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Eye
Mouse
Mouse, postnatal day 1
Jiang, C. Klassen, H. , Zhang, X. and Young, M.
Laser Injury Promotes Migration and Integration of Retinal Progenitor Cells into Host Retina. ,
Mol Vis
 16 , 983 , 2010
Cells
Retinal progenitor
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1%
Medium
HBSS
Eye
Mouse
Mouse, 4-8 week
Kobayashi, T. , Yoshioka, R. , Shiraishi, A. and Ohashi, Y.
New Technique for Culturing Corneal Epithelial Cells of Normal Mice. ,
Mol Vis
 15 , 1589-93 , 2009
Cells
Corneal epithelial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM/F12
Eye
Mouse
Mouse
Amadi-Obi, A. , Yu, C. , Liu, X. , Mahdi, R. , Clarke, G. , Nussenblatt, R, Gery, I. , Lee, Y. and Egwuagu, C.
TH17 Cells Contribute to Uveitis and Scleritis and are Expanded by IL-2 and Inhibited by IL-27/STAT1. ,
Nat Med
 13 , 711 , 2007
Cells
Retinal
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI
Eye
Mouse
mouse, adult
Jadhav AP, Cho SH. and Cepko CL
Notch activity permits retinal cells to progress through multiple progenitor states and acquire a stem cell property ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 103 , 18998 , 2006
Cells
Retinal
Enzymes
Papain : 50 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Eye
Mouse
Mouse, adult
Yoshida, S. , Shimmura, S. , Nagoshi, N. , Fukuda, K. , Matsuzaki, Y. , Okano, H. and Tsubota, K.
Isolation of Multipotent Neural Crest-Derived Stem Cells from the Adult Mouse Cornea. ,
Stem Cells
 24 , 2714-22 , 2006
Cells
Stromal
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Collagenase : 78 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 38 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Eye
Mouse
Mouse, 2-5 month
Maxeiner Stephan, Dedek Karin, Janssen-Bienhold Ulrike, Ammermuller Josef, Brune Hendrik, Kirsch Taryn, Pieper Mario, Degen Joachim, Kruger Olaf, Willecke Klaus, Weiler Reto.
Deletion of connexin45 in mouse retinal neurons disrupts the rod/cone signaling pathway between AII amacrine and ON cone bipolar cells and leads to impaired visual transmission ,
J Neurosci
 25 , 566-76 , 2005
Cells
Mouse retinal and bipolar
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Deoxyribonuclease I : 200 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Eye
Mouse
Mouse, 4 week
Su X, Sorenson CM. and Sheibani N.
Isolation and characterization of murine retinal endothelial cells ,
Mol Vis
 9 , 171 , 2003
Cells
Retinal endothelial cells
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Eye
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand, Adult
Lai, J. , Cheng, H. and Ma, D.
Investigation of Overrun-Processed Porous Hyaluronic Acid Carriers in Corneal Endothelial Tissue Engineering ,
PLoS ONE
 10 , 1371 , 2015
Cells
Corneal endothelial
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Eye
Rabbit
Rabbit
Hao, M. , Flynn, K. , Nien-Shy, C. , Jester, B. , Winkler, M. , Brown, D. , La Schiazza, O. , Bille, J. and Jester, J.
In Vivo Non Linear Optical (NLO) Imaging in Live Rabbit Eyes Using the Heidelbert Two-Photon Laser Opthalmoscope ,
Exp Eye Res
 91 , 308 , 2010
Cells
Corneal keratocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.2%
Hyaluronidase : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM
Eye
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand
Stramer Brian M, Kwok Michael G K, Farthing-Nayak Pamela J, Jung Jae-Chang, Fini M Elizabeth, Nayak Ramesh C.
Monoclonal antibody (3G5)-defined ganglioside: cell surface marker of corneal keratocytes ,
Inv Ophthal Visual Sci
 45 , 807-12 , 2004
Cells
Corneal keratocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Collagenase : 0.5%
Medium
PBS
Eye
Rabbit
Rabbit, adult
Brockway LM, Zhou Z-H, Bubien JK, Jovov B, Benos DJ, Keyser KT.
Rabbit retinal neurons and glia express a variety of ENaC/DEG subunits ,
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol
 283 , C126-34 , 2002
Cells
Retinal neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 26 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Eye
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand, adult, male, albino,
2 kg
Johnson-Muller, B. and Gross, J.
Regulation of Corneal Collagenase Production: Epithelial-Stromal Cell Interactions ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 75 (9) , 4417 , 1978
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
HBSS/DMEM
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

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.