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Lung
Rat
Rat, SD, male, 150 - 200 g
Brown, L. and Longmore, W.
Altered Phospholipid Secretion in Type II Pneumocytes Isolated from Streptozotocin-diabetic Rats ,
Biochim Biophys Acta
 878 , 258 , 1986
Cells
Pneumocytes type II
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.30%
Medium
BSS
Lung
Rat
Rat, SD, male
Weller, N. and Karnovksy, M.
Isolation of Pulmonary Alveolar Type I Cells From Adult Rats ,
Am J Pathol
 124 , 448 , 1986
Cells
Alveolar type I
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM
Lung
Rat
Rat, fetus, 19 day
Post, M. , Torday, J. and Smith, B.
Alveolar Type II Cells Isolated from Fetal Rat Lung Organotypic Cultures Synthesize and Secrete Surfactant-Associated Phospholipids and Respond to Fibroblast-Pneumonocyte Factor ,
Exp Lung Res
 7 , 53 , 1984
Cells
Fibroblasts & type II
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
HBSS: serum free MEM, CMF
Lung
Rat
Rat, SD, male/female, 180-250 g
Mason, R. , Williams, M. , Greenleaf, R. and Clements, J.
Isolation and Properties of Type II Alveolar Cells from Rat Lung ,
Am Rev Respir Dis
 115 , 1015 , 1977
Cells
Alveolar type II
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.30%
Medium
BSS
Lung
Rat
Rat, Wistar, pathogen free
King, R.
Metabolic Fate of the Apoproteins of Pulmonary Surfactant ,
Am Rev Respir Dis
 115 , 73 , 1977
Cells
Alveolar type II
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.50%
Medium
Earle's MEM
Lung
Rat
Rat, fetus, 19 days
Douglas, W. and Teel, R.
An Organotypic in Vitro Model System for Studying Pulmonary Surfactant Production by Type II Alveolar Pneumonocytes ,
Am Rev Respir Dis
 113 , 17 , 1976
Cells
Alveolar pneumonocytes, type II
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1 %
Medium
HBSS, CMF
Lung
Rat
Rat, SD, male, 100 g
Kikkawa, Y. and Yoneda, K.
Type II Epithelial Cell of the Lung. I. Method of Isolation ,
Lab Invest
 30 , 76 , 1974
Cells
Alveolar type II
Enzymes
Trypsin : 1.0%
Medium
Joklik's medium
Muscle
Rat
Rat, fetal 17-18 day
Das, M. , Rumsey, J. , Bhargava, N. , Stancescu, M. and Hickman, J.
Skeletal Muscle Tissue Engineering: A Maturation Model Promoting Long-Term Survival of Myotubes, Structural Development of the Excitation-Contraction Coupling Apparatus and Neonatal Myosin Heavy Chain Expression. ,
Biomaterials
 30 , 5392 , 2009
Cells
Myotubes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
see reference
Muscle
Rat
Rat, SD, male, 150-175 g
Redmond, E. , Cahill, P. and Sitzmann, J.
Perfused Transcapillary Smooth Muscle and Endothelial Cell Co-Culture-A Novel In Vitro Model ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim
 31 , 601 , 1995
Cells
Smooth muscle, endothelial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.04%
Medium
MEM
Muscle
Rat
Rat, Wistar Kyoto, 10-15 weeks
McGuire, P. , Walker-Caprioglio, H. , Little, S. and McGuffee, L.
Isolation and Culture of Rat Superior Mesenteric Artery Smooth Muscle Cells ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 29 , 135 , 1993
Cells
Smooth muscle, mesenteric artery
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
MEM
Muscle
Rat
Rat
(also rabbit, guinea-pig)
Hu, S. and Kim, H.
Activation of K+ Channel in Vascular Smooth Muscle by Cytochrome P-450 Metabolites of Arachidonic Acid ,
FASEB J
 6 , A383 , 1992
Cells
Smooth muscle
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
Potassium buffer solution
Muscle
Rat
Rat, SD, 19 days
Loch-Caruso, R. , Pahl, M. and Juberg, D.
Rat Myometrial Smooth Muscle Cells Show High Levels of Gap Junctional Communication Under a Variety of Culture Conditions ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 28 , 97 , 1992
Cells
Smooth muscle, myometrial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 150 µg/ml
Medium
HBSS or PSS, CMF
Muscle
Rat
Rat
Bean, B. , Sturek, M. , Puga, A. and Hermsmeyer, K.
Calcium Channels in Muscle Cells Isolated From Rat Mesenteric Arteries: Modulation by Dihydropyridine Drugs ,
Circ Res
 59 , 229 , 1986
Cells
Muscle, mesenteric arteries
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
HEPES KG solution
(see reference)
Muscle
Rat
Rat, male, 150-250 g
Cole, O. , Fan, T. and Lewis, G.
Isolation, Characterization, Growth and Culture of Endothelial Cells From the Rat Aorta ,
Cell Biol Int Rep
 10 (6) , 399 , 1986
Cells
Endothelial, aortic
Medium
RPMI 1640
Muscle
Rat
Rat, SD, male, 200 - 250 g
Brock, T. , Alexander, R. , Ekstein, L. , Atkinson, W. and Gimbrone, M.
Angiotensin Increases Cytosolic Free Calcium in Cultured Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells ,
Hypertension
 7 , 105 , 1985
Cells
Smooth muscle, thoracic aorta
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.0375%
Medium
Eagle's MEM with calcium
Muscle
Rat
Rat, 200 g
Kono, T.
Roles of Collagenases and Other Proteolytic Enzymes in the Dispersal of Animal Tissues ,
Biochim Biophys Acta
 178 , 397 , 1969
Cells
Muscle
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
Kreb's Henseleit bicarbonate buffer
Neural
Rat
Rat, SD, day 2
Maurel, P.
Preparation of Neonatal Rat Schwann Cells and Embryonic Dorsal Root Ganglia Neurons for In Vitro Myelination Studies. ,
Methods Mol Biol
 1739 , 17-37 , 2018
Cells
Schwann
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM
Neural
Rat
Rat, SD, p7
Clements, M. , Byrne, E. , Camarillo Guerrero, L. , Cattin, A. , Zakka, L. , Ashraf, A. , Burden, J. , Khadayate, S. , Lloyd, A. , Marguerat, S. and Parrinello, S.
The Wound Microenvironment Reprograms Schwann Cells to Invasive Mesenchymal-like Cells to Drive Peripheral Nerve Regeneration. ,
Neuron
 96 , 98-114.e7 , 2017
Cells
Schwann
Enzymes
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, neonatal
Stettner, M. , Lohmann, B. , Wolffram, K. , Weinberger, J. , Dehmel, T. , Hartung, H. , Mausberg, A. and Kieseier, B.
Interleukin-17 Impedes Schwann Cell-Mediated Myelination. ,
J Neuroinflammation
 11 , 63 , 2014
Cells
Schwann cells
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.05-0.1%
Trypsin : 0.125-0.25%
Medium
DMEM
Neural
Rat
Rat, SD, 0-2 day
Pedraza Carlos E, Podlesniy Petar, Vidal Noemi­, Arevalo Juan Carlos, Lee Ramee, Hempstead Barbara, Ferrer Isidre, Iglesias Montse, Espinet Carme.
Pro-NGF isolated from the human brain affected by Alzheimer's disease induces neuronal apoptosis mediated by p75NTR ,
Am J Pathol
 166 , 533-43 , 2005
Cells
Superior cervical ganglion
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : 20 u/ml
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM
Neural
Rat
Rat, SD, male 150-220 g
Hu Hong-Zhen, Gu Qihai, Wang Chunbo, Colton Craig K, Tang Jisen, Kinoshita-Kawada Mariko, Lee Lu-Yuan, Wood Jackie D, Zhu Michael X.
2-aminoethoxydiphenyl borate is a common activator of TRPV1, TRPV2, and TRPV3 ,
J Biol Chem
 279 , 35741-8 , 2004
Cells
Dorsal root ganglion neurons
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM/Ham's F12
Neural
Rat
Rat, SD, embryonic
Bixby, S. , Kruger, G. , Mosher, J. , Joseph, N. and Morrison, S.
Cell-Intrinsic Differences Between Stem Cells from Different Regions of the Peripheral Nervous System Regulate the Generation of Neural Diversity. ,
Neuron
 35 , 643 , 2002
Cells
Sciatic nerve and gut neural crest stem
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.005%
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Rat
Rat, newborn, 7 days old
Acosta, C. , Fabrega, A. , Masco, D. and Lopez, H.
A Sensory Neuron Subpopulation with Unique Sequential Survival Dependence on Nerve Growth Factor and Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor during Development ,
J Neurosci
 21 (22) , 8873 , 2001
Cells
Neurons
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
MEM10
Neural
Rat
Rat
(also mice)
Johansson, C. , Momma, S. , Clarke, D. , Risling, M. , Lendahl, U. and Frisen, J
Identification of a Neural Stem Cell in the Adult Mammalian Central Nervous System ,
Cell
 96 , 25 , 1999
Cells
Spinal cord
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.133%
Medium
HBSS and PIPES
Neural
Rat
Rat, SD, female, pregnant
Morrison, S. , White, P. , Zock, C. and Anderson, D.
Prospective Identification, Isolation by Flow Cytometry, and In Vivo Self-Renewal of Multipotent Mammalian Neural Crest Stem Cells ,
Cell
 96 , 737 , 1999
Cells
Sciatic nerves
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.025%
Medium
L-15 medium
(see reference)
Neural
Rat
Rat, SD, embryonic
Morrison, S. , White, P. , Zock, C. and Anderson, D.
Prospective Identification, Isolation by Flow Cytometry, and In Vivo Self-Renewal of Multipotent Mammalian Neural Crest Stem Cells ,
Cell
 96 , 737 , 1999
Cells
Sciatic nerves
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.025%
Medium
L-15 medium
(see reference)
Neural
Rat
Rat, Wister and SD, newborn, 0-21 days, either sex
Schafer, K. , Saffrey, M. , Burnstock, G. and Mastres-Ventura, P.
A New Method for the Isolation of Myenteric Plexus from the Newborn Rat Gastrointestinal Tract ,
Brain Res Proto
 1 , 109 , 1997
Cells
Myenteric ganglia
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
MEM-HEPES
Neural
Rat
Rats, SD, 11-14 day old, 29-32 g
Allen, T. , Sim, J. and Brown, D.
The Whole-Cell Calcium Current in Acutely Dissociated Magnocellular Cholinergic Basal Forebrain Neurones of the Rat ,
J Physiol
 460 , 91 , 1993
Cells
Basal forebrain neurons
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.125%
Medium
Gey's BSS
Neural
Rat
Rat, Wistar-Hanover, 7-12 day
Rayport, S. , Sulzer, D. , Shi, W. , Sawasdikosol, S. , Monaco, J. , Batson, D. and Rajendran, G.
Identified Postnatal Mesolimbic Dopamine Neurons in Culture: Morphology and Electrophysiology ,
J Neurosci
 12 (11) , 4264 , 1992
Cells
Postnatal dopamine neurons
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.035%
Medium
(see reference)
Neural
Rat
Rat, SD, 18-day-old, fetus
Cheng, B. and Mattson, M.
IGF-I and IGF-II Protect Cultured Hippocampal and Septal Neurons Against Calcium-Mediated Hypoglycemic Damage ,
J Neurosci
 12 (4) , 1558 , 1992
Cells
Hippocampal
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.2%
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Rat
Rat, SD, pregnant, Charles River
Buchhalter, J. and Dichter, M.
Electrophysiological Comparison of Pyramidal and Stellate Nonpyramidal Neurons in Dissociated Cell Culture of Rat Hippocampus ,
Brain Res Bull
 26 , 333 , 1991
Cells
Pyramidal neurons
Nonpyramidal neurons
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.027%
Medium
HEPES
Neural
Rat
Rat, SD, embryos, 19-21 days gestation
Mithen, F. , Reiker, M. and Birchem, R.
Effects of Ethanol on Rat Schwann Cell Proliferation and Myelination in Culture ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 26 , 129 , 1990
Cells
Schwann, dorsal root ganglia
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
HBSS, CMF
Neural
Rat
Rat
(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
Neural
Rat
Rat, SD, 8 day old pups
Novelli, A. , Reilly, J. , Lysko, P. and Henneberry, R.
Glutamate Becomes Neurotoxic Via the N-methyl-D-aspartate Receptor When Intracellular Energy Levels are Reduced ,
Brain Res
 451 , 205 , 1988
Cells
Cerebellar neurons
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.025%
Medium
Eagle's MEM
Neural
Rat
Rat, fetuses, 18 day old
Mattson, M. and Kater, S.
Isolated Hippocampal Neurons in Cryopreserved Long-Term Cultures: Development of Neuroarchitecture and Sensitivity to Nmda ,
Int J Dev Neurosci
 6 (5) , 439 , 1988
Cells
Hippocampal neurons
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.2%
Medium
Eagle's MEM

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.