurons
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Deoxyribonuclease I : 400 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/F12
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, 4-6 week
Masaki, T. , Qu, J. , Cholewa-Waclaw, J. , Burr, K. , Raaum, R. and Rambukkana, A.
Reprogramming Adult Schwann Cells to Stem Cell-Like Cells by Leprosy Bacilli Promotes Dissemination of Infection. ,
Cell
 152 , 51 , 2013
Cells
Schwann
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.125%
Medium
DMEM
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, 6-8 week
Babona-Pilipos, R. , Popovic, M. and Morshead, C.
A Galvanotaxis Assay for Analysis of Neural Precursor Cell Migration Kinetics in an Externally Applied Direct Current Electric Field. ,
J Vis Exp
 68 , e4193 , 2012
Cells
Neural precursors
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.13%
Hyaluronidase : 0.08%
Medium
see reference
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, P4-5
Ziegler, A. , Schneider, J. , Qin, M. , Tyler, W. , Pintar, J. , Fraidenraich, D. , Wood, T. and Levison, S.
IGF-II Promotes Stemness of Neural Restricted Precursors. ,
Stem Cells
 30 , 1265 , 2012
Cells
Neuroshere
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Papain : 100 u
Medium
Pro-N
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, embryonic
Conrad, R. , Jablonka, S. , Sczepan, T. , Sendtner, M. , Wiese, S. and Klausmeyer, A.
Lectin-Based Isolation and Culture of Mouse Embryonic Motoneurons. ,
J Vis Exp
 55 , e3200 , 2011
Cells
Motorneurons
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.025%
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, embryonic
Radad Khaled, Gille Gabriele, Rausch Wolf-Dieter.
Dopaminergic neurons are preferentially sensitive to long-term rotenone toxicity in primary cell culture ,
Toxicol In Vitro
 22 , 68-74 , 2008
Cells
Dopaminergic neurons
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
DMEM
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, neonatal
Pedrola, L. , Espert, A. , Valdes-Sanchez, T. , Sanchez-Piris, M. , Sirkowski, E. , Scherer, S. , Farinas, I. and Palau, F.
Cell Expression of GDAP1 in the Nervous System and Pathogenesis of Charcot-Marie-Tooth Type 4A Disease. ,
J Cell Mol Med
 12 , 679 , 2008
Cells
DRG neurons
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.2%
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
Ham's F12
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, adult
Gonzalez John M, Bergmann Cornelia C, Fuss Babette, Hinton David R, Kangas Cindy, Macklin Wendy B, Stohlman Stephen A.
Expression of a dominant negative IFN-gammareceptor on mouse oligodendrocytes ,
Glia
 51 , 22-34 , 2005
Cells
Brain and spinal cord cells
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
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, postnatal-day-1-old (P1)
Deshmukh, M. , Kuida, K. and Johnson Jr., E.
Caspase Inhibition Extends the Commitment to Neuronal Death Beyond Cytochrome c Release to the Point of Mitochondrial Depolarization ,
J Cell Biol
 150 (1) , 131 , 2000
Cells
Neurons
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
NGF-containing medium
Neural
Mouse
Mouse embryos
Lee, K. , Davies, A. and Jaenisch, R.
P75-Eficient Embryonic Dorsal Root Sensory and Neonatal Sympathetic Neurons Display a Decreased Sensitivity to NGF ,
Development
 120 , 1027 , 1994
Cells
Neurons, DRG and SCG
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
L-15 medium
Neural
Mouse
mouse, 65 days
Richards L. , Kilpatrick T. and Bartlett P.
De Novo Generation of Neuronal Cells from the Adult Mouse Brain ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 89 , 8591 , 1992
Cells
Neurons, neuronal precursors
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
DMEM
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, CD-1, neonate
Quinn, S. and De Boni, U.
Enhanced Neuronal Regeneration by Retinoic Acid of Murine Dorsal Root Ganglia and of Fetal Murine and human Spinal Cord in vitro ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 27 , 55 , 1991
Cells
Neurons, dorsal root ganglion
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, fetal
Kitani, H. , Shiurba, R. , Sakakura, T. and Tomooka, Y.
Isolation and Characterization Of Mouse Neural Precursor Cells in Primary Culture ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 27 , 615 , 1991
Cells
Precursor
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.5%
Medium
PBS
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, neonatal
(also chick)
Varon, S. , Skaper, S. , Barbin, G. , Selak, I. and Manthorpe, M.
Low Molecular Weight Agents Support Survival of Cultured Neurons From the Central Nervous System ,
J Neurosci
 4 (3) , 654 , 1984
Cells
PNS test neurons
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.08%
Medium
Eagle's Basal Medium (see reference)
Neural
Ovine
Lamb
(also calf)
Poduslo, S. , Miller, K. and McKhann, G.
Metabolic Properties of Maintained Oligodendroglia Purified from Brain ,
J Biol Chem
 253 , 1592 , 1978
Cells
Oligodendroglia
Neural
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
(see reference)
Neural
Quail
Quail
Sieber-Blum, M. and Cohen, A.
Clonal Analysis of Quail Neural Crest Cells: They are Pluripotent and Differentiate in Vitro in the Absence of Noncrest Cells ,
Dev Biol
 80 , 96 , 1980
Cells
Neural crest
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
MEM, HBSS
Neural
Rat
Rat, SD, day 2
Maurel, P.
Preparation of Neonatal Rat Schwann Cells and Embryonic Dorsal Root Ganglia Neurons for In Vitro Myelination Studies. ,
Methods Mol Biol
 1739 , 17-37 , 2018
Cells
Schwann
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM
Neural
Rat
Rat, SD, p7
Clements, M. , Byrne, E. , Camarillo Guerrero, L. , Cattin, A. , Zakka, L. , Ashraf, A. , Burden, J. , Khadayate, S. , Lloyd, A. , Marguerat, S. and Parrinello, S.
The Wound Microenvironment Reprograms Schwann Cells to Invasive Mesenchymal-like Cells to Drive Peripheral Nerve Regeneration. ,
Neuron
 96 , 98-114.e7 , 2017
Cells
Schwann
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Neural
Rat
Rat, SD
Andersen, N. , Srinivas, S. , Pinero, G. and Monje, P.
A Rapid and Versatile Method for the Isolation, Purification and Cryogenic Storage of Schwann Cells from Adult Rodent Nerves. ,
Sci Rep
 6 , 31781 , 2016
Cells
Schwann
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM
Neural
Rat
Rat, neonatal
Stettner, M. , Lohmann, B. , Wolffram, K. , Weinberger, J. , Dehmel, T. , Hartung, H. , Mausberg, A. and Kieseier, B.
Interleukin-17 Impedes Schwann Cell-Mediated Myelination. ,
J Neuroinflammation
 11 , 63 , 2014
Cells
Schwann cells
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.05-0.1%
Trypsin : 0.125-0.25%
Medium
DMEM
Neural
Rat
Rat, SD, 0-2 day
Pedraza Carlos E, Podlesniy Petar, Vidal Noemi­, Arevalo Juan Carlos, Lee Ramee, Hempstead Barbara, Ferrer Isidre, Iglesias Montse, Espinet Carme.
Pro-NGF isolated from the human brain affected by Alzheimer's disease induces neuronal apoptosis mediated by p75NTR ,
Am J Pathol
 166 , 533-43 , 2005
Cells
Superior cervical ganglion
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : 20 u/ml
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM
Neural
Rat
Rat, SD, male 150-220 g
Hu Hong-Zhen, Gu Qihai, Wang Chunbo, Colton Craig K, Tang Jisen, Kinoshita-Kawada Mariko, Lee Lu-Yuan, Wood Jackie D, Zhu Michael X.
2-aminoethoxydiphenyl borate is a common activator of TRPV1, TRPV2, and TRPV3 ,
J Biol Chem
 279 , 35741-8 , 2004
Cells
Dorsal root ganglion neurons
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM/Ham's F12

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.