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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
Adrenal
Bovine
Bovine
(also rat)
Trifaro, J. , Tang, R. and Novas, M.
Monolayer Co-Culture of Rat Heart Cells and Bovine Adrenal Chromaffin Paraneurons ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 26 , 335 , 1990
Cells
Heart
Adrenal chromaffin
Paraneurons
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.06%
Medium
25mM HEPES buffered Locke's solution, CMF
Adrenal
Human
Human, adult
Tischler, A. , DeLellis, R. , Bailes, B. , Nunnemacher, G.,Carabba, V. and Wolfe, H.
Nerve Growth Factor-Induced Neurite Outgrowth from Normal Human Chromaffin Cells ,
Lab Invest
 43 , 399 , 1980
Cells
Chromaffin
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
Eagle's MEM
Adrenal
Mouse
Mouse, 8-10 week
Kolski-Andreaco, A. , Cai, H. , Currle, D. , Chandy, K. and Chow, R.
Mouse Adrenal Chromaffin Cell Isolation. ,
J Vis Exp
 2 , 129 , 2007
Cells
Chromaffin
Enzymes
Papain : 40 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Adrenal
Mouse
Mouse, embryonic
Tian Jin-Hua, Wu Zheng-Xing, Unzicker Michael, Lu Li, Cai Qian, Li Cuiling, Schirra Claudia, Matti Ulf, Stevens David, Deng Chuxia, Rettig Jens, Sheng Zu-Hang.
The role of Snapin in neurosecretion: snapin knock-out mice exhibit impaired calcium-dependent exocytosis of large dense-core vesicles in chromaffin cells ,
J Neurosci
 25 , 10546-55 , 2005
Cells
Chromafin cells
Enzymes
Papain : 20-25 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Adrenal
Ovine
Ovine, 3 year
Canny B J, O'Farrell K A, Clarke I J, Tilbrook A J.
The influence of sex and gonadectomy on the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis of the sheep ,
J Endocrinol
 162 , 215-25 , 1999
Cells
Anterior pituitary
Enzymes
Trypsin : 2.5%
Medium
DMEM
Adrenal
Rat
Rat, SD, 2-4 day old
(also bovine)
Trifaro, J. , Tang, R. and Novas, M.
Monolayer Co-Culture of Rat Heart Cells and Bovine Adrenal Chromaffin Paraneurons ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 26 , 335 , 1990
Cells
Heart
Adrenal chromaffin
Paraneurons
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.06%
Medium
25mM HEPES buffered Locke's solution, CMF
Adrenal
Rat
Rat
Englert, D.F.
An Optical Study of Isolated Rat Adrenal Chromaffin Cells ,
Exp Cell Res
 125 , 369 , 1980
Cells
Chromaffin
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.10%
Medium
Ham's F-12 w/HEPES
Adrenal
Rat
Rat, Wistar-Hanover, 7-12 day
Unsicker, K. , Krisch, B. , Otten, U. and Thoenen, H.
Nerve Growth Factor-Induced Fiber Outgrowth From Isolated Rat Adrenal Chromaffin Cells: Impairment by Glucocorticoids ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 75 (7) , 3498 , 1978
Cells
Medullary
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.125%
Medium
HBSS
Adrenal
Rat
Rat, SD, male
Barofsky, A. , Feinstein, M. and Halkerston, I.
Enzymatic and Mechanical Requirements for the Dissociation of Cortical Cells From Rat Adrenal Glands ,
Exp Cell Res
 79 , 263 , 1973
Cells
Cortical
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
Kreb's Ringer bicarbonate buffer
Bone
Chicken
Chick, day old
Gay, C. , Lloyd, Q. and Gilman, V.
Characteristics and Culture of Osteoblasts Derived From Avian Long Bone ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 30A , 379 , 1994
Cells
Osteoblasts
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.03%
Medium
DMEM
Bone
Chicken
Chick, Peterson/Arbor Acre, male, 4 weeks old (Gallus domesticus)
Rosselot, G. , Reginato, A.M. and Leach, R.M.
Development of a Serum-Free System to Study the Effect of Growth Hormone and Insulinlike Growth Factor-1 on Cultured Postembryonic Growth Plate Chondrocytes ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 28A , 235 , 1992
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
Ham's F12
Bone
Chicken
Chick, embryo
Schiltz, J.R. , Mayne R. and Holtzer, H.
The Synthesis of Collagen and Glycosaminoglycans by Dedifferentiated Chondroblasts in Culture ,
Differentiation
 1 , 97 , 1973
Cells
Vertebrae chondroblasts
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
Simm's, CMF
Bone
Human
Human
Taylor, S. , Shah, M. and Orriss, I.
Generation of Rodent and Human Osteoblasts. ,
Bonekey Rep
 3 , 585 , 2014
Cells
Osteoblasts
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%-1.0%
Medium
DMEM
Bone
Human
Human, 22-73 year
Kneser U, Voogd A, Ohnolz J, Buettner O, Stangenberg L, Zhang YH, Stark GB, Schaefer DJ.
Fibrin gel-immobilized primary osteoblasts in calcium phosphate bone cement: in vivo evaluation with regard to application as injectable biological bone substitute ,
Cells Tissues Organs
 179 , 158-69 , 2005
Cells
Osteoblasts
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.5%
Medium
Basal Medium
Bone
Human
Human
Meikle, M. , Boyd, S. , Hembry, R. , Compston, J. , Croucher, P. and Reynolds, J.
Human Osteoblasts in Culture Synthesize Collagenase and Other Matrix Metalloproteinases in Response to Osteotropic Hormones and Cytokines ,
J Cell Sci
 103 , 1093 , 1992
Cells
Osteoblasts
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
DMEM
Bone
Mouse
Mouse, 2-5 day
Taylor, S. , Shah, M. and Orriss, I.
Generation of Rodent and Human Osteoblasts. ,
Bonekey Rep
 3 , 585 , 2014
Cells
Osteoblasts
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%-1.0%
Medium
DMEM
Bone
Mouse
Mouse, BALB/c
Takanashi, H. , Matsuishi, T. and Yoshizato, K.
Establishment and Characterization of Stromal Cell Lines That Support Differentiation of Murine Hematopoietic Blast Cells into Osteoblast-like Cells ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 30A , 384 , 1994
Cells
Osteoblast-like Cells
Stromal Cell Lines
Hematopoietic Blast Cells
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
Eagle's MEM
Bone
Rat
Rat, 2 day
Jeon, J. , Lee, M. and Yang, H.
Differentiated Osteoblasts Derived Decellularized Extracellular Matrix to Promote Osteogenic Differentiation. ,
Biomater Res
 22 , 4 , 2018
Cells
Osteoblasts
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM
Bone
Rat
Rat, 2-3 day
Taylor, S. , Shah, M. and Orriss, I.
Generation of Rodent and Human Osteoblasts. ,
Bonekey Rep
 3 , 585 , 2014
Cells
Osteoblasts
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%-1.0%
Medium
DMEM
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

Nolle, A. , Dijken, I. , Waelti, C. , Calini, D. , Bryois, J. and Lezan, E.
Enrichment of Glial Cells From Human Post-mortem Tissue for Transcriptome and Proteome Analysis Using Immunopanning. ,
Front Cell Neurosci
 15 , 772011 , 2021
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
EBSS
Brain
Human
Human, adult
Spaethling, J. , Na, Y. , Lee, J. , Ulyanova, A. , Baltuch, G. , Bell, T. , Brem, S. , Chen, H. , Dueck, H. , Fisher, S. , Garcia, M. , Khaladkar, M. , Kung, D. , Lucas, T. , O'Rourke, D. and Stefanik, D.
Primary Cell Culture of Live Neurosurgically Resected Aged Adult Human Brain Cells and Single Cell Transcriptomics. ,
Cell Rep
 18 , 791-803 , 2017
Cells
Neuronal
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
Neurobasal
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
Rustenhoven, J. , Park Thomas, I. , Schweder, P. , Scotter, J. , Correia, J. , Smith, A. , Gibbons, H. , Oldfield, R. , Bergin, P. , Mee, E. , Faull, R. , Curtis, M. , Scott, G. and Dragunow, M.
Isolation of Highly Enriched Primary Human Microglia for Functional Studies. ,
Sci Rep
 6 , 19371 , 2016
Cells
Microglia
Enzymes
Neutral Protease : 10 u/ml
Papain : 2.5 u/ml
Medium
Hibernate A
Brain
Human
Human, fetal and mature
Zhang, Y. , Sloan, S. , Clarke, L. , Caneda, C. , Plaza, C. , Blumenthal, P. , Vogel, H. , Steinberg, G. , Edwards, M. , Li, G. , Duncan, J. , Cheshier, S. , Shuer, L. , Chang, E. , Grant, G. , Gephart, M. and Barres, B.
Purification and Characterization of Progenitor and Mature Human Astrocytes Reveals Transcriptional and Functional Differences with Mouse. ,
Neuron
 89 , 37-53 , 2016
Cells
Astrocytes and neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 7.5-20 u/ml
Medium
RPMI
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
Insect
Drosophilia
Hadzic, T. , Park, D. , Abruzzi, K. , Yang, L. , Trigg, J. , Rohs, R. , Rosbash, M. and Taghert, P.
Genome-Wide Features of Neuroendocrine Regulation in Drosophila by the Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factor DIMMED. ,
Nucleic Acids Res
 43 , 2199-215 , 2015
Cells
Neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 50 u/ml
Medium
Modified Dissecting Saline
Brain
Insect
Drosophila
Gu, H. and O'Dowd, D.
Whole Cell Recordings from Brain of Adult Drosophila. ,
J Vis Exp
 6 , 248 , 2007
Cells
Neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
Saline
Brain
Insect
Drosophila
Sicaeros, B. Campusano, J. and O'Dowd, D.
Primary Neuronal Cultures from the Brains of Late Stage Drosophila Pupae. ,
J Vis Exp
 4 , 200 , 2007
Cells
Neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 4 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Brain
Insect
Drosophilia
Gu, H. and O'Dowd, D.
Cholinergic Synaptic Transmission in Adult Drosophila Kenyon Cells in Situ. ,
J Neurosci
 26 , 265-72 , 2006
Cells
Kenyon
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
Recording saline
Brain
Mouse
Adult and neonatal
Calvo, Belen, Rubio, F. , Fernandez, M. and Tranque, P.
Dissociation of Neonatal and Adult Mice Brain for Simultaneous Analysis of Microglia, Astrocytes and Infiltrating Lymphocytes by Flow Cytometry. , IBRO Rep Vol. 8 , 36-47 , 2020
Cells
Microglia, astrocytes, lymphocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 120 u/ml
Papain : 20 u/ml
Neutral Protease : 1.2 u/ml
Medium
EBSS
Brain
Mouse
Mouse
Kramer, D. , Risso, D. , Kosillo,. , Ngai, J. and Bateup, H.
Combinatorial Expression of Grp and Neurod6 Defines Dopamine Neuron Populations with Distinct Projection Patterns and Disease Vulnerability , eNeuro Vol. 5 , 1 , 2018
Cells
Neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 10 u/ml
Medium
Artificial CSF
Brain
Mouse
Mouse, adult
Swartzlander, D. , Propson, N. , Roy, E. , Saito, T. , Saido, T. , Wang, B. and Zheng, H.
Concurrent Cell Type-Specific Isolation and Profiling of Mouse Brains in Inflammation and Alzheimer's Disease. ,
JCI Insight
 3 , 2018
Cells
Astrocytes, microglia, endothelia, oligodendrocytes
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Brain
Mouse
Mouse, fetal and mature
Zhang, Y. , Sloan, S. , Clarke, L. , Caneda, C. , Plaza, C. , Blumenthal, P. , Vogel, H. , Steinberg, G. , Edwards, M. , Li, G. , Duncan, J. , Cheshier, S. , Shuer, L. , Chang, E. , Grant, G. , Gephart, M. and Barres, B.
Purification and Characterization of Progenitor and Mature Human Astrocytes Reveals Transcriptional and Functional Differences with Mouse. ,
Neuron
 89 , 37-53 , 2016
Cells
Astrocytes and neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 7.5-20 u/ml
Medium
RPMI

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.