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Heart
Mouse
Mouse, neonatal and adult
Schreiber, K. , Paquet, L. , Allen, B. and Rindt, H.
Protein Kinase C Isoform Expression and Activity in the Mouse Heart ,
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol
 281(5) , H2062 , 2001
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 0.03-0.2%
Medium
Joklik's MEM
Heart
Mouse
Mouse, 1-6 day
Watzka SB, Lucien J, Shimada M, Edwards V, Yeger H, Hannigan G. and Coles JG.
Selection of viable cardiomyocytes for cell transplantation using three-dimensional tissue culture ,
Transplantation
 70 , 1310 , 2000
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Heart
Mouse
Mouse, NTg and Tg, 8 - 12 week
Nelson, D. , Setser, E. , Hall, D. , Schwartz, S. , Hewitt, T. , Klevitsky, R. , Osinska, H. , Bellgrau, D. , Duke, R. and Robbins, J.
Proinflammatory Consequences of Transgenic Fas Ligand Expression in the Heart ,
J Clin Invest
 105 (9) , 1199 , 2000
Cells
Myocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 150 u/ml
Medium
Joklik's MEM
Heart
Mouse
Mouse
Christensen G, Minamisawa S, Gruber PJ, Wang Y, Chien KR.
High-efficiency, long-term cardiac expression of foreign genes in living mouse embryos and neonates ,
Circulation
 101 , 178-84 , 2000
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 150 u/ml
Medium
Joklik's MEM
Heart
Mouse
Mouse, 2-4 mo
Zhou YY, Wang SQ, Zhu WZ, Chruscinski A, Kobilka BK, Ziman B, Wang S, Lakatta EG, Cheng H, Xiao RP.
Culture and adenoviral infection of adult mouse cardiac myocytes: methods for cellular genetic physiology ,
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol
 279 , H429-36 , 2000
Cells
Ventricular myocytes
Enzymes
Protease XIV : 0.002%
Medium
MEM
Heart
Mouse
Mouse, 3-7 month
Bradshaw AD, Francki A, Motamed K, Howe C, Sage EH.
Primary mesenchymal cells isolated from SPARC-null mice exhibit altered morphology and rates of proliferation ,
Mol Biol Cell
 10 , 1569-79 , 1999
Cells
Fibroblasts, mesangial, smooth muscle
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Collagenase : see reference
Medium
DMEM
Heart
Mouse
Mouse, 1-3 day
Wang, G. and Kang, Y.
Inhibition of Doxorubicin Toxicity in Cultured Neonatal Mouse Cardiomyocytes with Elevated Metallothionein Levels ,
J Pharmacol Exp Ther
 288(3) , 938 , 1999
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
FBS-MEM
Heart
Mouse
Mouse, 1 day
Lader, A. , Kwiatkowski, D. and Cantiello, H.
Role of Gelsolin in the Actin Filament Regulation of Cardiac L-type Calcium Channels ,
Am J Physiol
 277 , C1277 , 1999
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
NCIS kit : with modifications see reference
Medium
L-15
Heart
Mouse
Mouse, 1 day
Lader, A. , Xiao, Y. , Ishikawa, Y. , Cui, Y. , Vatner, D. , Vatner, S. , Homcy, C. and Cantiello, H.
Cardiac Gsalpha Overexpression Enhances L-type Calcium Channels Through an Adenylyl Cyclase Independent Pathway ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 95 , 9669 , 1998
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
NCIS kit : with modifications see reference
Medium
L-15
Heart
Mouse
Mouse (BALB/c), adult
Felzen, B. , Shilkrut, M. , Less, H. , Sarapov, I. , Maor, G. , Coleman, R. , Robinson, R. and et al.
Fas (CD95/Apo-1)-Mediated Damage to Ventricular Myocytes Induced by Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes from Perforin-Deficient Mice ,
Circ Res
 82 , 438 , 1998
Cells
Myocytes
Enzymes
Medium
Tyrode's solution
Heart
Mouse
Mouse, adult
Grupp, I. , Lorenz, J. , Walsh, R. , Boivin, G. and Rindt, H.
Overexpression of Alpha1B-Adrenergic Receptor Induces Left Ventricular Dysfunction in the Absence of Hypertrophy. ,
Am J Physiol
 275 , H1338-50 , 1998
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Medium
Joklik's MEM
Heart
Mouse
Mouse, P0-P1
Arber, S. , Hunter, J. , Ross, J. , Hongo, M. , Sansig, G. , Borg, J. , Perriard, J. , Chien, K. and Caroni, P.
MLP-Deficient Mice Exhibit a Disruption of Cardiac Cytoarchitectural Organization, Dilated Cadiomyopathy, and Heart Failure ,
Cell
 88 , 393 , 1997
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.045%
Medium
DMEM, Medium 199
Heart
Mouse
Mouse, 6-9 or 21-41 day
Valenzuela, D. , Han, X. , Mende, U. , Fankhauser, C. , Mashimo, H. , Huang, P. , Pfeffer, J. , Neer, E. and Fishman, M.
G alpha(o) is Necessary for Muscarinic Regulation of Ca2+ Channels in Mouse Heart ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 94(5) , 1727 , 1997
Cells
Ventricular and atrial myocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 95 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 172.5 u/ml
Trypsin : 0.002%
Medium
DMEM/Tyrodes
Heart
Mouse
Mouse
Soonpaa, M. , Kim, K. , Pajak, aL. , Franklin, M. and Field, L.
Cardiomyocyte DNA Synthesis and Binucleation During Murine Development ,
Am J Physiol
 271 , H2183 , 1996
Cells
Cardiomyocyte
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.17 %
Medium
PBS
Heart
Mouse
Mouse embryos
Wobus, A. , Kleppisch, T. , Maltsev, V. and Hescheler, J.
Cardiomyocyte-Like Cells Differentiated In Vitro From Embryonic Carcinoma Cells P19 are Characterized by Functional Expression of Adrenoceptors and Ca2+ Channels ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 30A , 425 , 1994
Cells
Myocytes
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Heart
Mouse
Mouse
(also rat, neonate and chick, 8 day embryo)
Gross, W. , Schopf-Ebner, E. and Bucher, O.
Technique for the Preparation of Homogeneous Cultures of Isolated Heart Muscle Cells ,
Exp Cell Res
 53 , 1 , 1968
Cells
Myocytes
Enzymes
Medium
Rinaldini's buffer solution, CF
Intestine
Mouse

Mouse

Kumar, S. , Suman, S. , Li, H. , Angdisen, J. , Datta, K. and Fornace, A.
High-linear Energy Transfer Radiation Disrupts Natural Killer Cell Surveillance of Senescent Intestinal Cells in the Mouse Intestine. , Mol Biomed Vol. 7 , 2026
Cells
Organoids
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Intestine
Mouse

Mouse, adult

Kumar, S. , Suman, S. , Angdisen, J. , Moon, B. , Kallakury, B. , Datta, K. and Fornace, A.
Effects of High-Linear-Energy-Transfer Heavy Ion Radiation on Intestinal Stem Cells: Implications for Gut Health and Tumorigenesis. ,
Cancers
 16 , 2024
Cells
Intestinal stem
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Intestine
Mouse
Mouse
Emgard, J. , Kammoun, H. , Garcia-Cassani, B. , Chesne, J. , Parigi, S. , Jacob, J. , Cheng, H, Evren, E. , Das, S. , Czarnewski, P. , Sleiers, N. Melo-Gonzalez, F. , Kvedaraite, E. Svensson, M. and Scandella, E.
Oxysterol Sensing through the Receptor GPR183 Promotes the Lymphoid-Tissue-Inducing Function of Innate Lymphoid Cells and Colonic Inflammation. ,
Immunity
 48 , 120-132.e8 , 2018
Cells
Lamina propria lymphocytes
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Intestine
Mouse
Mouse, embryonic
Ren HJ, Zhang CL, Liu RD, Li N, Li XG, Xue HK, Guo Y, Wang ZQ, Cui J. and Ming L
Primary Cultures of Mouse Small Intestinal Epithelial Cells using the Dissociating Enzyme Type I Collagenase and Hyaluronidase. ,
Braz J Med Biol Res
 50 , e5831 , 2017
Cells
Crypt
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 200 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 100u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Intestine
Mouse
Mouse
O'Rourke, K. , Ackerman, S. , Dow, L. and Lowe, S.
Isolation, Culture, and Maintenance of Mouse Intestinal Stem Cells. ,
Bio Protoc
 6 , 2016
Cells
Intestinal organoids
Enzymes
Medium
Basal Medium
Intestine
Mouse
Mouse
Seo, S. , Kuffa, P. , Kitamoto, S. , Nagao-Kitamoto, H. , Rousseau, J. , Kim, Y. , Nunez, G. and Kamada, N.
Intestinal Macrophages Arising from CCR2(+) Monocytes Control Pathogen Infection by Activating Innate Lymphoid Cells. ,
Nat Commun
 6 , 8010 , 2015
Cells
Lamina propria mononuclear cells
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Intestine
Mouse
Mouse
Beura, L. , Anderson, K. , Schenkel, J. , Locquiao, J. , Fraser, K. , Vezys, V. , Pepper, M. and Masopust, D.
Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus Persistence Promotes Effector-Like Memory Differentiation and Enhances Mucosal T cell Distribution. ,
J Leukoc Biol
 97 , 217 , 2015
Cells
Lymphocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 100 u/ml
Medium
RPMI-1640
Intestine
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
Intestine
Mouse
Mouse, P4
Hotta, R. , Stamp, L. , Foong, J. , McConnell, S. , Bergner, A. , Anderson, R. , Enomoto, H. , Newgreen, D. , Obermayr, F. , Furness, J. and Young, H.
Transplanted Progenitors Generate Functional Enteric Neurons in the Postnatal Colon. ,
J Clin Invest
 123 , 1182 , 2013
Cells
Enteric neural crest progenitors
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F12
Intestine
Mouse
Mouse
Xue, X. and Shah, Y.
In Vitro Organoid Culture of Primary Mouse Colon Tumors. ,
J Vis Exp
 , e50210 , 2013
Cells
Colon tumor organoids
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Intestine
Mouse
Mouse
Geem, D. , Medina-Contreras, O. , Kim, W. , Huang, C. and Denning T.
Isolation and Characterization of Dendritic Cells and Macrophages from the Mouse Intestine. ,
J Vis Exp
 63 , e4040 , 2012
Cells
Dendritic, macrophages
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.15%
Medium
HBSS
Intestine
Mouse
Mouse, 2-3 month
Becker, L. , Kulkarni, S. , Tiwari, G. , Micci, M. and Pasricha, P.
Divergent Fate and Origin of Neurosphere-Like Bodies from Different Layers of the Gut. ,
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol
 302 , G958-65 , 2012
Cells
Enteric neural stem cells
Enzymes
Medium
M199
Intestine
Mouse
Mouse
Barthel, E. , Speer, A. , Levin, D. , Sala, F. , Hou, X. , Torashima, Y. , Wigfall, C. and Grikscheit, T.
Tissue Engineering of the Intestine in a Murine Model. ,
J Vis Exp
 70 , e4279 , 2012
Cells
Intestinal organoids
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 800 u/ml
Neutral Protease : 0.013%
Medium
DMEM
Intestine
Mouse
Mouse
Ruiz, V. , Sachdev, M. , Zhang, S. , Wen, S. and Moss, S.
Isolating, Immunophenotyping and Ex vivo Stimulation of CD4+ and CD8+ Gastric Lymphocytes During Murine Helicobacter Pylori Infection. ,
J Immunol Methods
 384 , 157-63 , 2012
Cells
Lyphocytes
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI 1640
Intestine
Mouse
Mouse, neonatal and adult
Joseph, N. , He, S. , Quintana, E. , Kim, Y. , Nunez, G. and Morrison, S.
Enteric Glia are Multipotent in Culture but Primarily Form Glia in the Adult Rodent Gut. ,
J Clin Invest
 121 , 3398 , 2011
Cells
Myenteric plexus
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : 0.025-0.1%
Papain : 10 u/ml
Deoxyribonuclease I : 100 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Intestine
Mouse
Mouse
Ito, Y. , Kanai, T. , Totsuka, T. , Okamoto, R. , Tsuchiya, K. , Nemoto, Y. , Yoshioka, A. , Tomita, T. , Nagaishi, T. , Sakamoto, N. , Sakanishi, T. , Okumura, K. , Yagita, H. and Watanabe, M.
Blockade of NKG2D Signaling Prevents the Development of Murine CD4+ T Cell-Mediated Colitis. ,
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol
 294 , G199 , 2008
Cells
Lamina propria lymphocytes
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI 1640
Intestine
Mouse
Mouse
Forbes, E. , Groschwitz, K. , Abonia, J.P. , Brandt, E. , Cohen, E. , Blanchard, C. , Ahrens, R. , Seidu, L. , McKenzie, A. , Strait, R. , Finkelman, F. , Foster, P. , Matthaei, K. , Rothenberg, M. and Hogan, S.
IL-9- and Mast Cell-Mediated Intestinal Permeability Predisposes to Oral Antigen Hypersensitivity. ,
J Exp Med
 205 , 897 , 2008
Cells
Intestinal mononuclear
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI 1640
Intestine
Mouse
Mouse, Mastomys natalensis
Kidd, M. , Modlin, I. , Eick, G. and Champaneria, M.
Isolation, Functional Characterization, and Transcriptome of Mastomys Ileal Enterochromaffin Cells. ,
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol
 291 , G778-91 , 2006
Cells
Enterochromaffin cells
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.025%
Pronase E : 0.07%
Medium
HBSS
Intestine
Mouse
Mouse, 7 week
Goto Kazunori, Matsuoka Satoshi, Noma Akinori.
Two types of spontaneous depolarizations in the interstitial cells freshly prepared from the murine small intestine ,
J Physiol
 559 , 411-22 , 2004
Cells
Interstitial cells
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.04%
Trypsin : 0.02%
Medium
see reference
Intestine
Mouse
Mouse, 9-13 day
Ordag Tamas, Redelman Doug, Miller Lisa J, Horvath Viktor J, Zhong Qiao, Almeida-Porada Graca, Zanjani Esmail D, Horowitz Burton, Sanders Kenton M.
Purification of interstitial cells of Cajal by fluorescence-activated cell sorting ,
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol
 286 , C448-56 , 2004
Cells
Interstitial cells of Cajal
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.