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Muscle
Feline
Cat, adult mongrel, either sex, 2.5-4.0 kg
Madden, J. , Vadula, M. and Kurup, V.
Effects of Hypoxia and Other Vasoactive Agents on Pulmonary and Cerebral Artery Smooth Muscle Cells ,
Am J Physiol
 263 , L384 , 1992
Cells
Cerebral arteries
Enzymes
Elastase : 50 u/ml
Medium
Puck's solution
Muscle
Feline
Cat, mongrel, adult, 2-4 kg
Follmer, C.H. , Ten Eick, R.E. and Yeh, J.Z.
Sodium Current Kinetics in Cat Atrial Myocytes ,
J Physiol
 384 , 169 , 1987
Cells
Myocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.12%
Medium
Kreb's Henseleit, CF
Muscle
Guinea-Pig
Guinea-pig
Shieh CC, Feng J, Buckner SA, Brioni JD, Coghlan MJ, Sullivan JP, Gopalakrishnan M.
Functional implication of spare ATP-sensitive K(+) channels in bladder smooth muscle cells ,
J Pharmacol Exp Ther
 296 , 669-75 , 2001
Cells
Bladder smooth muscle
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 0.1-0.2%
Medium
Krebs-Ringer bicarbonate
Muscle
Guinea-Pig
Guinea pig, 2-4 wk old, male, female
Firth, T. , Mawe, G. and Nelson, M.
Pharmacology and Modulation of KATP Channels by Protein Kinase C and Phosphatates in Gallbladder Smooth Muscle ,
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol
 278 , C1031 , 2000
Cells
Smooth muscle
Gallbladder
Enzymes
Papain : 0.1%
Medium
Krebs solution
Muscle
Guinea-Pig
Guinea-pig, 200-380 g
Schnitzler, M. , Derst, C. , Daut, J. and Preisig-Muller, R.
ATP-Sensitive Potassium Channels in Capillaries Isolated From Guinea-Pig Heart ,
J Physiol
 525 (2) , 307 , 2000
Cells
Capillaries
Myocytes
Enzymes
Medium
CF solution
Muscle
Guinea-Pig
Guinea-pig, adult, 250-350 g
Jennings, L. , Xu, Q. , Firth, T. , Nelson, M. and Mawe, G.
Cholesterol Inhibits Spontaneous Action Potentials and Calcium Currents in Guinea Pig Gallbladder Smooth Muscle ,
Am J Physiol
 277 , G1017 , 1999
Cells
Smooth muscle
Gallbladder
Enzymes
Papain : 0.1%
Medium
NaCl, sodium glutamate, MgCl, KCl, glucose, Kreb's, and HEPES
Muscle
Guinea-Pig
Guinea-pig, Dunkin-Hartley, female
Ryder, K. , Bryant, S. and Hart, G.
Membrane Current Changes in Left Ventricular Myocytes Isolated From Guinea-Pigs After Abdominal Aortic Coarctation ,
Cardiovasc Res
 27 , 1278 , 1993
Cells
Myocytes
Medium
DMEM
Muscle
Guinea-Pig
Guinea-pig
(also rat, rabbit)
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
Guinea-Pig
Guinea-pig, 200-300 g
Ohya, Y. and Sperelakis, N.
ATP Regulation of the Slow Calcium Channels in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells ,
Circ Res
 64 , 145 , 1989
Cells
Smooth muscle
Mesenteric artery
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.3%
Medium
CF solution
Muscle
Guinea-Pig
Guinea-pig, 200-400 g
(also rabbit, frog, dogfish)
Mitra, R. and Morad, M.
A Uniform Enzymatic Method for Dissociation of Myocytes from Hearts and Stomachs of Vertebrates ,
Am J Physiol
 249 , H1056 , 1985
Cells
Myocytes, heart and stomach
Enzymes
Protease XIV : 0.028%
Medium
Solution C
(see reference)
Muscle
Guinea-Pig
Guinea-pig, prepubertal
Ross, R.
The Smooth Muscle Cell . II. Growth of Smooth Muscle in Culture and Formation of Elastic Fibers ,
J Cell Biol
 50 , 172 , 1971
Cells
Smooth muscle
Aortic
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
Dulbecco-Vogt modification of Eagle's

Tissue Tables (references, grouped by tissue type and species)

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Muscle
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Skin
Spleen
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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.