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Adrenal
Rat
Rat, male, 120-160 g,
Rat, SD, male, 400-450 g
Ng, T. and Liu, W.
Toxic Effect of Heavy Metals on Cells Isolated from the Rat Adrenal and Testis ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 26 , 24 , 1990
Cells
Leydig
Adrenal
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 0.03% (adrenal)
Medium
Krebs Ringer bicarbonate buffer
Adrenal
Rat
Rat, Long-Evans, female, 150-200 g
Payet, N. , Deziel, Y. and Lehoux, J.-G.
Vasopressin: A Potent Growth Factor in Adrenal Glomerulosa Cells in Culture ,
J Steroid Biochem
 20 , 449 , 1984
Cells
Glomerulosa
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.2%
Medium
MEM-d-Val
Adrenal
Rat
Rat, Fischer, male, 1-10 months
Leonard, R.K. , Auersperg, N. and Parkes, C.O.
Ascorbic Acid Accumulation by Cultured Rat Adrenocortical Cells ,
In Vitro
 19 , 46 , 1983
Cells
Adrenocortical
Enzymes
Medium
BSS
Adrenal
Rat
Rat, SD, male, 400-450 g
Li, C.H. , Ng, T.B. and Cheng, C.H.K.
Melanotropins: Aldosterone- and Corticosterone-Stimulating Activity in Isolated Rat Adrenal Cells ,
Int J Pept Protein Res
 19 , 361 , 1982
Cells
Decapular
Capsular
Glomerulosa
Enzymes
Medium
Medium 199
Adrenal
Rat
Rat, Hanover-Wistar, 2nd postnatal week (also guinea-pig, cattle)
Unsicker, K. , Rieffert, B. and Ziegler, W.
Effects of Cell Culture Conditions, Nerve Growth Factor, Dexamethasone, and Cyclic AMP on Adrenal Chromaffin Cells In Vitro ,
Adv Biochem Psychopharmacol
 255 , 51 , 1980
Cells
Chromaffin
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.5%
Collagenase : 0.5%
Medium
HBSS
Adrenal
Rat
Rat , SD, female, 200 g
Braley, L. , Williams, G. and Bradwin, G.
The Effect of Unit Gravity Sedimentation on Adrenal Steroidogenesis by Isolated Rat Glomerulosa and Fasciculata Cells ,
Endocrinology
 106 (1) , 50 , 1980
Cells
Glomerulosa
Enzymes
Medium
Kreb's
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
Folkman, J. , Haudenschild, C. C. and Zetter, B. R.
Long-term Culture of Capillary Endothlial Cells ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 76 , 5217 , 1979
Cells
Foreskin
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.5%
Medium
Dulbecco's MEM w/10% calf serum
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
Adrenal
Rat
Rat, Holtzman, male, 180-250 g
Kloppenborg, P. , Island, D. , Liddle, G. , Michelakis, A. and Nicholson, W.
A Method of Preparing Adrenal Cell Suspensions and Its Applicability to the In Vitro Study of Adrenal Metabolism ,
Endocrinology
 82 , 1053 , 1968
Cells
Adrenal
Enzymes
Medium
Kreb's Ringer bicarbonate buffer
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, Wistar, 250g
Jacobs, F. , Gijsen, H. , Van de Vyver, M. and Ferris, W.
Vanadate Impedes Adipogenesis in Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived from Different Depots within Bone. ,
Front Endocrinol
 7 , 108 , 2016
Cells
Proximal femur stem
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
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
Bone
Rat
Rat, fetal, 21 days of gestation
Owen, T. , Aronow, M. , Shalhoub, V. , Barone, L. , Wilming, L. , Tassinari, M. , Kennedy, M. , Pockwinse, S. , Lian, J. and Stein, G.
Progressive Development of the Rat Oseoblast Phenotype In Vitro: Reciprocal Relationships in Expression of Genes Associated with Osteoblast Proliferation and Differentiation During Formation of the Bone Extracellular Matrix ,
J Cell Physiol
 143 , 420 , 1990
Cells
Calvaria
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.2%
Medium
MEM
Bone
Rat
Rat, newborn
Ernst, M. and Froesch, E.
Osteoblastlike Cells in a Serum-Free Methylcellulose Medium Form Colonies: Effects of Insulin and Insulinlike Growth Factor I ,
Calcif Tissue Int
 40 , 27 , 1987
Cells
Osteoblastlike cells
Enzymes
Medium
MEM
Bone
Rat
Rat, fetus, 17-21 day
Peck, W. , Birge, S. and Fedak, S.
Bone Cells: Biochemical and Biological Studies After Enzymatic Isolation ,
Science
 146 , 1476 , 1964
Cells
Calvaria
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.01%-0.6%
Medium
Tris-buffered saline
Brain
Rat
Rat, SD, 1-2 day
Kurachi, M. , Mikuni, M. and Ishizaki, Y.
Extracellular Vesicles from Vascular Endothelial Cells Promote Survival, Proliferation and Motility of Oligodendrocyte Precursor Cells. ,
PLoS ONE
 11 , e0159158 , 2016
Cells
Oligodendrocyte precursor cells
Enzymes
Papain : 16.5 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Brain
Rat
Rat, SD, E18
Folts, C. , Scott-Hewitt, N. , Proschel, C. , Mayer-Proschel, M. and Noble, M.
Lysosomal Re-acidification Prevents Lysosphingolipid-Induced Lysosomal Impairment and Cellular Toxicity. ,
PLoS Biol
 14 , e1002583 , 2016
Cells
Neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Brain
Rat
Rat, P0-P15
Foo, L.
Purification of Rat and Mouse Astrocytes by Immunopanning. ,
Cold Spring Harb. Protoc.
 2013 , 421-32 , 2013
Cells
Astrocytes
Enzymes
Papain : 5 u/ml
Medium
DPBS
Brain
Rat
Rat, SD, neonatal
Kaiser, O. , Aliuos, P. , Wissel, K. , Lenarz, T. , Werner, D. , Reuter, G. , Kral, A. and Warnecke, A.
Dissociated Neurons and Glial Cells Derived from Rat Inferior Colliculi After Digestion with Papain. ,
PLoS ONE
 8 , e80490 , 2013
Cells
Neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
Neuro medium
Brain
Rat
Rat, Fisher, 7-21 month
Chen, N. , Newcomb, J. , Garbuzova-Davis, S. , Davis Sanberg, C. , Sanberg, P. and Willing, A.
Human Umbilical Cord Blood Cells Have Trophic Effects on Young and Aging Hippocampal Neurons in Vitro. ,
Aging Dis
 1 , 173 , 2010
Cells
Hippocampal neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 0.2%
Medium
Hibernate A
Brain
Rat
Rat, SD, 19-21 day
Cao, R. , Li, A. , Cho, H. , Lee, B. and Obrietan, K.
Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Signaling Modulates Photic Entrainment of the Suprachiasmatic Circadian Clock. ,
J Neurosci
 30 , 6302 , 2010
Cells
Suprachiasmatic nucleus neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 100 u/ml
Medium
MEM
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, neonatal
Shigetomi, E. and Khakh, B.
Measuring Near Plasma Membrane and Global Intracellular Calcium Dynamics in Astrocytes. ,
J Vis Exp
 26 , 1142 , 2009
Cells
Astrocytes
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
EBSS
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, neonatal
Richler Esther, Chaumont Severine, Shigetomi Eiji, Sagasti Alvaro, Khakh Baljit S.
Tracking transmitter-gated P2X cation channel activation in vitro and in vivo ,
Nat Methods
 5 , 87-93 , 2008
Cells
Hippocampal neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 10 u/ml
Medium
EBSS
Brain
Rat
Rat, neonatal
Peptan, I. , Hong, L. and Evans, C.
Multiple Differentiation Potentials of Neonatal Dura Mater-Derived Cells. ,
Neurosurgery
 60 , 346 , 2007
Cells
Dura mater
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Brain
Rat
Rat, E18
Jekabsons MB, Nicholls DG.
Bioenergetic analysis of cerebellar granule neurons undergoing apoptosis by potassium/serum deprivation ,
Cell Death Differ
 13 , 1595-610 , 2006
Cells
Hippocampal neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 0.2%
Medium
Hibernate
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, E19
Khakh Baljit S, Fisher James A, Nashmi Raad, Bowser David N, Lester Henry A.
An angstrom scale interaction between plasma membrane ATP-gated P2X2 and alpha4beta2 nicotinic channels measured with fluorescence resonance energy transfer and total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy ,
J Neurosci
 25 , 6911-20 , 2005
Cells
Hippocampal neuron
Enzymes
Papain : 10 u/ml
Medium
MEM
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, Wistar, male
Floris S, Van den Born J, van der Pol SM, Dijkstra CD, De Vries HE.
Heparan sulfate proteoglycans modulate monocyte migration across cerebral endothelium ,
J Neuropathol Exp Neurol
 62 , 780 , 2003
Cells
Cerebral endothelial
Enzymes
Medium
MEM
Brain
Rat
Rat, SD, E18
Behar, T, Smith, S, Kennedy, R, Mckenzie, J, Maric, I. and Barker, J
GABA(B) receptors mediate motility signals for migrating embryonic cortical cells ,
Cereb Cortex
 11 , 744-53 , 2001
Cells
Cortical cells
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
EBSS
Brain
Rat
Rat, wistar, 250-300 g
Brzezinska AK, Gebremedhin D, Chilian WM, Kalyanaraman B, Elliott SJ.
Peroxynitrite reversibly inhibits Ca(2+)-activated K(+) channels in rat cerebral artery smooth muscle cells ,
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol
 278 , H1883 , 2000
Cells
Cerebral artery smooth muscle cells
Enzymes
Papain : 1.5 mg/ml
Collagenase Type 4 : 1.5 mg/ml
Medium
Physiological Salt Solution
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

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.