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Heart
Canine
Canine, adult
Gavi, S. , Yin, D. , Shumay, E. , Wang, H. and Malbon, C.
Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Provokes Functional Antagonism and Internalization of Beta1-Adrenergic Receptors. ,
Endocrinology
 148 , 2653-62 , 2007
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Protease : 0.008%
Medium
M199
Heart
Canine
Canine
Schotten, U. , de Haan, S. , Verheule, S. , Harks, E. , Frechen, D. , Bodewig, E. , Greiser, M. , Ram, R. , Maessen, J. , Kelm, M. , Allessie, M. and Van Wagoner, D.
Blockade of Atrial-Specific K+-currents Increases Atrial but not Ventricular Contractility by Enhancing Reverse Mode Na+/Ca2+-Exchange. ,
Cardiovasc Res
 73 , 37-47 , 2007
Cells
Atrial and ventricular myocytes
Enzymes
Medium
Tyrode's solution
Heart
Canine
Canine
Baba, S. , Dun, W. , Hirose, M. and Boyden, P.
Sodium Current Function in Adult and Aged Canine Atrial Cells. ,
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol
 291 , H756-61 , 2006
Cells
Atrial myocytes
Enzymes
Medium
HEPES
Heart
Canine
Canine, 20-30 kg
Sun, H. , Chartier, D. , Leblanc, N. and Nattel, S.
Intracellular Calcium Changes and Tachycardia-Induced Contractile Dysfunction in Canine Atrial Myocytes. ,
Cardiovasc Res
 49 , 751-61 , 2001
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 110 u/ml
Medium
Tyrode's solution
Heart
Canine
Canine
Gintant, G.
Two Components of Delayed Rectifier Current in Canine Atrium and Ventricle. Does IKs Play a Role in the Reverse Rate Dependence of Class III Agents? ,
Circ Res
 78 , 26-37 , 1996
Cells
Ventricular and atrial myocytes
Enzymes
Medium
HEPES/Tyrode's
Heart
Canine
Dog, mongrel, adult
Spanier, A. and Weglicki, W.
Ca2+-Tolerant Adult Canine Myocytes: Preparation and Response to Anoxia/Acidosis ,
Am J Physiol
 243 , H448 , 1982
Cells
Myocytes
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.1%
Medium
Joklik's MEM
Heart
Chicken
Chicken, embryonic
Blech-Hermoni, Y. and Ladd, A.
Identification of Transcripts Regulated by CUG-BP, Elav-like Family Member 1 (CELF1) in Primary Embryonic Cardiomyocytes by RNA-seq. ,
Genom Data
 6 , 74-76 , 2015
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Heart
Chicken
Chicken embryos, 9-11 day incubated
Eschenhagen, T. , Fink, C. , Remmers, U. , Scholz, H. , Wattchow, J. , Weil, J. and et al.
Three-Dimensional Reconstitution of Embryonic Cardiomyocytes in a Collagen Matrix: A New Heart Muscle Model System ,
FASEB J
 11 , 683 , 1997
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
PBS
Heart
Chicken
Chick, embryos, 10-11 day
Wang, S. , Greaser, M.L. , Schultz, E. , Bulinski, J.C. , Lin, J.J. and Lessard, J.L.
Studies on Cardiac Myofibrillogenesis With Antibodies to Titin, Actin, Tropomyosin, and Myosin ,
J Cell Biol
 107 , 1075 , 1988
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.17%
Medium
HBSS, CMF
Heart
Chicken
Chick, 10 day
Kim, D. , Okada, A. and Smith, T.W.
Control of Cytosolic Calcium Activity During Low Sodium Exposure in Cultured Chick Heart Cells ,
Circ Res
 61 , 29 , 1987
Cells
Ventricular
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.025%
Medium
HBSS, CMF
Heart
Chicken
Chick, embryo, 11 day
Jacob, R. , Lieberman, M. , Murphy, E. and Piwnica-Worms, D.
Effect of Sodium-Potassium Pump Inhibition and Low Sodium on Membrane Potential in Cultured Embryonic Chick Heart Cells ,
J Physiol
 387 , 549 , 1987
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
HBSS, CMF
Heart
Chicken
Chick, embryonic, 11-12-day-old
Murphy, E. , Aiton, J. , Russell, C. and Lieberman, M.
Calcium Elevation in Cultured Heart Cells: Its Role in Cell Injury ,
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol
 245 (14) , C316 , 1983
Cells
Myocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.025%
Medium
CMF solution
Heart
Chicken
Chick, 8 day embryo
(also rat, neonate and mouse)
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
Heart
Chicken
Hen, White Leghorn
Dehann, R.
Regulation of Spontaneous Activity and Growth of Embryonic Chick Heart Cells in Tissue Culture ,
Dev Biol
 16 , 216 , 1967
Cells
Heart
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.025%
Medium
Medium 199
Heart
Chicken
Chick embryos, 5 day
Steinberg, M.
"ECM": Its Nature, Origin, And Function in Cell Aggregation ,
Exp Cell Res
 30 , 257 , 1963
Cells
Heart
Liver
Enzymes
Trypsin : 3.0%
Medium
Tyrode's solution, CMF
Heart
Feline
Cat, mongrel, adult, 1.8-2.8 Kg
Silver, L. , Hemwall, E. , Marino, T. and Houser, S.
Isolation and Morphology of Calcium-Tolerant Feline Ventricular Myocytes ,
Am J Physiol
 245 , H891 , 1983
Cells
Myocytes
Ventricular
Enzymes
Medium
Kreb's Henseleit, CF
Heart
Fish
Zebrafish
Fowler, E. , Wang, N. , Hezzell, M. , Chanoit, G. , Hancox, J. and Cannell, M.
Arrhythmogenic Late Ca2+ Sparks in Failing Heart Cells and Their Control by Action Potential Configuration ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 117 , 2687-2692 , 2020
Cells
Cardiac Myocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.08%
Protease XIV : 0.005%
Collagenase Type 1 : 0.1-0.2%
Medium
HEPES
Heart
Fish
Fish, Danio rerio
Sander, V. , Sune, G. , Jopling, C. , Morera, C. and Belmonte J.
Isolation and In Vitro Culture of Primary Cardiomyocytes from Adult Zebrafish Hearts. ,
Nat Protoc
 8 , 800-9 , 2013
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Medium
MEM
Heart
Frog
Frog (Rana esculenta)
Arrio-Dupont, M. and de Nay, D.
High Yield Preparation of Calcium-Tolerant Myocytes From Frog Ventricles ,
Biol Cell
 54 , 164 , 1985
Cells
Myocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.04%
Medium
CF Ringer
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
Human
Human
Holt-Casper, D. , Theisen, J. , Moreno, A. , Warren, M. , Silva, F. , Grainger, D. , Bull, D. and Patel, A.
Novel Xeno-free Human Heart Matrix-Derived Three-Dimensional Scaffolds. ,
J Transl Med
 13 , 194 , 2015
Cells
Cardiac
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.045%
Pancreatin : 0.1%
Medium
DPBS
Heart
Human
Human
Sharma, S. , Mishra, R. , Simpson, D. , Wehman, B. , Colletti, E. , Deshmukh, S. , Datla, S. , Balachandran, K. , Guo, Y. , Chen, L. , Siddiqui, O. , Kaushal, S. and Kaushal, S.
Cardiosphere-Derived Cells From Pediatric End-Stage Heart Failure Patients Have Enhanced Functional Activity Due to the Heat Shock Response Regulating the Secretome. ,
Stem Cells
 33 , 1213-29 , 2015
Cells
Cardiospheres
Enzymes
Medium
Iscove modified DMEM
Heart
Human
Human
Avolio, E. , Gianfranceschi, G. , Cesselli, D. , Caragnano, A. , Athanasakis, E. , Katare, R. , Meloni, M. , Palma, A. , Barchiesi, A. , Vascotto, C. , Toffoletto, B. , Mazzega, E. , Finato, N. , Aresu, G. and Livi, U.
Ex vivo Molecular Rejuvenation Improves the Therapeutic Activity of Senescent Human Cardiac Stem Cells in a Mouse Model of Myocardial Infarction. ,
Stem Cells
 32 , 2373 , 2014
Cells
Cardiac stem
Enzymes
Medium
Joklik modified Eagle’s
Heart
Human
Human
Voigt, N. , Zhou, X. and Dobrev, D.
Isolation of Human Atrial Myocytes for Simultaneous Measurements of Ca2+ Transients and Membrane Currents. ,
J Vis Exp
 , e50235 , 2013
Cells
Atrial myocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 286 u/ml
Protease : 5 u/ml
Medium
see references
Heart
Human
Human
Vukusic, K. , Jonsson, M. , Brantsing, C. , Dellgren, G. , Jeppsson, A. , Lindahl, A. and Asp, J.
High Density Sphere Culture of Adult Cardiac Cells Increases the Levels of Cardiac and Progenitor Markers and Shows Signs of Vasculogenesis. ,
Biomed Res Int
 2013 , 2013
Cells
Cardiac
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Heart
Human
Human
Anderson, E. , Rodriguez, E. , Anderson, C. , Thayne, K. , Chitwood, W. and Kypson, A.
Increased Propensity for Cell Death in Diabetic Human Heart is Mediated by Mitochondrial-Dependent Pathways. ,
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol
 300 , H118 , 2011
Cells
Myofibers
Enzymes
Medium
see reference
Heart
Human
Human
Voigt, N. , Makary, S. , Nattel, S. and Dobrev, D.
Voltage-Clamp-Based Methods for the Detection of Constitutively Active Acetylcholine-Gated I(K,ACh) Channels in the Diseased Heart. ,
Methods Enzymol
 484 , 653 , 2010
Cells
Atrial cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 286 u/ml
Protease : 5 u/ml
Medium
see reference
Heart
Human
Human
Jensen, B. , Swigart, P. , Laden, M. , DeMarco, T. , Hoopes, C. and Simpson, P.
The Alpha-1D Is the Predominant Alpha-1-Adrenergic Receptor Subtype in Human Epicardial Coronary Arteries. ,
J Am Coll Cardiol
 54 , 1137 , 2009
Cells
Coronary artery smooth muscle
Enzymes
Elastase : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM
Heart
Human
Human
Mathew, S. , Tustison, K. , Sugatani, T. , Chaudhary, L. , Rifas, L. and Hruska, K.
The Mechanism of Phosphorus as a Cardiovascular Risk Factor in CKD. ,
J Am Soc Nephrol
 19 , 1092 , 2008
Cells
Smooth muscle aortic
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM

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

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Adrenal
Bone
Brain
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Colon
Endothelial
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Eye
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Liver
Lung
Lymph nodes
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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.