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Adipose/Fat
Rat
Rat, SD, neonatal
Liu, Z. , Wang, H. , Zhang, Y. , Zhou, J. , Lin, Q. , Wang, Y. , Duan, C. , Wu, K. and Wang, C.
Efficient Isolation of Cardiac Stem Cells from Brown Adipose. ,
J Biomed Biotechnol
 2010 , 104296 , 2010
Cells
Brown adipocytes
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Brain
Rat
Rat, SD, 7 day
Tanaka, S. , Shaikh, I. , Chiocca, E. and Saeki, Y.
The Gs-Linked Receptor GPR3 Inhibits the Proliferation of Cerebellar Granule Cells During Postnatal Development. ,
PLoS ONE
 4 , e5922 , 2009
Cells
Cerebellar granule neurons
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
PBS
Brain
Rat
Rat, Wistar, 14 day
Mizoguchi Y, Kanematsu T, Hirata M, Nabekura J.
A rapid increase in the total number of cell surface functional GABAA receptors induced by brain-derived neurotrophic factor in rat visual cortex ,
J Biol Chem
 278 , 44097 , 2003
Cells
Visual cortical
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
EBSS
Brain
Rat
Rat, SD, E16
Varney MA, Cosford ND, Jachec C, Rao SP, Sacaan A, Lin FF, Bleicher L, Santori EM, Flor PJ, Allgeier H, Gasparini F, Kuhn R, Hess SD, Velicelebi G, Johnson EC.
SIB-1757 and SIB-1893: selective, noncompetitive antagonists of metabotropic glutamate receptor type 5 ,
J Pharmacol Exp Ther
 290 , 170 , 1999
Cells
Cortical neurons
Enzymes
PDS kit : with modifications
Medium
Neurobasal Medium
Brain
Rat
Rat, E18
Naeve GS, Ramakrishnan M, Kramer R, Hevroni D, Citri Y, Theill LE.
Neuritin: a gene induced by neural activity and neurotrophins that promotes neuritogenesis ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 94 , 2648-53 , 1997
Cells
Hippocampal and cortical neurons
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
Neurobasal media
Brain
Rat
Rat, SD, one month old
Bowman, P. , Betz, A. , Ar, D. , Wolinsky, J. , Penney, J. , Shivers, R. and Goldstein, G.
Primary Culture of Capillary Endothelium From Rat Brain ,
In Vitro
 17 (4) , 353 , 1981
Cells
Capillary endothelium
Pericytes
Enzymes
Medium
Medium 199
Epithelial
Rat
Rat, embryonic
Shannon JM, Gebb SA. and Nielsen LD
Induction of alveolar type II cell differentiation in embryonic tracheal epithelium in mesenchyme-free culture ,
Development
 126 , 1675 , 1999
Cells
Tracheal epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F12
Epithelial
Rat
Rat, 6 day old
Evans GS, Flint N, Somers AS, Eyden B. and Potten CS.
The development of a method for the preparation of rat intestinal epithelial cell primary cultures ,
J Cell Sci
 101 , 219 , 1992
Cells
Rat intestinal epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase : 300 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Epithelial
Rat
Rat, 6-8 day
Chang CW, Roque RS, Defoe DM. and Caldwell RB.
An improved method for isolation and culture of pigment epithelial cells from rat retina ,
Curr Eye Res
 10(11) , 1081 , 1991
Cells
Retinal pigment epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Eye
Rat
Adult, female, 170-200 g
Mead, B. and Tomarev, S.
Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells-Derived Exosomes Promote Survival of Retinal Ganglion Cells Through miRNA-Dependent Mechanisms. ,
Stem Cells Transl Med
 6 , 1273-1285 , 2017
Cells
Retinal
Enzymes
PDS kit : with modifications
Medium
EBSS
Eye
Rat
Rat, SD, 6-8 week
Vigneswara, V. , Esmaeili, M. , Deer, L. , Berry, M. , Logan, A. and Ahmed, Z.
Eye Drop Delivery of Pigment Epithelium-Derived Factor-34 Promotes Retinal Ganglion Cell Neuroprotection and Axon Regeneration. ,
Mol Cell Neurosci
 68 , 212-21 , 2015
Cells
Retinal
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
EBSS
Eye
Rat
Rat, SD
Tan, C. , Andrews, M. , Kwok, J. , Heintz, T. , Gumy, L. , Fassler, R. and Fawcett, J.
Kindlin-1 Enhances Axon Growth on Inhibitory Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycans and Promotes Sensory Axon Regeneration. ,
J Neurosci
 32 , 7325 , 2012
Cells
Retinal ganglion
Enzymes
PDS kit : with modifications
Medium
Neurobasal
Eye
Rat
Rat, Fisher, adult
Suzuki, T. , Mandai, M. , Akimoto, M. , Yoshimura, N. and Takahashi, M.
The Simultaneous Treatment of MMP-2 Stimulants in Retinal Transplantation Enhances Grafted Cell Migration into the Host Retina. ,
Stem Cells
 24 , 2406 , 2006
Cells
Retinal
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
MEM
Eye
Rat
Rat, Dark Agouti, 3-4 week
Akagi T, Mandai M, Ooto S, Hirami Y, Osakada F, Kageyama R, Yoshimura N, Takahashi M.
Otx2 homeobox gene induces photoreceptor-specific phenotypes in cells derived from adult iris and ciliary tissue ,
Inv Ophthal Visual Sci
 45 , 4570 , 2004
Cells
Ciliary-derived eye
Enzymes
PDS kit : with modifications
Medium
DMEM/F12
Eye
Rat
Rat, 6-8 day
Chang CW, Roque RS, Defoe DM. and Caldwell RB.
An improved method for isolation and culture of pigment epithelial cells from rat retina ,
Curr Eye Res
 10(11) , 1081 , 1991
Cells
Retinal pigment epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Liver
Rat
Rat, Fisher
Blouin, M. and Marceau, N.
Primary Culture of Fetal Rat Liver Bipotential Progenitor Cells ,
J Tiss Cul Meth
 13 , 117 , 1991
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.05%
Hyaluronidase : 0.075%
Medium
Eagles's MEM
Mammary
Rat
Rat, SD
Brake P. , Zhang L. and Jefcoate C.
Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Regulation of Cytochrome P4501B1 in Rat Mammary Fibroblasts: Evidence for Transcriptional Repression by Glucocorticoids ,
Mol Pharmacol
 54 , 825 , 1998
Cells
Mammary fibroblasts
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Mammary
Rat
Rat, SD, 50 day
Varela L. , Darcy K. and Ip M.
The Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor is not Required for Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha Action in Normal Mammary Epithelial Cells ,
Endocrinology
 138 , 3891 , 1997
Cells
Mammary epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F12
Mammary
Rat
Rat, SD, female, 55 day
Ehmann, U. , Osborn, R. , Guzman, R. and Fajardo, L.
Cultured Proliferating Rat Mammary Epithelial Cells ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 27 , 749 , 1991
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Neutral Protease : 3 u/ml
Medium
Medium 199
Mammary
Rat
Rat, 50-60 days
Hahm, H.A. and Ip, M.M.
Primary Culture of Normal Rat Mammary Epithelial Cells Within a Basement Matrix. 1. Regulation of Proliferation by Hormones and Growth Factors ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 26 , 791 , 1990
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
EBSS
Miscellaneous
Rat
Rat, SD, 6-8 month
Zhou, B. , Zhou, Y. and Tang, K.
The Effects of Substance P on Pluripotent Tendon Cells: an In Vitro and In Vivo Study. ,
J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact
 14 , 349-58 , 2014
Cells
Pluripotent tendon
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Muscle
Rat
Rat, day 7
Vilmont, V. , Cadot, B. , Ouanoumou, G. and Gomes, E.
A System for Studying Mechanisms of Neuromuscular Junction Development and Maintence ,
Development
 143 , 2464 , 2016
Cells
Skeletal muscle
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM
Muscle
Rat
Rat
Pacak, C. and Cowan, D.
Fabrication of Myogenic Engineered Tissue Constructs. ,
J Vis Exp
 27 , e1137 , 2009
Cells
Myogenic
Enzymes
Medium
Ham's F-10
Muscle
Rat
Rat
Larkin, L. , Calve, S. , Kostrominova, T. and Arruda, E.
Structure and Functional Evaluation of Tendon-Skeletal Muscle Constructs Engineered In Vitro. ,
Tiss Eng
 12 , 3149-58 , 2006
Cells
myogenic
Enzymes
Neutral Protease : 8 u/ml
Collagenase Type 4 : 200 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Muscle
Rat
Rat, Lewis, neonatal
Kim, J. , Hadlock, T. , Cheney, M. , Varvares, M. and Marler, J.
Muscle Tissue Engineering for Partial Glossectomy Defects. ,
Arch Facial Plast Surg
 5 , 403 , 2003
Cells
Myoblasts
Enzymes
Medium
Ham's F-10
Muscle
Rat
Rat, SD, adult and neonatal w/in 1 day of birth
Dennis, R. , Kosnik II, P. , Gilbert, M. and Faulkner, J.
Excitability and Contractility of Skeletal Muscle Engineered from Primary Cultures and Cell Lines ,
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol
 280 , C288 , 2001
Cells
Myooids
Enzymes
Neutral Protease : 4 u/ml
Medium
Ham's F-12
Neural
Rat
Rat, SD, 3 month
Andersen, N. and Monje, P.
Isolation, Culture, and Cryopreservation of Adult Rodent Schwann Cells Derived from Immediately Dissociated Teased Fibers. ,
Methods Mol Biol
 1739 , 49-66 , 2018
Cells
Schwann
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Neural
Rat
Rat, E17
Hayakawa, K. , Esposito, E. , Wang, X. , Terasaki, Y. , Liu, Y. , Xing, C. , Ji. X. and Lo, E.
Transfer of Mitochondria from Astrocytes to Neurons after Stroke. ,
Nature
 535 , 551-5 , 2016
Cells
Neurons
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
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, 6-8 week
Mothe, A. and Tator, C.
Isolation of Neural Stem/Progenitor Cells from the Periventricular Region of the Adult Rat and Human Spinal Cord. ,
J Vis Exp
 , e52732 , 2015
Cells
Spinal cord neural progenitor
Enzymes
PDS kit : with modifications
Medium
EBSS
Neural
Rat
Rat, embryonic and neonatal
Rheaume, C. , Cai, B. , Wang, J. , Fernandez-Salas, E. , Aoki, K. , Francis, J. and Broide, R.
A Highly Specific Monoclonal Antibody for Botulinum Neurotoxin Type A-Cleaved SNAP25. ,
Toxins
 7 , 2354-70 , 2015
Cells
Cortical neurons, DRG
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
Neurobasal
Neural
Rat
Rat, SD, embryonic
Loktev, A. and Jackson, P.
Neuropeptide Y Family Receptors Traffic via the Bardet-Biedl Syndrome Pathway to Signal in Neuronal Primary Cilia. ,
Cell Rep
 5 , 1316-29 , 2013
Cells
Hypothalamic neuronal
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
Neurobasal A
Neural
Rat
Rat, E19-21 and P1-3
Ghogha, A. , Bruun, D. and Lein, P.
Inducing Dendritic Growth in Cultured Sympathetic Neurons. ,
J Vis Exp
 61 , e3546 , 2012
Cells
Sympathetic neurons
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F-12
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, 7 day
Tanaka, S. , Shaikh, I. , Chiocca, E. and Saeki, Y.
The Gs-Linked Receptor GPR3 Inhibits the Proliferation of Cerebellar Granule Cells During Postnatal Development. ,
PLoS ONE
 4 , e5922 , 2009
Cells
Cerebellar granule neurons
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
PBS
Neural
Rat
Rat, Wistar, 4 day
Obradovic Darja, Gronemeyer Hinrich, Lutz Beat, Rein Theo.
Cross-talk of vitamin D and glucocorticoids in hippocampal cells ,
J Neurochem
 96 , 500-9 , 2006
Cells
Hippocampal neurons
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
Neurobasal A

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.