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Brain
Bovine
Calf
(also lamb)
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)
Brain
Guinea-Pig
Guinea-pig, 200-400 g
Kay, A.R. and Wong, R.K.S.
Isolation of Neurons Suitable for Patch-Clamping from Adult Mammalian Central Nervous Systems ,
J Neurosci Methods
 16 , 227 , 1986
Cells
Neurons
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.06-0.08%
Medium
PIPES saline
Brain
Human

Human, fetal

Barbar, L. , Rusielewicz, T. , Zimmer, M. , Kalpana, K. and Fossati, V.
Isolation of Human CD49f Astrocytes and iPSC-Based Neurotoxicity Assays. , STAR Protoc Vol. 1 , 100172 , 2020
Cells
Astrocytes
Enzymes
PDS kit : see reference
Medium
EBSS
Brain
Human
Human
Mizee, M. , Miedema, S. , van der Poel, M. , Adelia , S. , van Strien, M. , Melief, J. , Smolders, J. , Hendrickx, D. , Heutinck, K. , Hamann, J. and Huitinga, I.
Isolation of Primary Microglia from the Human Post-Mortem Brain: Effects of Ante- and Post-Mortem Variables. ,
Acta Neuropathol
 5 , 16 , 2017
Cells
Microglia
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 300 u/ml
Trypsin : 0.125%
Medium
DMEM
Brain
Human
Human
Klegeris Andis, McGeer PatrickL.
Chymotrypsin-like proteases contribute to human monocytic THP-1 cell as well as human microglial neurotoxicity ,
Glia
 51 , 56-64 , 2005
Cells
Microglia
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM/F12
Brain
Human

Human

Arlotta, P. , Quadrato, G. and Sherwood, L.
Long-term Culture and Electrophysiological Characterization of Human Brain Organoids , Protocol.OI Vol. https://doi.org/10.1038/protex.2017.049
Cells
Brain organoids
Brain
Mouse

Mouse, adult

Joseph, D. , Deimling, M. , Hasegawa, Y. , Cristancho, A. , Risbud, R. , McCoy, A. and Marsh, E.
Protocol for Isolating Young Adult Parvalbumin Interneurons from the Mouse Brain for Extraction of High-Quality RNA. , STAR Protoc Vol. 2 , 100714 , 2021
Cells
Interneurons
Medium
EBSS
Brain
Mouse
Mouse, adult
Saxena, A. , Wagatsuma, A. , Noro, Y. , Kuji, T. , Asaka-Oba, A. , Watahiki, A. , Gurnot, C. , Fagiolini, M. , Hensch, T. and Carninci, P.
Trehalose-Enhanced Isolation of Neuronal Sub-Types from Adult Mouse Brain. ,
Biotechniques
 52 , 381 , 2012
Cells
Neurons
Enzymes
PDS kit : with modifications
Medium
DMEM/F12
Brain
Mouse
Mouse, 4-6 day
Lee, H. , Greene, L. , Mason, C. and Manzini, M.
Isolation and Culture of Post-Natal Mouse Cerebellar Granule Neuron Progenitor Cells and Neurons. ,
J Vis Exp
 23 , 990 , 2009
Cells
Neurons
Enzymes
PDS kit : with modifications
Medium
HBSS
Brain
Mouse
Mouse, postnatal
Sher, F. , Rossler, R. , Brouwer, N. , Balasubramaniyan, V. , Boddeke, E. and Copray, S.
Differentiation of Neural Stem Cells Into Oligodendrocytes: Involvement of the Polycomb Group Protein Ezh2. ,
Stem Cells
 26 , 2875 , 2008
Cells
Astrocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Deoxyribonuclease I : 1,000 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Brain
Mouse
Mouse, 1 day
Seaberg, R. , Smukler, S. and Van der Kooy, D.
Intrinsic Differences Distinguish Transiently Neurogenic Progenitors from Neural Stem Cells in the Early Postnatal Brain. ,
Dev Biol
 278 , 71 , 2005
Cells
Neural progenitor
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
see reference
Brain
Mouse
Mouse
Klein C, Butt SJ, Machold RP, Johnson JE. and Fishell G.
Cerebellum- and forebrain-derived stem cells possess intrinsic regional character ,
Development
 132 , 4497 , 2005
Cells
Neurosperes
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
DMEM/F12
Brain
Mouse
Mouse
Hernandez, F. , Perez, M. , Lucas, J. , Mata, A. , Bhat, R. and Avila, J.
Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3 plays a Crucial Role in Tau Exon 10 Splicing and Intranuclear Distribution of SC35. Implications for Alzheimer's Disease. ,
J Biol Chem
 279 , 3801 , 2004
Cells
Cortical neurons
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
Neurobasal
Brain
Mouse
Mouse, 2-5 day
Smeyne Michelle, Smeyne RichardJ.
Method for culturing postnatal substantia nigra as an in vitro model of experimental Parkinson's disease ,
Brain Res Brain Res Protoc
 9 , 105-11 , 2002
Cells
Postnal substantia nigra
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
see reference
Brain
Mouse
Mouse, embryonic
Estivill-Torrus, G. , Pearson, H. , Van Heyningen, V. , Price, D. and Rashbass, P.
Pax6 is Required to Regulate the Cell Cycle and the Rate of Progression from Symmetrical to Asymmetrical Division in Mammalian Cortical Progenitors. ,
Development
 129 , 455 , 2002
Cells
Cortical progenitors
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
Serum free medium
Brain
Mouse
Mouse, SD, 8-12 week
O'Donnell SL, Frederick TJ, Krady JK, Vannucci SJ, Wood TL.
IGF-I and microglia/macrophage proliferation in the ischemic mouse brain ,
Glia
 39 , 85 , 2002
Cells
Microglia
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI-1640
Brain
Mouse
Mouse, 1 day
Martin-Aparicio, E. , Yamamoto, A. , Hernandez, F. , Hen, R. , Avila, J. and Lucas, J.
Proteasomal-Dependent Aggregate Reversal and Absence of Cell Death in a Conditional Mouse Model of Huntington's Disease. ,
J Neurosci
 21 , 8772 , 2001
Cells
Neurons and glia
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
Neurobasal
Brain
Mouse
Mouse
Lim, D. and Alvarez-Buylla, A.
Interaction Between Astrocytes and Adult Subventricular Zone Precursors Stimulates Neurogenesis ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 96 , 7526 , 1999
Cells
Astrocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM
Brain
Ovine
Ovine
Lepore G, Gadau S, Mura A, Zedda M, Farina V.
Aromatase Immunoreactivity in Fetal Ovine Neuronal Cell Cultures Exposed to Oxidative Injury. ,
Eur J Histochem
 53 , e28 , 2009
Cells
Neurons
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
DMEM
Brain
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)
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, SD
Akanda, N. , Tofighi, R. , Brask, J. , Tamm, C. , Elinder, F. and Ceccatelli, S.
Voltage-Dependent Anion Channels (VDAC) in the Plasma Membrane Play a Critical Role in Apoptosis in Differentiated Hippocampal Neurons but not in Neural Stem Cells. ,
Cell Cycle
 7 , 3225 , 2008
Cells
Hippocampal
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
Neurobasal
Brain
Rat
Rat, Wistar, 1-3 day
Velasco Myrian, Garci­a Esperanza, Onetti Carlos G.
Glucose deprivation activates diversity of potassium channels in cultured rat hippocampal neurons ,
Cell Mol Neurobiol
 26 , 307-19 , 2006
Cells
Hippocampal neurons
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM
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, newborn
Holzwarth, J. , Glaum, S. and Miller, R.
Activation of Endothelin Receptors by Sarafotoxin Regulates Ca2+ Homeostasis in Cerebellar Astrocytes ,
Glia
 5 , 239 , 1992
Cells
Astrocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM, HBSS
Brain
Rat
Rat, SD, newborn
Pixley, S.K.
The Olfactory Nerve Contains Two Populations of Glia ,
In Vitro
 5 , 269 , 1992
Cells
Glial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.0625%
Medium
MEM, sterile
Brain
Rat
Rat, 60-72 hours old
Acheson, A. , Barker, P. , Alderson, R. , Miller, F. and Murphy, R.
Detection of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor-like Activity in Fibroblasts and Schwann Cells: Inhibition by Antibodies to NGF ,
Neuron
 7 , 265 , 1991
Cells
Fibroblasts
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.2%
Medium
HEPES buffered DMEM
Brain
Rat
Rat, SD, 5 day
Mattson, M. and Kater, S.
Development and Selective Neurodegeneration in Cell Cultures From Different Hippocampal Regions ,
Brain Res
 490 , 110 , 1989
Cells
Hippocampal neurons
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.2%
Deoxyribonuclease I : 10 ug/ml
Medium
HBSS
Brain
Rat
Rat, albino, adult and newborn
Giulian, D. and Baker, T.J.
Characterization of Ameboid Microglia Isolated From Developing Mammalian Brain ,
J Neurosci
 6 , 2163 , 1986
Cells
Cerebral cortices
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
PBS
Brain
Rat
Rat, Wistar, newborn
Goldman, J.E. , Geier, S.S. and Hirano, M.
Differentiation of Astrocytes and Oligodendrocytes From Germinal Matrix Cells in Primary Culture ,
J Neurosci
 6 , 52 , 1986
Cells
Germinal matrix
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
HBSS
Brain
Rat
Rat, fetus, 18 day
Rothman, S.
Synaptic Release of Excitatory Amino Acid Neurotransmitter Mediates Anoxic Neuronal Death ,
J Neurosci
 4 (7) , 1884 , 1984
Cells
Hippocampi
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
HBSS
Brain
Rat
Rat, fetus, 18-20 day
Bartlett, W. and Banker, G.
An Electron Microscopic Study of the Development of Axons and Dendrites by Hippocampal Neurons in Culture. I. Cells Which Develop Without Intercellular Contacts ,
J Neurosci
 4 , 1944 , 1984
Cells
Hippocampal neurons
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
HBSS, CMF
Brain
Rat
Rat, SD, 19-20 days pregnant
Ahmed, Z. , Walker, P. and Fellows, R.
Properties of Neurons from Dissociated Fetal Rat Brain in Serum-Free Culture ,
J Neurosci
 3 (12) , 2448 , 1983
Cells
Neural
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM
Brain
Rat
Rat, fetus
Swaiman, K. , Neale, E. , Fitzgerald, S. and Nelson, P.
A Method for Large-scale Production of Mouse Brain Cortical Cultures ,
Brain Res
 255 , 361 , 1982
Cells
Cortical
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
Puck's D1 (see reference)

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.