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Heart
Guinea-Pig
Guinea pig, male, 350-400g
Wang, Y. , Geng, J. , Jiang, M. , Li, C. , Han, Y. and Jiang, J.
The Cardiac Electrophysiology Effects of Higenamine in Guinea Pig Heart ,
Biomed Pharmacother
 109 , 2348 , 2019
Cells
Ventricular myocytes
Enzymes
Medium
Tyrodes solution
Heart
Guinea-Pig
Guinea pig, adult
Zorn-Pauly, K. , Schaffer, P. , Pelzmann, B. , Bernhart, E. , Lang, P. and Koidl, B.
L-type and T-type Ca2+ current in cultured ventricular guinea pig myocytes ,
Physiol Res
 53(4) , 369 , 2004
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 100 u/ml
Medium
M-199
Heart
Guinea-Pig
Guinea-Pig
Dhamoon, A, Pandit, S. , Sarmast, F. , Parisian, K. , Guha, P. , Li, Y. , Bagwe, S. , Taffet, S. and Anumonwo, J.
Unique Kir2.x Properties Determine Regional and Species Differences in the Cardiac Inward Rectifier K+ Current. ,
Circ Res
 94 , 1332-9 , 2004
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 100-200 u/ml
Medium
See reference
Heart
Guinea-Pig
Guinea pig, female, 300-350g
Buxton I L, Kaiser R A, Oxhorn B C, Cheek D J.
Evidence supporting the Nucleotide Axis Hypothesis: ATP release and metabolism by coronary endothelium ,
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol
 281 , H1657-66 , 2001
Cells
Coronary endothelial
Enzymes
Medium
see reference
Heart
Guinea-Pig
Guinea pig, 250-450 g
Preisig-Muller, R. , Mederos Y Schnitzler, M. , Derst, C. and Daut J.
Separation of Cardiomyocytes and Coronary Endothelial Cells for Cell-Specific RT-PCR ,
Am J Physiol
 277 , H413 , 1999
Cells
Endothelial
Enzymes
Medium
Perfusing solution
(see reference)
Heart
Guinea-Pig
Guinea-pig, male, 450-600 g
Stemmer, P. , Akera,T. , Brody, T. , Rardon, D. and Watanabe, A.
Isolation and Enrichment of Ca2+-Tolerant Myocytes for Biochemical Experiments from Guinea-Pig Heart ,
Life Sci
 44 , 1231 , 1989
Cells
Myocytes
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.02%
Medium
Krebs Henseleit bicarbonate buffer
Heart
Guinea-Pig
Guinea-pig
Ishihara, K. , Mitsuiye, T. , Noma, A. and Takano, M.
The Mg2+ Block and Intrinsic Gating Underlying Inward Rectification of the K+ Current in Guinea-Pig Cardiac Myocytes ,
J Physiol
 419 , 297 , 1989
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.04%
Medium
Tyrode solution, CF
Heart
Guinea-Pig
Guinea-pig
Bridge, J. , Spitzer, K. and Ershler, P.
Relaxation of Isolated Ventricular Cardiomyocytes by a Voltage-Dependent ,
Science
 241 , 823 , 1988
Cells
Myocytes
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.10%
Medium
Bicarbonate buffer, CF
Heart
Mouse

Mouse, neonatal

Angelini, A. , Pi, X. and Xie, L.
Evaluation of Long-Chain Fatty Acid Respiration in Neonatal Mouse Cardiomyocytes using SeaHorse Instrument. ,
Star Protocols
 3 , 101392 , 2022
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
CLSPA : 150 u/ml
Medium
L-15
Heart
Mouse

Mouse, adult

Zhang, Z. , Zheng, W. , He, D. , Hu, Z. , Xie, Q. , Huang, M. , Li, W. and Huang, Z.
An Improved Procedure for Isolating Adult Mouse Cardiomyocytes for Epicardial Activation Mapping. ,
J Cell Mol Med
 25 , 11257-11263 , 2021
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 35-50 u/ml
Protease : 0.005%
Medium
Tyrode solution
Heart
Mouse
Mouse
Hu, D. , Yin, C. , Mohanta, S. , Weber, C. and Habenicht, A.
Prepartaion of Single Cell Suspensions from Mouse Aorta ,
Bio Protoc
 6 , 11 , 2016
Cells
Aortic
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 400 u/ml
Collagenase : 120 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 60 u/ml
Medium
DPBS
Heart
Mouse
Mouse, male, 12-18 week
Jian, Z, Chen, Y, Shimkunas, R, Jian, Y, Jaradeh, M, Chavez, K, Chiamvimonvat, N, Tardiff, J, Izu, L, Ross, R. and Chen-Izu, Y
In Vivo Cannulation Methods for Cardiomyocytes Isolation from Heart Disease Models. ,
PLoS ONE
 11 , e0160605 , 2016
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 300 u/ml
Protease XIV : 0.004%
Medium
Perfusion solution (see reference)
Heart
Mouse
Mouse, 4-6 week
Xu, J. , Lee, Y. , Ran, X. , Liao, S. , Yang, J. , Au, K. , Lai, W. , Esteban, M. and Tse, H.
Generation of Induced Cardiospheres via Reprogramming of Skin Fibroblasts for Myocardial Regeneration. ,
Stem Cells
 34 , 2693-2706 , 2016
Cells
Cardiospheres
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Heart
Mouse

Mouse, 8-12 week

Ackers-Johnson, M. , Li, P. , Holmes, A. , O'Brien, S. , Pavlovic, D. and Foo, R.
A Simplified, Langendorff-Free Method for Concomitant Isolation of Viable Cardiac Myocytes and Nonmyocytes From the Adult Mouse Heart. ,
Circ Res
 119 , 909-20 , 2016
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Protease XIV : 0.005%
Medium
Perfusion buffer (see reference)
Heart
Mouse
Mouse, 15-30 gm
Henn, M. , Janjua, M. , Kanter, E. , Makepeace, C. , Schuessler, R. , Nichols, C. and Lawton, J.
Adenosine Triphosphate-Sensitive Potassium Channel Kir Subunits Implicated in Cardioprotection by Diazoxide. ,
J Am Heart Assoc
 4 , 2015
Cells
Ventricular myocytes
Enzymes
Medium
see reference
Heart
Mouse
Mouse, adult
Santos Nascimento, D, Mosqueira, D, Sousa, L, Teixeira, M, Filipe, M, Resende, T, Araujo, A, Valente, M, Almeida, J, Martins, J, Santos, J, Barcia, R, Cruz, P, Cruz, H. and Pinto-d-O, P
Human Umbilical Cord Tissue-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Attenuate Remodeling after Myocardial Infarction by Proangiogenic, Antiapoptotic, and Endogenous Cell-Activation Mechanisms. ,
Stem Cell Res Ther
 5 , 5 , 2014
Cells
Cardiac Progenitor
Enzymes
Medium
MEM
Heart
Mouse
Mouse, 3-4 week
Wang, H. , Chen, H. , Feng, B. , Wang, X. , He, X. , Hu, R. , Yin, M. , Wang, W. , Fu, W. and Xu, Z.
Isolation and Characterization of a Sca-1+/CD31- Progenitor Cell Lineage Derived From Mouse Heart Tissue. ,
BMC Biotechnol
 14 , 75 , 2014
Cells
Cardiac progenitor
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Heart
Mouse
Mouse
Zafiriou, M. , Noack, C. , Unsold, B. , Didie, M. , Pavlova, E. , Fischer, H. , Reichardt, H. , Bergmann, M. , El-Armouche, A. , Zimmermann, W. and Zelarayan, L.
Erythropoietin Responsive Cardiomyogenic Cells Contribute to Heart Repair Post Myocardial Infarction. ,
Stem Cells
 32 , 2480 , 2014
Cells
Cardiac progenitor
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Heart
Mouse
Mouse
Touchberry, C. , Green, T. , Tchikrizov, V. , Mannix, J. , Mao, T. , Carney, B. , Girgis, M. , Vincent, R. , Wetmore, L. , Dawn, B. , Bonewald, L. , Stubbs, J. and Wacker, M.
FGF23 is a Novel Regulator of Intracellular Calcium and Cardiac Contractility in Addition to Cardiac Hypertrophy. ,
Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab
 304 , E863 , 2013
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 360 u/ml
Papain : 0.4 u/ml
Medium
L-15
Heart
Mouse
Mouse, adult
Kohncke, C. Lisewski, U. , Schleussner, L. , Gaertner, C. , Reichert, S. and Roepke, T.
Isolation and Kv Channel Recordings in Murine Atrial and Ventricular Cardiomyocytes. ,
J Vis Exp
 73 , e50145 , 2013
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Medium
see reference
Heart
Mouse
Mouse
Hennessey, J. , Wei, E. and Pitt, G.
Fibroblast Growth Factor Homologous Factors Modulate Cardiac Calcium Channels. ,
Circ Res
 113 , 381-8 , 2013
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 150 u/ml
Medium
MEM
Heart
Mouse
Mouse
Pratumvinit, B. , Reesukumal, K. , Janebodin, K. , Ieronimakis, N. and Reyes, M.
Isolation, Characterization, and Transplantation of Cardiac Endothelial Cells. ,
Biomed Res Int
 2013 , 359412 , 2013
Cells
Cardiac endothelial
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Heart
Mouse
Mouse, 2-6 month
Christel, C. , Cardona, N. , Mesirca, P. , Herrmann, S. , Hofmann, F. , Striessnig, J. , Ludwig, A. , Mangoni, M. and Lee, A.
Distinct Localization and Modulation of Cav1.2 and Cav1.3 L-type Ca2+ Channels in Mouse Sinoatrial Node. ,
J Physiol
 590 , 6327 , 2012
Cells
Sinoatrial node
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 229 u/ml
Elastase : 1.9 u/ml
Protease Type XIV : 0.9 u/ml
Medium
Tyrode's solution
Heart
Mouse
Mouse, adult
Flynn, J. , Santana, L. and Melov, S.
Single Cell Transcriptional Profiling of Adult Mouse Cardiomyocytes. ,
J Vis Exp
 58 , e3302 , 2011
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 0.1-0.4%
Protease Type XIV : 0.004-.02%
Medium
see reference
Heart
Mouse
Mouse, male, 8-25 week
Carley, A. and Kleinfeld, A.
Fatty Acid (FFA) Transport in Cardiomyocytes Revealed by Imaging Unbound FFA is Mediated by an FFA Pump Modulated by the CD36 Protein. ,
J Biol Chem
 286 , 4589-97 , 2011
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 59 u/ml
Medium
MEM
Heart
Mouse
Mouse
Butcher, M. , Herre, M. , Ley, K. and Galkina, E.
Flow Cytometry Analysis of Immune Cells Within Murine Aortas. ,
J Vis Exp
 53 , e2828 , 2011
Cells
Aortic adventitial leukocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 300 u/ml
Elastase : 5.6 u/ml
Medium
PBS
Heart
Mouse
Mouse, male, 6 week
Makino, A. , Suarez, J. , Wang, H. , Belke, D. , Scott, B. and Dillmann, W.
Thyroid Hormone Receptor-beta is Associated With Coronary Angiogenesis During Pathological Cardiac Hypertrophy. ,
Endocrinology
 150 , 2008 , 2009
Cells
Coronary endothelial cells
Enzymes
Medium
M199
Heart
Mouse
Mouse, adult
Zhang, Y, Kanter, E. , Laing, J. , Aprhys, C. , Johns, D. , Kardami, E. and Yamada, K.
Connexin43 Expression Levels Influence Intercellular Coupling and Cell Proliferation of Native Murine Cardiac Fibroblasts. ,
Cell Commun Adhes
 15 , 289 , 2008
Cells
Ventricular myoctes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1%
Medium
M199
Heart
Mouse
Mouse, adult, 9-13 week
Kabaeva, Z. , Zhao, M. and Michele, D.
Blebbistatin Extends Culture Life of Adult Mouse Cardiac Myocytes and Allows Efficient and Stable Transgene Expression. ,
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol
 294 , H1667-74 , 2008
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 620 u/ml
Protease XIV : 0.104 u/ml
Medium
Myocyte buffer see reference
Heart
Mouse
Mouse, adult
O'Connell Timothy D, Rodrigo Manoj C, Simpson Paul C.
Isolation and culture of adult mouse cardiac myocytes ,
Methods Mol Biol
 357 , 271-96 , 2007
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : see reference
Medium
HBSS
Heart
Mouse
Mouse
Verheye, S. , Martinet, W. , Kockx, M. , Knaapen, M. , Salu, K. , Timmermans, J. , Ellis, J. , Kilpatrick, D. and DeMayer, G.
Selective Clearance of Macrophages in Atherosclerotic Plaques by Autophagy ,
J Am Coll Cardiol
 49 , 706 , 2007
Cells
Smooth muscle cells
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 300 u/ml
Elastase : 5 u/ml
Medium
F10 Ham
Heart
Mouse
Mouse, adult, 6-12 week
Shioya, T.
A Simple Technique for Isolating Healthy Heart Cells from Mouse Models. ,
J Physiol Sci
 57 , 327-35 , 2007
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.006%
Protease XIV : 0.006%
Medium
see reference
Heart
Mouse
Mouse
Chen, H. , Yong, W. , Ren, S. , Shen, W. , He, Y. , Cox, K. , Zhu, W. , Li, W. , Soonpaa, M. , Payne, RM, Franco, D. , Field, L. , Rosen, V. , Wang, Y. and Shou, W.
Overexpression of Bone Morphogenetic Protein 10 in Myocardium Disrupts Cardiac Postnatal Hypertrophic Growth. ,
J Biol Chem
 281 , 27481 , 2006
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Heart
Mouse
Mouse
Lu Tong, Ye Dan, Wang Xiaoli, Seubert John M, Graves Joan P, Bradbury J Alyce, Zeldin Darryl C, Lee Hon-Chi.
Cardiac and vascular KATP channels in rats are activated by endogenous epoxyeicosatrienoic acids through different mechanisms ,
J Physiol
 575 , 627-44 , 2006
Cells
Ventricular myocytes and mesenteric arterial SMC
Enzymes
Papain : 0.175%
Medium
Krebs-Ringer
Heart
Mouse
Mouse, 1 day
Potts, Malia B. , Vaughn, Allyson E. , McDonough, Holly, Patterson, Cam. and Deshmukh, Mohanish
Reduced Apaf-1 levels in cardiomyocytes engage strict regulation of apoptosis by endogenous XIAP ,
J Cell Biol
 171 , 925 , 2005
Cells
Cardiomyoctes
Enzymes
NCIS kit : per instructions
Medium
EBSS
Heart
Mouse
Mouse
Kobayashi, M. , Inoue, K. , Warabi, E. , Minami, T. and Kodama, T.
A Simple Method of Isolating Mouse Aortic Endothelial Cells. ,
J Atheroscler Thromb
 12 , 138 , 2005
Cells
Aortic endothelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM

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.