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Muscle
Chicken
Chick embryo
Hilfer, S. and Brown, J.
Collagenase. Its Effectiveness as a Dispersing Agent for Embryonic Chick Thyroid and Heart ,
Exp Cell Res
 65 , 246 , 1971
Cells
Thyroid
Muscle
Heart
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.25%
Medium
Tyrode's saline, potassium free
Muscle
Chicken
Chick, embryonic
Hilfer, S.
Collagenase Treatment of Chick Heart and Thyroid , Tissue Cult Methods & Applications , Kruse, P., and Patterson, M. , 246 , 1971
Cells
Muscle
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
CMF HBSS
Muscle
Chicken
Chick embryonic
Rinaldini, L.
An Improved Method for the Isolation and Quantitative Cultivation of Embryonic Cells ,
Exp Cell Res
 16 , 477 , 1959
Cells
Various tissues (heart, liver, skeletal, cardiac)
Enzymes
Trypsin : various grades
Medium
CMF Tyrode's solution
Muscle
Human
Human
Malysz, J. , Rovner, E. , Wake, R. and Petkov, G.
Preparation and Utilization of Freshly Isolated Human Detrusor Smooth Muscle Cells for Characterization of 9-Phenanthrol-Sensitive Cation Currents. ,
J Vis Exp
 , 2020
Cells
Bladder smooth muscle
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 0.1-0.2%
Papain : 0.1-0.2%
Medium
Digestion solution (see reference)
Muscle
Human
Human
Garcia, S. , Tamaki, S. , Lee, S. , Wong, A. , Jose, A. , Dreux, J. , Kouklis, G. , Sbitany, H. , Seth, R. , Knott, P. , Heaton, C. , Ryan, W. , Kim, E. , Hansen, S. , Hoffman, W. and Pomerantz, J.
High-Yield Purification, Preservation, and Serial Transplantation of Human Satellite Cells. ,
Stem Cell Reports
 10 , 1160-1174 , 2018
Cells
Muscle satellite
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1%
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM
Muscle
Human
Human
Charville, G. , Cheung, T. , Yoo, B. , Santos, P. , Lee, G. , Shrager, J. and Rando, T.
Ex Vivo Expansion and In Vivo Self-Renewal of Human Muscle Stem Cells. ,
Stem Cell Reports
 5 , 621 , 2015
Cells
Skeletal muscle stem
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 750 u/ml
Neutral Protease : 2 u/ml
Medium
Ham's F10
Muscle
Human
Human
Lu, S. , Sun, X. , Hong, T. , Song, K. , Yang, S. and Wang, C.
Isolation and Culture of Smooth Muscle Cells from Human Acute Type A Aortic Dissection. ,
J Cardiothorac Surg
 8 , 83 , 2013
Cells
Smooth muscle
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Muscle
Human
Human, male
Stadler, G. , Chen, J. , Wagner, K. , Robin, J. , Shay, J. , Emerson, C. and Wright, W.
Establishment of Clonal Myogenic Cell Lines from Severely Affected Dystrophic Muscles - CDK4 Maintains the Myogenic Population. ,
Skelet Muscle
 1 , 12 , 2011
Cells
Myogenic
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Muscle
Human
Human
Nesti, L. , Jackson, W. , Shanti, R. , Koehler, S. , Aragon, A. , Bailey, J. , Sracic, M. , Freedman, B. , Giuliani, J. and Tuan, R.
Differentiation Potential of Multipotent Progenitor Cells Derived from War-Traumatized Muscle Tissue. ,
J Bone Joint Surg Am
 90 , 2390 , 2008
Cells
Muscle derived multiprogenitor cells
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Muscle
Human
Human
Moss, S. , Bates, M. , Parrino, P. and Woods, TC.
Isolation of Endothelial Cells and Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells from Internal Mammary Artery Tissue. ,
Ochsner J
 7 , 133 , 2007
Cells
Endothelial and vascular smooth muscle
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Muscle
Human
Human
Kimuli, M. , Eardley, I. and Southgate, J.
In Vitro Assessment of Decellularized Porcine Dermis as a Matrix for Urinary Tract Reconstruction. ,
BJU Int
 94 , 859 , 2004
Cells
Urinary tract smooth muscle
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : 100 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Muscle
Human
Human, female
Richardson, M. , Taylor, D. , Casey, M. , MacDonald, P. and Stull, J.
Biochemical Markers of Contraction in Human Myometrial Smooth Muscle Cells in Culture ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 23 , 21 , 1987
Cells
Smooth muscle
Myometrial
Enzymes
Deoxyribonuclease I : 0.015% and 0.007%
Medium
HBSS
Muscle
Human
Human, female
Casey, M. , MacDonald, P. , Mitchell, M. and Snyder, J.
Maintenance and Characterization of Human Myometrial Smooth Muscle Cells in Monolayer Culture ,
In Vitro
 20 , 396 , 1984
Cells
Smooth muscle
Myometrial
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Muscle
Human
Human, fetal
(also bovine)
Davies, P. and Kerr, C.
Modification of LDL Metabolism by Growth Factors in Cultured Vascular Cells and Human Skin Fibroblasts ,
Biochim Biophys Acta
 712 , 26 , 1982
Cells
Smooth muscle, fibroblasts
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.055%
Medium
DMEM
Muscle
Human
Human
Eskin, S. , Sybers, H. , Lester, J. , Navarro, L. , Gotto, A. and DeBakey, M.
Human Smooth Muscle Cells Cultured From Atherosclerotic Plaques and Uninvolved Vessel Wall ,
In Vitro
 17 (8) , 713 , 1981
Cells
Smooth muscle
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM
Muscle
Human
Human
(also rat, guinea-pig, chick, monkey)
Chamley-Campbell, J. , Campbell, G. and Ross, R.
The Smooth Muscle in Cell Culture ,
Physiol Res
 59 , 1 , 1979
Cells
Smooth muscle
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05% - 0.1%
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Chicken
Chick, White Leghorn, embryos
Watt, P. , Mullen, Y. , Benhamou, P. , Hober, C. , Nomura, Y. , Watanabe, Y. , Passaro, E. , Zinner, M. and Brunicardi, F.
Simplified Semiautomated Method For Isolating Islets From the Human Pancreas ,
Transplant Proc
 26 (2) , 582 , 1994
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Trypsin : Trypsin: 0.125-0.25%
Collagenase : 0.2%
Deoxyribonuclease I : 200 u/ml
Medium
Eurocollins solution
Neural
Chicken
Chicken, White Leghorn, embryos, 17-21 day
Raman, I. and Trussell, L.
The Kinetics of the Response to Glutamate and Kainte in Neurons of the Avian and Cochlear Nucleus ,
Neuron
 9 , 173 , 1992
Cells
Neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 40 u/ml
Medium
HEPES
Neural
Chicken
Chick, embryo, 10-14 day
Moyer, M. , Bullrich, F. and Sheffield, J.
Emergence of Flat Cells From Glia in Stationary Cultures of Embryonic Chick Neural Retina ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 26 , 1073 , 1990
Cells
Flat, retina
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
Tyrode's solution, CMF
Neural
Chicken
Chick, White Leghorn, embryo
(also rat, SD, embryo)
Schnaar, R. and Schaffner, A.
Separation of cell types from embryonic chicken and rat spinal cord: characterization of motoneuron-enriched fractions ,
J Neurosci
 1 , 204 , 1981
Cells
Spinal cord
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
Phosphate buffer
(see reference)
Neural
Chicken
Chick
Choi, D. and Fiscbach, G.
GABA Conductance of Chick Spinal Cord and Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons in Cell Culture ,
J Neurophysiol
 45 , 605 , 1981
Cells
Dorsal root ganglion neurons
Spinal cord
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
Puck's saline, CMF
Neural
Chicken
Chick, White Leghorn embryo, 8 day
Bottenstein, J. , Skaper, S. , Varon, S. and Sato, G.
Selective Survival of Neurons from Chick Embryo Sensory Ganglionic Dissociates Utilizing Serum-Free Supplemented Medium ,
Exp Cell Res
 125 , 183 , 1980
Cells
Neurons, ganglia
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
HBSS, CMF
Neural
Chicken
Chicken, White Leghorn, fertile eggs
Tuttle, J. , Suszkiw, J. and Ard, M.
Long-Term Survival and Development of Dissociated Parasympathetic Neurons in Culture ,
Brain Res
 183 , 161 , 1980
Cells
Ciliary ganglion neurons
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
Eagle's MEM
Neural
Chicken
Chicken, embryos, 9-10 days old
Mudge, A. , Leeman, S. and Fischbach, G.
Enkephalin Inhibits Release of Substance P From Sensory Neurons in Culture and Decreases Action Potential Duration ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 76 (1) , 526 , 1979
Cells
Dorsal root ganglia neurons
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.01%
Medium
Eagle's MEM
Neural
Chicken
Chick embryos
McCarthy, K. and Partlow, L.
Preparation of Pure Neuronal and Non-Neuronal Cultures From Embryonic Chick Sympathetic Ganglia: A New Method Based on Both Differential Cell Adhesiveness and the Formation of Homotypic Neuronal Aggregates ,
Brain Res
 114 , 391 , 1976
Cells
Ganglion chains, sympathetic ganglia
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
Krebs Phosphosaline
Neural
Chicken
Chick, White Leghorn, embryos, 7 day
Wiseman, L. and Hammond, W.
The Reacquisition of Cell Adhesiveness Following Tissue Disaggregation by Eleven Different Agents ,
J Exp Zool
 197 , 429 , 1976
Cells
Neural retina
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.25%
Elastase : 0.2%
Hyaluronidase : 1.0%
Papain : 1.0%
Protease : 0.1%
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Human

Human

David, E. , Yousuf, M. , Mei, H. , Jain, A. , Krishnagiri, S. , Elahi, H. , Venkatesan, R. , Srikanth, K. , Dussor, G. , Dalva, M. and Price, T.
Ephrin-B2 promotes Nociceptive Plasticity and Hyperalgesic Priming Through EphB2-MNK-eIF4E Signaling in Both Mice and Humans. , Pharmacol Res Vol. 206 , 107284 , 2024
Cells
DRG neurons
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Human

Human

Park, S. , Eber, M. , Fonseca, M. , Patel, C. , Cunnane, K. , Ding, H. , Hsu, F. and Peters, C.
Usefulness of the Measurement of Neurite Outgrowth of Primary Sensory Neurons to Study Cancer-Related Painful Complications. ,
Biochem Pharmacol
 188 , 114520 , 2021
Cells
Dorsal root ganglia
Neural
Enzymes
Papain : 30 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Human
Human
Mothe, A. and Tator, C.
Isolation of Neural Stem/Progenitor Cells from the Periventricular Region of the Adult Rat and Human Spinal Cord. ,
J Vis Exp
 , e52732 , 2015
Cells
Spinal cord neural progenitor
Enzymes
PDS kit : with modifications
Medium
EBSS
Neural
Human
Human
Panchision David M, Chen Hui-Ling, Pistollato Francesca, Papini Daniela, Ni Hsiao-Tzu, Hawley Teresa S.
Optimized flow cytometric analysis of central nervous system tissue reveals novel functional relationships among cells expressing CD133, CD15, and CD24 ,
Stem Cells
 25 , 1560-70 , 2007
Cells
Neural, various
Enzymes
Papain : 12 u/ml
Collagenase/Dispase : see reference
Trypsin : see reference
Medium
see reference
Neural
Human
Human, 9 month
Dietrich J, Lacagnina M, Gass D, Richfield E, Mayer-Proschel M, Noble M, Torres C, Proschel C.
EIF2B5 mutations compromise GFAP+ astrocyte generation in vanishing white matter leukodystrophy ,
Nat Med
 11 , 277 , 2005
Cells
Neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 0.07 u/ml
Neutral Protease : 1 mg/ml
Medium
DMEM/F12
Neural
Human
Human, 26 week
Fuja TJ, Schwartz PH, Darcy D, Bryant PJ.
Asymmetric localization of LGN but not AGS3, two homologs of Drosophila pins, in dividing human neural progenitor cells ,
J Neurosci Res
 75 , 782 , 2004
Cells
Neural progenitor cells
Enzymes
Papain : 2.5 u/ml
Deoxyribonuclease I : 250 u/ml
Neutral Protease : 1 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Neural
Human
Human, adult
Roy NS, Benraiss A, Wang S, Fraser RA, Goodman R, Couldwell WT, Nedergaard M, Kawaguchi A, Okano H, Goldman SA.
Promoter-targeted selection and isolation of neural progenitor cells from the adult human ventricular zone ,
J Neurosci Res
 59 , 321 , 2000
Cells
Ventricular epithelial
Enzymes
Papain : 11.4 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/F12
Neural
Human
Human, 5-65 years
Von Recum, H. , Okano, T. , Kim, S. and Bernstein, P.
Maintenance of Retinoid Metabolism in Human Retinal Pigment Epithelium Cell Culture ,
Exp Eye Res
 69 , 97 , 1999
Cells
Retinal pigment epithelial (RPE)
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Human
Human
Dib-Hajj SD, Tyrrell L, Cummins TR, Black JA, Wood PM, Waxman SG.
Two tetrodotoxin-resistant sodium channels in human dorsal root ganglion neurons ,
F.E.B.S. Lett.
 462 , 117 , 1999
Cells
Dorsal root ganglion neurons
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Organoids
Human

Human

Gamero-Estevez, E. , Hensel, I. , Steinhauer, M. , Müllertz, O. , Savochkina, E. , Sektioglu, I. , Stoll, B. , Derakhshani, S. , Devriese, S. , Kim, K. and Resnik-Docampo, M.
Protocol for Immune Cell Isolation, Organoid Generation, and Co-culture Establishment from Cryopreserved Whole Human Intestine. ,
Bio Protoc
 15 , e5157 , 2025
Cells
Intestinal organoids
Enzymes
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.