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Muscle
Rat
Rat, SD, male, 200 - 250 g
Brock, T. , Alexander, R. , Ekstein, L. , Atkinson, W. and Gimbrone, M.
Angiotensin Increases Cytosolic Free Calcium in Cultured Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells ,
Hypertension
 7 , 105 , 1985
Cells
Smooth muscle, thoracic aorta
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.0375%
Medium
Eagle's MEM with calcium
Muscle
Rat
Rat, Wistar, female, 10 weeks
Boulanger-Saunier, C. , Kattenburg, D. and Stoclet, J.
Cyclic AMP-dependent Phosphorylation of a 16kDa Protein in a Plasma Membrane-enriched Fraction of Rat Aortic Myocytes ,
F.E.B.S. Lett.
 193 , 283 , 1985
Cells
Myocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1%
Medium
HBSS
Muscle
Rat
Rat, SD, 225-250g
Gunther S, Alexander RW, Atkinson WJ. and Gimbrone MA Jr.
Functional angiotensin II receptors in cultured vascular smooth muscle cells ,
J Cell Biol
 92 , 289 , 1982
Cells
Mesenteric artery smooth muscle cells
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Muscle
Rat
Rat, 3-4 day
Kasten, F.
Rat Myocardial Cells In Vitro: Mitosis and Differentiated Properties ,
In Vitro
 8 , 128 , 1972
Cells
Myocardial
Enzymes
Trypsin NF 1:250 : 0.125%
Medium
HBSS CMF
Muscle
Rat
Rat, 200 g
Kono, T.
Roles of Collagenases and Other Proteolytic Enzymes in the Dispersal of Animal Tissues ,
Biochim Biophys Acta
 178 , 397 , 1969
Cells
Muscle
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
Kreb's Henseleit bicarbonate buffer
Muscle
Rat
Rat, Wistar, 3-10 day
Harary, I. and Farley, B.
In Vitro Studies on Single Beating Rat Heart Cells ,
Exp Cell Res
 29 , 451 , 1963
Cells
Heart
Enzymes
Trypsin NF 1:250 : 250: 0.1%
Medium
Saline A
(See reference)
Neural
Hamster
Hamster, male
Liman ER.
Regulation by voltage and adenine nucleotides of a Ca2+-activated cation channel from hamster vomeronasal sensory neurons ,
J Physiol
 548 , 777 , 2003
Cells
Vomeronasal organ neurons
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.02%
Medium
PBS
Neural
Rat
Rat, 2-3 week
Lin, Y. and Chen, J.
Dorsal Root Ganglia Isolation and Primary Culture to Study Neurotransmitter Release. ,
J Vis Exp
 , 2018
Cells
Dorsal root ganglia
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Rat
Rat, SD, 3 month
Andersen, N. and Monje, P.
Isolation, Culture, and Cryopreservation of Adult Rodent Schwann Cells Derived from Immediately Dissociated Teased Fibers. ,
Methods Mol Biol
 1739 , 49-66 , 2018
Cells
Schwann
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Neural
Rat
Rat, SD, day 2
Maurel, P.
Preparation of Neonatal Rat Schwann Cells and Embryonic Dorsal Root Ganglia Neurons for In Vitro Myelination Studies. ,
Methods Mol Biol
 1739 , 17-37 , 2018
Cells
Schwann
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM
Neural
Rat
Rat, embryonic 14.5 day
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
Rat
Rat, Wistar, 3 day
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
Rat
Rat, adult
George, D. , Ahrens, P. and Lambert, S.
Satellite Glial Cells Represent a Population of Developmentally Arrested Schwann Cells. ,
Glia
 , 2018
Cells
Schwann
Enzymes
Stemxyme 1 : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM
Neural
Rat
Rat, SD, p7
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
Rat
Rat, E17
Hayakawa, K. , Esposito, E. , Wang, X. , Terasaki, Y. , Liu, Y. , Xing, C. , Ji. X. and Lo, E.
Transfer of Mitochondria from Astrocytes to Neurons after Stroke. ,
Nature
 535 , 551-5 , 2016
Cells
Neurons
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
DMEM
Neural
Rat
Rat, SD
Andersen, N. , Srinivas, S. , Pinero, G. and Monje, P.
A Rapid and Versatile Method for the Isolation, Purification and Cryogenic Storage of Schwann Cells from Adult Rodent Nerves. ,
Sci Rep
 6 , 31781 , 2016
Cells
Schwann
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM
Neural
Rat
Rat, SD
Schuh, C. , Hercher, D. , Stainer, M. , Hopf, R. , Teuschl, A. , Schmidhammer, R. and Redl, H.
Extracorporeal Shockwave Treatment: A Novel Tool to Improve Schwann Cell Isolation and Culture. ,
Cytotherapy
 18 , 760-70 , 2016
Cells
Schwann
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Neural
Rat
Rat, 6-8 week
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
Rat
Rat, embryonic
Oyanagi, K. , Tashiro, T. and Negishi, T.
Cell-Type-Specific and Differentiation-Status-Dependent Variations in Cytotoxicity of Tributyltin in Cultured Rat Cerebral Neurons and Astrocytes. ,
J Toxicol Sci
 40 , 459-68 , 2015
Cells
Cerebral neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 2 u/ml
Medium
DMEM-PBS
Neural
Rat
Rat, SD, 6-9 week
Murayama, C. , Watanabe, S. and Nakamura, M. and, Norimoto, H.
Inhibitory Activity of Yokukansankachimpihange against Nerve Growth Factor-Induced Neurite Growth in Cultured Rat Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons. ,
Molecules
 20 , 14959-69 , 2015
Cells
Dorsal root ganglia
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Rat
Rat, embryonic and neonatal
Rheaume, C. , Cai, B. , Wang, J. , Fernandez-Salas, E. , Aoki, K. , Francis, J. and Broide, R.
A Highly Specific Monoclonal Antibody for Botulinum Neurotoxin Type A-Cleaved SNAP25. ,
Toxins
 7 , 2354-70 , 2015
Cells
Cortical neurons, DRG
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
Neurobasal
Neural
Rat
Rat
Yu, R. , Seymour, V. , Berecki, G. , Jia, X. , Akca, M. , Adams, D. , Kaas, Q. and Craik, D.
Less is More: Design of a Highly Stable Disulfide-Deleted Mutant of Analgesic Cyclic α-Conotoxin Vc1.1. ,
Sci Rep
 5 , 13264 , 2015
Cells
Dorsal root ganglion neurons
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Rat
Rat, SD
Wei, X. , Yan, J. , Tillu, D. , Asiedu, M. , Weinstein, N. , Melemedjian, O. , Price, T. and Dussor, G.
Meningeal Norepinephrine Produces Headache Behaviors in Rats via Actions Both on Dural Afferents and Fibroblasts. ,
Cephalalgia
 35 , 1054-64 , 2015
Cells
Trigeminal ganglion
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/F12
Neural
Rat
Rat, 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
Rat
Rat, 1-3 day
Thurner, P. , Gsandtner, I. , Kudlacek, O. , Choquet, D. , Nanoff, C. , Freissmuth, M. and Zezula, J.
A Two-State Model for the Diffusion of the A2A Adenosine Receptor in Hippocampal Neurons: Agonist-Induced Switch to Slow Mobility is Modified by Synapse-Associated Protein 102 (SAP102). ,
J Biol Chem
 289 , 9263-74 , 2014
Cells
Hippocampal neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 25 u/ml
Medium
L-15
Neural
Rat
Rat, SD, embryonic
Loktev, A. and Jackson, P.
Neuropeptide Y Family Receptors Traffic via the Bardet-Biedl Syndrome Pathway to Signal in Neuronal Primary Cilia. ,
Cell Rep
 5 , 1316-29 , 2013
Cells
Hypothalamic neuronal
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
Neurobasal A
Neural
Rat
Rat, E18
Todd, G. , Boosalis, C. , Burzycki, A. , Steinman, M. , Hester, L. , Shuster, P. and Patterson, R.
Towards Neuronal Organoids: A Method for Long-Term Culturing of High-Density Hippocampal Neurons. ,
PLoS ONE
 8 , e58996 , 2013
Cells
Hippocampal neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 0.2%
Medium
Hibernate
Neural
Rat
Rat, SD, 175-200 g
Yan, J. , Melemedjian, O. , Price, T. and Dussor, G.
Sensitization of Dural Afferents Underlies Migraine-Related Behavior Following Meningeal Application of Interleukin-6 (IL-6). ,
Mol Pain
 8 , 6 , 2012
Cells
Trigeminal ganglia
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Rat
Rat, E19-21 and P1-3
Ghogha, A. , Bruun, D. and Lein, P.
Inducing Dendritic Growth in Cultured Sympathetic Neurons. ,
J Vis Exp
 61 , e3546 , 2012
Cells
Sympathetic neurons
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Neural
Rat
Rat, Wistar, E18
Giacomello, M. , Girardi, S. , Scorzeto, M. , Peruffo, A. , Maschietto, M. , Cozzi, B. and Vassanelli, S.
Stimulation of Ca²+ Signals in Neurons by Electrically Coupled Electrolyte-Oxide-Semiconductor Capacitors. ,
J Neurosci Methods
 198 , 1 , 2011
Cells
Neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 0.05%
Medium
Neurobasal
Neural
Rat
Rat, 20-30 day
Bosmans, F. , Puopolo, M. , Martin-Eauclaire, M. , Bean, B. and Swartz, K.
Functional Properties and Toxin Pharmacology of a Dorsal Root Ganglion Sodium Channel Viewed through its Voltage Sensors. ,
J Gen Physiol
 138 , 59 , 2011
Cells
Dorsal root ganglion
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
L-15
Neural
Rat
Rat, SD, E18
Peltier, D. , Simms, A. , Farmer, J. and Miller, D.
Human Neuronal Cells Possess Functional Cytoplasmic and TLR-Mediated Innate Immune Pathways Influenced by Phosphatidylinositol-3-Kinase Signaling ,
J Immunol
 184 , 7010 , 2010
Cells
Neuronal
Enzymes
Papain : 0.2%
Medium
Neurobasal E
Neural
Rat
Rat, SD, 200-300 g
East, E. , de Oliveira, D. , Golding, J. and Phillips, J.
Alignment of Astrocytes Increases Neuronal Growth in Three-Dimensional Collagen Gels and is Maintained Following Plastic Compression to Form a Spinal Cord Repair Conduit. ,
Tissue Eng Part A
 16 , 3173 , 2010
Cells
Dorsal root ganglia, fibroblast
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.125%
Medium
DMEM
Neural
Rat
Rat, Fisher, 7-21 month
Chen, N. , Newcomb, J. , Garbuzova-Davis, S. , Davis Sanberg, C. , Sanberg, P. and Willing, A.
Human Umbilical Cord Blood Cells Have Trophic Effects on Young and Aging Hippocampal Neurons in Vitro. ,
Aging Dis
 1 , 173 , 2010
Cells
Hippocampal neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 0.2%
Medium
Hibernate A
Neural
Rat
Rat, SD, 7 day
Tanaka, S. , Shaikh, I. , Chiocca, E. and Saeki, Y.
The Gs-Linked Receptor GPR3 Inhibits the Proliferation of Cerebellar Granule Cells During Postnatal Development. ,
PLoS ONE
 4 , e5922 , 2009
Cells
Cerebellar granule neurons
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
PBS
Neural
Rat
Rat, SD, embryonic day 18
Liu, Y. , Yohrling, G. , Wang, Y. , Hutchinson, T. , Brenneman, D. , Flores, C. and Zhao, B.
Carisbamate, a Novel Neuromodulator, Inhibits Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels and Action Potential Firing of Rat Hippocampal Neurons. ,
Epilepsy Res
 83 , 66 , 2009
Cells
Hippocampal neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
Neurobasal/B27

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

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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.