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Eye
Mouse
Mouse, 4-5 week
Ebihara, L. , Tong, J. , Vertel, B. , White, T. and Chen, T.
Properties of Connexin 46 Hemichannels in Dissociated Lens Fiber Cells. ,
Inv Ophthal Visual Sci
 52 , 882-9 , 2011
Cells
Lens Fiber
Enzymes
Protease : 0.5%
Medium
PBS
Heart
Mouse

Mouse, adult

Zhang, Z. , Zheng, W. , He, D. , Hu, Z. , Xie, Q. , Huang, M. , Li, W. and Huang, Z.
An Improved Procedure for Isolating Adult Mouse Cardiomyocytes for Epicardial Activation Mapping. ,
J Cell Mol Med
 25 , 11257-11263 , 2021
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 35-50 u/ml
Protease : 0.005%
Medium
Tyrode solution
Heart
Rat
Rat, adult
Zhang, Y. , Wang, Y. , Yanni, J. , Qureshi, M. , Logantha, S. , Kassab, S. , Boyett, M. , Gardiner, N. , Sun, H. , Howarth, F. and Dobrzynski, H.
Electrical Conduction System Remodeling in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetes Mellitus Rat Heart. ,
Front Physiol
 10 , 826 , 2019
Cells
Sinoatrial nodal
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : 220 u/ml
Elastase : 1.4 u/ml
Protease : 0.45 u/ml
Medium
Tyrode solution
Heart
Rat
Rat, Wistar, 200g
Miller, L. , Greensmith, D. , Sankaranarayanan, R. , O'Neill, S. and Eisner D.
The Effect of 2,5-di-(tert-butyl)-1,4-benzohydroquinone (TBQ) on Intracellular Ca2+ Handling in Rat Ventricular Myocytes. ,
Cell Calcium
 58 , 208-14 , 2015
Cells
Ventricular myocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 95 u/ml
Protease : 0.1 u/ml
Medium
HEPES
Heart
Rat
Rat, SD, 200-250 g
Farkas, A. , Acsai, K. , Nagy, N. , Toth, A. , Fulop, F. , Seprenyi, G. , Birinyi, P. , Nanasi, P. , Forster, T. , Csanady, M. , Papp, J. , Varrro, A. and Farkas, A.
Na(+)/Ca(2+) Exchanger Inhibition Exerts a Positive Inotropic Effect in the Rat Heart, but Fails to Influence the Contractility of the Rabbit Heart. ,
Br J Pharmacol
 154 , 93 , 2008
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : see reference
Protease : see reference
Medium
Krebs-Henseleit
Heart
Rat
Rat, male, 250-300 g
Hunton DaciaL, Zou LuYun, Pang Yi, Marchase Richard B.
Adult rat cardiomyocytes exhibit capacitative calcium entry ,
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol
 286 , H1124-32 , 2004
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Protease : 0.01%
Medium
HBSS
Heart
Rat
Rat, male, 6-12 months old
Kitta, K. , Day, R. , Ikeda, T. and Suzuki, Y.
Hepatocyte Growth Factor Protects Cardiac Myocytes Against Oxidative Stress-Induced Apoptosis ,
Free Radic Biol Med
 31 (7) , 902 , 2001
Cells
Cardiac myocytes
Enzymes
Protease : 0.55 u/ml
Medium
Tyrode's solution
Kidney
Mouse
Mouse, male, 2 month
Sindic, A. , Velic, A. , Basoglu, C. , Hirsch, J. , Edemir, B. , Kuhn, M. and Schlatter, E.
Uroguanylin and Guanylin Regulate Transport of Mouse Cortical Collecting Duct Independent of Guanylate Cyclase C. ,
Kidney Int
 68 , 1008 , 2005
Cells
Cortical collecting duct
Enzymes
Collagenase : 54-178 u/ml
Protease : see reference
Medium
MEM
Kidney
Rat
Rat, male, 150-200 g
Elliget, K. and Trump, B.
Primary Cultures of Normal Rat Kidney Proximal Tubule Epithelial Cells for Studies of Renal Cell Injury ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 27 , 739 , 1991
Cells
Epithelial
Proximal tubule
Enzymes
Protease : 0.1%
Medium
HBSS/CMF
Liver
Rat
Rat, SD, male, 450-500 g
Gabriel, A. , Kuddus, R. , Rao, A. and Gandhi, C.
Down-Regulation of Endothelin Receptors by Transforming Growth Factor B1 in Hepatic Stellate Cells ,
J Hepatol
 30 , 440 , 1999
Cells
Stellate
Enzymes
Protease : 0.02%
Medium
HBSS
Muscle
Rat
Rat, Wistar, adult, male
Wellman, G. , Barrett-Jolley, R. , Koppel, H. Everitt, D. and Quayle, J.
Inhibition of Vascular KATP Channels by U-37883A: A Comparison with Cardiac and Skeletal Muscle ,
Br J Pharmacol
 128 , 909 , 1999
Cells
Smooth & skeletal muscle
Cardiac myocytes
Enzymes
Protease : 0.01%
Medium
PSS

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.