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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
Stem
Canine
Canine
Park, S. , Seo, M. , Kim, H. and Kang, K.
Isolation and Characterization of Canine Amniotic Membrane-Derived Multipotent Stem Cells. ,
PLoS ONE
 7 , e44693 , 2012
Cells
Amniotic membrane MSC
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
LG-DMEM
Stem
Human
Human
Kusuma, G. , Menicanin, D. , Gronthos, S. , Manuelpillai, U. , Abumaree, M. , Pertile, M. , Brennecke, S. and Kalionis, B.
Ectopic Bone Formation by Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived from Human Term Placenta and the Decidua. ,
PLoS ONE
 10 , e0141246 , 2015
Cells
Decidua mesenchymal stem
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Stem
Human
Human
Hang, H. , Yu, Y. , Wu, N. , Huang, Q. , Xia, Q. and Bian, J.
Induction of Highly Functional Hepatocytes from Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells by HNF4α Transduction. ,
PLoS ONE
 9 , e104133 , 2014
Cells
Umbilical mesenchymal stem
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM
Stem
Human
Human
Barkauskas, C. , Cronce, M. , Rackley, C. , Bowie, E. , Keene, D. , Stripp, B. , Randell, S. , Noble, P. and Hogan, B.
Type 2 Alveolar Cells are Stem Cells in Adult Lung ,
J Clin Invest
 123 , 3025 , 2013
Cells
Alveolar epithelial
Enzymes
Neutral Protease : 2 u/ml
Trypsin : 0.25%
Elastase : 10 u/ml
Medium
Bronchial Epithelial Growth Medium
Stem
Human
Human
Dobbin, Z. and Landen, C.
Isolation and Characterization of Potential Cancer Stem Cells from Solid Human Tumors--Potential Applications. ,
Curr Protoc Pharmacol
 63 , Unit 14.28. , 2013
Cells
Cancer stem
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Collagenase : 0.05%
Hyaluronidase : 0.005%
Medium
RPMI
Stem
Human
Human
Han, Y. , Tao, R. , Sun, T. , Chai, J. , Xu, G. and Liu, J.
Optimization of Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cell Isolation and Culture Methods. ,
Cytotechnology
 65 , 819 , 2013
Cells
Umbilical cord mesenchymal stem
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1-0.2%
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
DMEM
Stem
Human
Human, adult
Nagel, S. , Rohr, F. , Weber, C. , Kier, J. , Siemers, F. , Kruse, C. , Danner, S. , Brandenburger, M. and Matthiessen, A.
Multipotent Nestin-Positive Stem Cells Reside in the Stroma of Human Eccrine and Apocrine Sweat Glands and can be Propagated Robustly In Vitro. ,
PLoS ONE
 8 , e78365 , 2013
Cells
Epidermal stem cells
Enzymes
Neutral Protease : 2 u/ml
Trypsin : 2.5%
Medium
DMEM
Stem
Human
Human
Salehinejad, P. , Alitheen, N. , Ali, A. , Omar, A. , Mohit, M. , Janzamin, E. , Samani, F. , Torshizi, Z. and Nematollahi-Mahani, S.
Comparison of Different Methods for the Isolation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Human Umbilical Cord Wharton's Jelly. ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim
 48 , 75 , 2012
Cells
Wharton jelly mesenchymal stem
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM
Stem
Human
Human
Nazarov, I. , Lee, J. , Soupene, E. , Etemad, S. , Knapik, D. , Green, W. , Bashkirova, E. , Fang, X. , Matthay, M. , Kuypers, F. and Serikov, V.
Multipotent Stromal Stem Cells from Human Placenta Demonstrate High Therapeutic Potential. ,
Stem Cells Transl Med
 1 , 359-72 , 2012
Cells
Chorionic mesenchymal
Enzymes
Neutral Protease : 2.5 u/ml
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
MEM
Stem
Human
Human
Varghese, M. , Olstorn, H. , Berg-Johnsen, J. , Moe, M. , Murrell, W. and Langmoen, I.
Isolation of Human Multipotent Neural Progenitors from Adult Filum Terminale. ,
Stem Cells Dev
 18 , 603 , 2009
Cells
Filum terminale neural progenitor
Enzymes
Trypsin : see reference
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Stem
Human
Human, male
Kossack, N. , Meneses, J. , Shefi, S. , Nguyen, H. , Chavez, S. , Nicholas, C. , Gromoll, J. , Turek, P. and Reijo-Pera, R.
Isolation and Characterization of Pluripotent Human Spermatogonial Stem Cell-Derived Cells. ,
Stem Cells
 , 2008
Cells
Spermatogonial stem cells
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Stem
Human
Human
Nakamura, T. , Endo, K. and Kinoshita, S.
Identification of Human Oral Keratinocyte Stem/Progenitor Cells by Neurotrophin Receptor p75 and the Role of Neurotrophin/p75 Signaling. ,
Stem Cells
 25 , 628-38 , 2007
Cells
Oral epithelial
Enzymes
Neutral Protease : 1.2 u/ml
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
PBS
Stem
Human
Human
Welter, J. and Solchaga, L.and Penick, K.
Simplification of Aggregate Culture of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells as a Chondrogenic Screening Assay ,
Biotechniques
 42 , 732 , 2007
Cells
Bone marrow derived MSC
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Papain : 0.0025%
Medium
DMEM
Stem
Human
Human
Yu Hong, Fang Dong, Kumar Suresh M, Li Ling, Nguyen Thiennga K, Acs Geza, Herlyn Meenhard, Xu Xiaowei.
Isolation of a novel population of multipotent adult stem cells from human hair follicles ,
Am J Pathol
 168 , 1879-88 , 2006
Cells
Hair follicular epithelial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Stem
Human
Human
Alessandri Giulio, Pagano Stefano, Bez Alessandra, Benetti Anna, Pozzi Stefano, Iannolo Gioacchin, Baronio Manuela, Invernici Gloria, Caruso Arnaldo, Muneretto Claudio, Bisleri Gianluigi, Parati Eugenio.
Isolation and culture of human muscle-derived stem cells able to differentiate into myogenic and neurogenic cell lineages ,
Lancet
 364 , 1872-83
Cells
Muscle-derived stem cells
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM/F12
Stem
Monkey
Baboons, 1yr, 7yr, 14 yr
Nagano, M. , McCarrey, J. and Brinster, R.
Primate Spermatogonial Stem Cells Colonize Mouse Testes ,
Biol Reprod
 64 , 1409 , 2001
Cells
Primate spermatogonial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Stem
Mouse
Mouse, adult
Martin, L. and Seandel, M.
Serial Enrichment of Spermatogonial Stem and Progenitor Cells (SSCs) in Culture for Derivation of Long-Term Adult Mouse SSC Lines. ,
J Vis Exp
 72 , e50017 , 2013
Cells
Spermatogonial stem
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM
Stem
Mouse
Mouse
Jensen, U. , Ghazizadeh, S. and Owens, D.
Isolation and Characterization of Cutaneous Epithelial Stem Cells. ,
Methods Mol Biol
 989 , 61-9 , 2013
Cells
Epithelial stem
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
HBSS
Stem
Mouse
Mouse, 4-6 week
Masaki, T. , Qu, J. , Cholewa-Waclaw, J. , Burr, K. , Raaum, R. and Rambukkana, A.
Reprogramming Adult Schwann Cells to Stem Cell-Like Cells by Leprosy Bacilli Promotes Dissemination of Infection. ,
Cell
 152 , 51 , 2013
Cells
Schwann
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.125%
Medium
DMEM
Stem
Mouse
Mouse, P4-5
Ziegler, A. , Schneider, J. , Qin, M. , Tyler, W. , Pintar, J. , Fraidenraich, D. , Wood, T. and Levison, S.
IGF-II Promotes Stemness of Neural Restricted Precursors. ,
Stem Cells
 30 , 1265 , 2012
Cells
Neuroshere
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Papain : 100 u
Medium
Pro-N
Stem
Mouse
Mouse, adult
Deleyrolle, L. and Reynolds, B.
Isolation, Expansion, and Differentiation of Adult Mammalian Neural Stem and Progenitor Cells using the Neurosphere Assay. ,
Methods Mol Biol
 549 , 91 , 2009
Cells
Adult neural stem
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM
Stem
Mouse
Mouse, 6-8 week
Burger, P. , Gupta, R. , Xiong, X. , Ontiveros, C. , Salm, S. , Moscatelli, D. and Wilson, E.
High Aldehyde Dehydrogenase Activity: A Novel Functional Marker of Murine Prostate Stem/Progenitor Cells. ,
Stem Cells
 27 , 2220-8 , 2009
Cells
Prostate epithelial/stem
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
HBSS
Stem
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
Stem
Mouse
Mouse, 12 week
Taddei, I. , Deugnier, M. , Faraldo, M. , Petit, V. , Bouvard, D. , Medina, D. , Fassler, R. , Thiery, J. and Glukhova, M.
Beta1 Integrin Deletion from the Basal Compartment of the Mammary Epithelium Affects Stem Cells ,
Nat Cell Biol
 10 , 716-22 , 2008
Cells
Mammary epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.3%
Hyaluronidase : 100 u/ml
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
see reference
Stem
Mouse
Mouse, embryonic
Lu Shi-Jiang, Feng Qiang, Caballero Sergio, Chen Yu, Moore Malcolm A, Grant Maria B, Lanza Robert.
Generation of functional hemangioblasts from human embryonic stem cells ,
Nat Methods
 4 , 501-9 , 2007
Cells
HES-BC cells
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM
Stem
Mouse
Mouse, 6-8 week
McKinney-Freeman SL, Jackson KA, Camargo FD, Ferrari G, Mavilio F, Goodell MA.
Muscle-derived hematopoietic stem cells are hematopoietic in origin ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 99 , 1341 , 2002
Cells
Myocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
HBSS
Stem
Mouse
Mouse, 6 week
Jackson, K. and Goodell, M.
Hematopoietic Potential of Stem Cells Isolated from Murine Skeletal Muscle ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 96 , 14482 , 1999
Cells
Muscle hematopoietic stem cells
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.2%
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
DMEM
Stem
Mouse
Mouse, 4-8 month
Gritti A, Frolichsthal-Schoeller P, Galli R, Parati E, Cova L, Pagano S, Bjornson C. and Vescovi A.
Epidermal and Fibroblast Growth Factors Behave as Mitogenic Regulators for a Single Multipotent Stem Cell-like Population from the Subventricular Region of the Adult Mouse forebrain ,
J Neurosci
 19(9) , 3287 , 1999
Cells
Neural subventricular zone
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.13%
Hyaluronidase : 0.067%
Medium
DMEM/F12
Stem
Porcine
Porcine, 1-4 day
Park, M. , Park, J. , Kim, M. , Lee, K. , Park, H. , Yun, J. , Choi, J. , Lee, E. and Lee, S.
Development of a High-Yield Technique to Isolate Spermatogonial Stem Cells From Porcine Testes. ,
J Assist Reprod Genet
 31 , 983-91 , 2014
Cells
Testicular
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.1%
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM
Stem
Porcine
Porcine, male, 8 day
Dirami G, Ravindranath N, Pursel V, Dym M.
Effects of stem cell factor and granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor on survival of porcine type A spermatogonia cultured in KSOM ,
Biol Reprod
 61 , 225-30 , 1999
Cells
Seminiferous epithelial cells
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.15%
Hyaluronidase : 0.15%
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM/F12
Stem
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
Stem
Rat
Rat, SD, newborn
Zeng Yuan-Shan, Ding Ying, Wu Li-Zhi, Guo Jia-Song, Li Hai-Biao, Wong Wai-Man, Wu Wu-Tian.
Co-transplantation of schwann cells promotes the survival and differentiation of neural stem cells transplanted into the injured spinal cord ,
Dev Neurosci
 27 , 20-6 , 2005
Cells
Neutral stem cells, Schwann cells
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Collagenase : 0.16%
Medium
DMEM/F12
Stem
Rat
Rat, postnatal, adult
Kruger, G. , Mosher, J. , Bixby, S. , Joseph, N. , Iwashita, T. and Morrison, S.
Neural Crest Stem Cells Persist in the Adult Gut but Undergo Changes in Self-Renewal, Neuronal Subtype Potential, and Factor Responsiveness. ,
Neuron
 35 , 657 , 2002
Cells
Gut neural crest stem
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.025%
Medium
HBSS
Stem
Rat
Rat, SD, embyronic
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
Stem
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

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.