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Neural
Fish
Zebrafish, embryonic
Spiro, Z. , Koh, A. , Tay, S. , See, K. and Winkler, C.
Transcriptional Enhancement of Smn Levels in Motoneurons is Crucial for Proper Axon Morphology in Zebrafish. ,
Sci Rep
 6 , 27470 , 2016
Cells
Motorneurons
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
L-15
Neural
Fish
Zebrafish
Sakowski, S. , Lunn, J. , Busta, A. , Palmer, M. , Dowling, J. and Feldman, E.
A Novel Approach to Study Motor Neurons from Zebrafish Embryos and Larvae in Culture. ,
J Neurosci Methods
 205 , 277-82 , 2012
Cells
Motor neurons
Enzymes
Medium
See reference
Neural
Fish
Zebrafish, Dania rerio, embryo
Won, Y. , Ono, F. and Ikeda, S.
Identification and Modulation of Voltage-Gated Ca2+ Currents in Zebrafish Rohon-Beard Neurons. ,
J Neurophysiol
 105 , 442-53 , 2011
Cells
Rohon-Beard neurons
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.2%
Medium
L-15/Hepes
Neural
Fish
Zebrafish, Danio rerio, embryo
Cerda, G. , Hargrave, M. and Lewis, K.
RNA Profiling of FAC-sorted Neurons from the Developing Zebrafish Spinal Cord. ,
Dev Dyn
 238 , 150-61 , 2009
Cells
Neurons
Enzymes
PDS kit : with modifications
Medium
EBSS
Neural
Fish
Black ghose knige fish, adult (Apteronotus albifrons)
Anderson, M.J.
Differences in Growth of Neurons from Normal and Regenerated Teleost Spinal Cord in vitro ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 29A , 145 , 1993
Cells
Neurons, spinal cord
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.4%
Medium
PBS, CMF
Neural
Mouse

Mouse, 4-6 week

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
Mouse

Mouse

Yousuf, M. , Moreno, M. , Li, J. , He, L. , Royer, D. , Zhang, J. , Woodall, B. , Grace, P. and Price, T.
Diroximel fumarate acts hrough Nrf2 to attenuate methylglyoxal-induced nociception in mice and decreases ISR activation in DRG neurons. ,
bioRxivorg
 Version 1 , Preprint Dec 23 , 2023
Cells
Dorsal root ganglia
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Mouse

Mouse, adult

Golan, N. and Cafferty, W.
Dissociation of Intact Adult Mouse Cortical Projection Neurons for Single-Cell RNA-seq. ,
Star Protocols
 2 , 100941 , 2021
Cells
Cortical neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 13 u/ml
Medium
Artifical Cerebrospinal Fluid
Neural
Mouse
Mouse
Yousuf, M. , Samtleben, S. , Lamothe, S. , Friedman, T. , Catuneanu, A. and et al.
ER Stress in the Dorsal Root Ganglia Regulates BK Channel Physiology and Contributes to Pain Hypersensitivity in a Mouse Model of Multiple Schlerosis ,
bioRxivorg
 , 2020
Cells
Dorsal root ganglion
Enzymes
Stemxyme 1 : 0.1-0.2%
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, embryonic
Kramer, N. , Haney, M. , Morgens, D. , Jovicic, A. , Couthouis, J. , Li, A. , Ousey, J. , Ma, R. , Bieri, G. , Tsui, C. , Shi, Y. , Hertz, N. , Tessier-Lavigne, M. , Ichida, J. , Bassik, M. and Gitler, A.
CRISPR-Cas9 Screens in Human Cells and Primary Neurons Identify Modifiers of C9ORF72 Dipeptide-Repeat-Protein Toxicity. ,
Nat Genet
 , 2018
Cells
Cortical neurons
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
Neurobasal
Neural
Mouse
Mouse
Meas, S. , Nishimura, K. , Scheibinger, M. and Dabdoub, A.
,
Front Neurosci
 12 , 822 , 2018
Cells
Spiral ganglion
Enzymes
Medium
MEM
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, adult
Weng, Y. , An, R. , Cassin, J. , Joseph, J. , Mi, R. , Wang, C. , Zhong, C. , Jin, S. , Pfeifer, G. , Bellacosa, A. , Dong, X. , Hoke, A. , He, Z. , Song, H. and Ming, G.
An Intrinsic Epigenetic Barrier for Functional Axon Regeneration ,
Neuron
 94 , 337 , 2018
Cells
Lumbar DRG
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 200 u/ml
Neutral Protease : 2.5 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, embryonic 12.5
Mirsky, R. and Jessen, K.
Isolation of Schwann Cell Precursors from Rodents. ,
Methods Mol Biol
 1739 , 3-15 , 2018
Cells
Schwann cell precursors
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/ Ham's F-12
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, P2-P12
Fangmann, L. , Teller, S. , Stupakov, P. , Friess, H. , Ceyhan, G. and Demir, I.
3D Cancer Migration Assay with Schwann Cells. ,
Methods Mol Biol
 1739 , 317-325 , 2018
Cells
Dorsal root ganglia neurons
Enzymes
Medium
MEM
Neural
Mouse
Mouse
Xu, W. , Sachewsky, N. , Azimi, A. , Hung, M. , Gappasov, A. and Morshead, C.
Myelin Basic Protein Regulates Primitive and Definitive Neural Stem Cell Proliferation from the Adult Spinal Cord. ,
Stem Cells
 35 , 485-496 , 2017
Cells
Neurospheres
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.13%
Hyaluronidase : 0.08%
Medium
Neurobasal A
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, day 2
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
Mouse
Mouse, 4 month
Tongtako, W. , Lehmbecker, A. , Wang, Y. , Hahn, K. , Baumgartner, W. and Gerhauser, I.
Canine Dorsal Root Ganglia Satellite Glial Cells Represent an Exceptional Cell Population with Astrocytic and Oligodendrocytic Properties. ,
Sci Rep
 7 , 13915 , 2017
Cells
Satellite glial
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, 2-3 month
Sun, H. , Tsai, W. , Li, B. , Tao, W. , Chen, P. and Rubart, M.
Voltage-Induced Calcium Release in Postganglionic Sympathetic Neurons in Adult Mice. ,
PLoS ONE
 11 , e0148962 , 2016
Cells
Sympathetic neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 10 u/ml
Medium
EBSS
Neural
Mouse
Mouse
Beaudet, M. , Yang, Q. , Cadau, S. , Blais, M. , Bellenfant, S. , Gros-Louis, F. and Berthod, F.
High Yield Extraction of Pure Spinal Motor Neurons, Astrocytes and Microglia from Single Embryo and Adult Mouse Spinal Cord. ,
Sci Rep
 5 , 16763 , 2015
Cells
Spinal motor neurons, astrocytes, microglia
Enzymes
Papain : 0.2%
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Mouse
Mouse
Ren, H. , Lu, T. , McGraw, T. and Accili, D.
Anorexia and Impaired Glucose Metabolism in Mice with Hypothalamic Ablation of Glut4 Neurons. ,
Diabetes
 64 , 405-17 , 2015
Cells
Neurons
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
EBSS
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, adult
Choi, H. , Sun, D. and Jakobs, T.
Isolation of Intact Astrocytes from the Optic Nerve Head of Adult Mice. ,
Exp Eye Res
 137 , 103-10 , 2015
Cells
Astrocytes
Enzymes
Papain : ~20 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Mouse
Mouse
Harris, M. , Hulseberg, P. , Ling, C. , Karman, J. , Clarkson, B. , Harding, J. , Zhang, M. , Sandor, A. , Christensen, K. , Nagy, A. , Sandor, Matyas,S. and Fabry, Z.
Immune Privilege of the CNS is not the Consequence of Limited Antigen Sampling. ,
Sci Rep
 4 , 4422 , 2014
Cells
Oligodendrocytes
Enzymes
Papain : 0.1%
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Mouse
Mouse
Williams, E. , Zhong, X. , Mohamed, A. , Li, R. , Liu, Y. , Dong, Q. , Ananiev, G. , Mok, J. , Lin, B. , Lu, J. , Chiao, C. , Cherney, R. , Li, H. , Zhang, S. and Chang, Q
Mutant Astrocytes Differentiated from Rett Syndrome Patients-Specific iPSCs Have Adverse Effects on Wild-Type Neurons. ,
Hum Mol Genet
 23 , 2968-80 , 2014
Cells
Hippocampal neurons
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
DMEM
Neural
Mouse
Mouse
Stuart, M. , Corrigan, F. and Baune, B.
Knockout of CXCR5 Increases the Population of Immature Neural Cells and Decreases Proliferation in the Hippocampal Dentate Gyrus. ,
J Neuroinflammation
 11 , 31 , 2014
Cells
Neurosperes
Enzymes
Papain : 0.1%
Medium
NeuroCult NSC
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, 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
Mouse
Mouse, 2 month
Liu, G. , Rustom, N. , Litteljohn, D. , Bobyn, J. , Rudyk, C. , Anisman, H. and Hayley, S.
Use of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Derived Neurons Engineered to Express BDNF for Modulation of Stressor Related Pathology. ,
Front Cell Neurosci
 8 , 316 , 2014
Cells
Fibroblasts
Enzymes
Papain : 0.2%
Medium
Hibernate
Neural
Mouse
Mouse
Lee, B. , Cho, H. , Jung, J. , Yang, Y. , Yang, D. and Oh, U.
Anoctamin 1 Contributes to Inflammatory and Nerve-Injury Induced Hypersensitivity. ,
Mol Pain
 10 , 5 , 2014
Cells
DRG neurons
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Neural
Mouse
Mouse
Medina-Rodriguez, E. , Arenzana, F. , Bribian, A. and de Castro, F.
Protocol to Isolate a Large Amount of Functional Oligodendrocyte Precursor Cells from the Cerebral Cortex of Adult Mice and Humans. ,
PLoS ONE
 8 , e81620 , 2013
Cells
Oligodendrocyte precursor cells
Enzymes
Papain : 0.09%
Medium
DMEM
Neural
Mouse
Mouse
Zhang, Y. and Hu, W.
Mouse Enteric Neuronal Cell Culture. ,
Methods Mol Biol
 1078 , 55-63 , 2013
Cells
Enteric neurons
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Deoxyribonuclease I : 400 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/F12
Neural
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
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, 6-8 week
Babona-Pilipos, R. , Popovic, M. and Morshead, C.
A Galvanotaxis Assay for Analysis of Neural Precursor Cell Migration Kinetics in an Externally Applied Direct Current Electric Field. ,
J Vis Exp
 68 , e4193 , 2012
Cells
Neural precursors
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.13%
Hyaluronidase : 0.08%
Medium
see reference
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, adult
Goetz, J. and Trimarchi, J.
Single-Cell Profiling of Developing and Mature Retinal Neurons. ,
J Vis Exp
 62 , e3824 , 2012
Cells
Retinal neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 10-20 ul
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Mouse
Mouse
Li, Y. , Roy, B. , Wang, W. , Zhang, L. , Sampson, S. and Lin, D.
Imaging pHluorin-Tagged Receptor Insertion to the Plasma Membrane in Primary Cultured Mouse Neurons. ,
J Vis Exp
 69 , e4450 , 2012
Cells
Neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 100 ul
Medium
DMEM
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, 6-8 week
Bracko, O. , Singer, T. , Aigner, S. , Knobloch, M. , Winner, B. , Ray, J. , Clemenson, G. , Suh, H. , Couillard-Despres, S. , Aigner, L. , Gage, F. and Jessberger, S.
Gene Expression Profiling of Neural Stem Cells and their Neuronal Progeny Reveals IGF2 as a Regulator of Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis. ,
J Neurosci
 32 , 3376-87 , 2012
Cells
Neural stem cells
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F12
Neural
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
Neural
Mouse
Mouse
Salisbury, E. , Lazard, Z. , Ubogu, E. , Davis, A. and Olmsted-Davis, E.
Transient Brown Adipocyte-Like Cells Derive from Peripheral Nerve Progenitors in Response to Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2. ,
Stem Cells Transl Med
 1 , 874-85 , 2012
Cells
Nerve progenitors
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS

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.