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Neural
Avian
Quail and Chicken, embryonic
Rollo, B. , Zhang, D. , Simkin, J. , Menheniott, T. and Newgreen, D.
Why are Enteric Ganglia so Small? Role of Differential Adhesion of Enteric Neurons and Enteric Neural Crest Cells. ,
F1000Res
 4 , 113 , 2015
Cells
Midgut DRG
Enzymes
Medium
Ham's F12
Neural
Fish
Zebrafish, embryonic
Spiro, Z. , Koh, A. , Tay, S. , See, K. and Winkler, C.
Transcriptional Enhancement of Smn Levels in Motoneurons is Crucial for Proper Axon Morphology in Zebrafish. ,
Sci Rep
 6 , 27470 , 2016
Cells
Motorneurons
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
L-15
Neural
Fish
Zebrafish, Danio rerio, embryo
Cerda, G. , Hargrave, M. and Lewis, K.
RNA Profiling of FAC-sorted Neurons from the Developing Zebrafish Spinal Cord. ,
Dev Dyn
 238 , 150-61 , 2009
Cells
Neurons
Enzymes
PDS kit : with modifications
Medium
EBSS
Neural
Human

Human

David, E. , Yousuf, M. , Mei, H. , Jain, A. , Krishnagiri, S. , Elahi, H. , Venkatesan, R. , Srikanth, K. , Dussor, G. , Dalva, M. and Price, T.
Ephrin-B2 promotes Nociceptive Plasticity and Hyperalgesic Priming Through EphB2-MNK-eIF4E Signaling in Both Mice and Humans. , Pharmacol Res Vol. 206 , 107284 , 2024
Cells
DRG neurons
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Human

Human

Park, S. , Eber, M. , Fonseca, M. , Patel, C. , Cunnane, K. , Ding, H. , Hsu, F. and Peters, C.
Usefulness of the Measurement of Neurite Outgrowth of Primary Sensory Neurons to Study Cancer-Related Painful Complications. ,
Biochem Pharmacol
 188 , 114520 , 2021
Cells
Dorsal root ganglia
Neural
Enzymes
Papain : 30 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Human
Human
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
Human
Human, 9 month
Dietrich J, Lacagnina M, Gass D, Richfield E, Mayer-Proschel M, Noble M, Torres C, Proschel C.
EIF2B5 mutations compromise GFAP+ astrocyte generation in vanishing white matter leukodystrophy ,
Nat Med
 11 , 277 , 2005
Cells
Neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 0.07 u/ml
Neutral Protease : 1 mg/ml
Medium
DMEM/F12
Neural
Human
Human, 26 week
Fuja TJ, Schwartz PH, Darcy D, Bryant PJ.
Asymmetric localization of LGN but not AGS3, two homologs of Drosophila pins, in dividing human neural progenitor cells ,
J Neurosci Res
 75 , 782 , 2004
Cells
Neural progenitor cells
Enzymes
Papain : 2.5 u/ml
Deoxyribonuclease I : 250 u/ml
Neutral Protease : 1 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Neural
Human
Human
Dib-Hajj SD, Tyrrell L, Cummins TR, Black JA, Wood PM, Waxman SG.
Two tetrodotoxin-resistant sodium channels in human dorsal root ganglion neurons ,
F.E.B.S. Lett.
 462 , 117 , 1999
Cells
Dorsal root ganglion neurons
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Neural
Insect
Drosophila
Sanchez-Soriano, N. , Bottenberg, W. , Fiala, A. , Haessler, U. , Kerassoviti, A. , Knust, E. , Lohr, R. and Prokop, A.
Are Dendrites in Drosophila Homologous to Vertebrate Dendrites? ,
Dev Biol
 288 , 126 , 2005
Cells
Dendrites
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.05%
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Insect
Gryllus Bimaculatus
Kloppenburg, P. and Horner, M.
Voltage-Activated Currents in Identified Giant Interneurons Isolated from Adult Crickets Gryllus Bimaculatus ,
J Exp Biol
 201 (Pt 17) , 2529 , 1998
Cells
Giant interneurons
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.05%
Medium
Leibovitz's L15
Neural
Monkey

Rhesus macaque, female

Park, S. , Eber, M. , Fonseca, M. , Patel, C. , Cunnane, K. , Ding, H. , Hsu, F. and Peters, C.
Usefulness of the Measurement of Neurite Outgrowth of Primary Sensory Neurons to Study Cancer-Related Painful Complications. ,
Biochem Pharmacol
 188 , 114520 , 2021
Cells
Dorsal root ganglia
Neural
Enzymes
Papain : 30 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Mouse

Mouse, 4-6 week

David, E. , Yousuf, M. , Mei, H. , Jain, A. , Krishnagiri, S. , Elahi, H. , Venkatesan, R. , Srikanth, K. , Dussor, G. , Dalva, M. and Price, T.
Ephrin-B2 promotes Nociceptive Plasticity and Hyperalgesic Priming Through EphB2-MNK-eIF4E Signaling in Both Mice and Humans. , Pharmacol Res Vol. 206 , 107284 , 2024
Cells
DRG neurons
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, embryonic
Kramer, N. , Haney, M. , Morgens, D. , Jovicic, A. , Couthouis, J. , Li, A. , Ousey, J. , Ma, R. , Bieri, G. , Tsui, C. , Shi, Y. , Hertz, N. , Tessier-Lavigne, M. , Ichida, J. , Bassik, M. and Gitler, A.
CRISPR-Cas9 Screens in Human Cells and Primary Neurons Identify Modifiers of C9ORF72 Dipeptide-Repeat-Protein Toxicity. ,
Nat Genet
 , 2018
Cells
Cortical neurons
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
Neurobasal
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, adult
Weng, Y. , An, R. , Cassin, J. , Joseph, J. , Mi, R. , Wang, C. , Zhong, C. , Jin, S. , Pfeifer, G. , Bellacosa, A. , Dong, X. , Hoke, A. , He, Z. , Song, H. and Ming, G.
An Intrinsic Epigenetic Barrier for Functional Axon Regeneration ,
Neuron
 94 , 337 , 2018
Cells
Lumbar DRG
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 200 u/ml
Neutral Protease : 2.5 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, 2-3 month
Sun, H. , Tsai, W. , Li, B. , Tao, W. , Chen, P. and Rubart, M.
Voltage-Induced Calcium Release in Postganglionic Sympathetic Neurons in Adult Mice. ,
PLoS ONE
 11 , e0148962 , 2016
Cells
Sympathetic neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 10 u/ml
Medium
EBSS
Neural
Mouse
Mouse
Ren, H. , Lu, T. , McGraw, T. and Accili, D.
Anorexia and Impaired Glucose Metabolism in Mice with Hypothalamic Ablation of Glut4 Neurons. ,
Diabetes
 64 , 405-17 , 2015
Cells
Neurons
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
EBSS
Neural
Mouse
Mouse
Williams, E. , Zhong, X. , Mohamed, A. , Li, R. , Liu, Y. , Dong, Q. , Ananiev, G. , Mok, J. , Lin, B. , Lu, J. , Chiao, C. , Cherney, R. , Li, H. , Zhang, S. and Chang, Q
Mutant Astrocytes Differentiated from Rett Syndrome Patients-Specific iPSCs Have Adverse Effects on Wild-Type Neurons. ,
Hum Mol Genet
 23 , 2968-80 , 2014
Cells
Hippocampal neurons
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
DMEM
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, 6-8 week
Bracko, O. , Singer, T. , Aigner, S. , Knobloch, M. , Winner, B. , Ray, J. , Clemenson, G. , Suh, H. , Couillard-Despres, S. , Aigner, L. , Gage, F. and Jessberger, S.
Gene Expression Profiling of Neural Stem Cells and their Neuronal Progeny Reveals IGF2 as a Regulator of Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis. ,
J Neurosci
 32 , 3376-87 , 2012
Cells
Neural stem cells
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F12
Neural
Mouse
Mouse
Babu, H. , Claasen, J. , Kannan, S. , Runker, A. , Palmer, T. and Kempermann, G.
A Protocol for Isolation and Enriched Monolayer Cultivation of Neural Precursor Cells from Mouse Dentate Gyrus. ,
Front Neurosci
 5 , 89 , 2011
Cells
Dentate gyrus neural precursor
Enzymes
Papain : 2.5 u/ml
Neutral Protease : 1.0 u/ml
Deoxyribonuclease I : 250 u/ml
Medium
Neurobasal A
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, neonatal
Gill JC, Moenter SM, Tsai PS.
Developmental regulation of gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons by fibroblast growth factor signaling ,
Endocrinology
 145 , 3830 , 2004
Cells
Neurons
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
EBSS
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, 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
Neural
Rat
Rat, SD, neonatal
Lacroix-Fralish, M. , Tawfik, V. , Nutile-McMenemy, N. , Harris, B. and Deleo, J.
Differential Regulation of Neuregulin 1 Expression by Progesterone in Astrocytes and Neurons. ,
Neuron Glia Biol
 2 , 227 , 2006
Cells
astrocytes
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
DMEM
Neural
Rat
Rat, 2 month
Mothe, A. , Kulbatski, I. , Van Bendegem, R. , Lee, L. , Kobayashi, E. , Keating, A. and Tator, C.
Analysis of Green Fluorescent Protein Expression in Transgenic Rats for Tracking Transplanted Neural Stem/Progenitor Cells ,
J Histochem Cytochem
 53(10) , 1215 , 2005
Cells
Spinal cord progenitor cells
Hybrid toxins
Enzymes
PDS kit : see reference
Medium
Neurobasal A
Neural
Rat
Rat, SD, E19
Gavva NR, Tamir R, Qu Y, Klionsky L, Zhang TJ, Immke D, Wang J, Zhu D, Vanderah TW, Porreca F, Doherty EM, Norman MH, Wild KD, Bannon AW, Louis JC, Treanor JJ.
AMG 9810 [(E)-3-(4-t-butylphenyl)-N-(2,3-dihydrobenzo[b][1,4] dioxin-6-yl)acrylamide], a novel vanilloid receptor 1 (TRPV1) antagonist with antihyperalgesic properties ,
J Pharmacol Exp Ther
 313 , 474 , 2005
Cells
Dorsal root ganglia
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
MEM/Ham's F12

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.