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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
Porcine
Porcine, adult
Xu, N. , Chen, Y. , Dean, K. , Lu, X. , Liu, X. , Wang, W. , Dean, D. , Kaplan, H. , Gao, L. , Dong, F. and Liu, Y.
Sphere-Induced Rejuvenation of Swine and Human Muller Glia Is Primarily Caused by Telomere Elongation. ,
Stem Cells
 35 , 1579-1591 , 2017
Cells
Muller glia
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
DMEM
Eye
Porcine
Porcine, 5-60 kg
Wiencke, A. , Kiilgaard, J. , Nicolini, J. , Bundgaard, M. , Ropke, C. and La Cour, M.
Growth of Cultured Porcine Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells ,
Acta Opthalmol Scand
 81(2) , 170 , 2003
Cells
Retinal pigment epithelial 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
Eye
Rat

Rat, SD, 1-2 day

Lian, W. , Hu, X. , Zhang, J. , Wu, Y. , Zhao, N. , Ma, H. , He, H. and Lu, Q.
Fucoxanthin Protects Retinal Ganglion Cells and Promotes Parkin-mediated Mitophagy against Glutamate Excitotoxicity. ,
Neuroreport
 34 , 385-394 , 2023
Cells
Retinal ganglion
Enzymes
Papain : 0.5%
Medium
MEM
Eye
Rat
Adult, female, 170-200 g
Mead, B. and Tomarev, S.
Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells-Derived Exosomes Promote Survival of Retinal Ganglion Cells Through miRNA-Dependent Mechanisms. ,
Stem Cells Transl Med
 6 , 1273-1285 , 2017
Cells
Retinal
Enzymes
PDS kit : with modifications
Medium
EBSS
Eye
Rat
Rat, Wister, 3-30 wk
Cameron, M. , Kekesi, O. , Morley, J. , Tapson, J. , Breen, P. , Van Schaik, A. and Buskila, Y.
Calcium Imaging of AM Dyes Following Prolonged Incubation in Acute Neuronal Tissue. ,
PLoS ONE
 11 , e0155468 , 2016
Cells
Retinal
Enzymes
Papain : 30 u/ml
Medium
EBSS
Eye
Rat
Rat, SD, 6-8 week
Vigneswara, V. , Esmaeili, M. , Deer, L. , Berry, M. , Logan, A. and Ahmed, Z.
Eye Drop Delivery of Pigment Epithelium-Derived Factor-34 Promotes Retinal Ganglion Cell Neuroprotection and Axon Regeneration. ,
Mol Cell Neurosci
 68 , 212-21 , 2015
Cells
Retinal
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
EBSS
Eye
Rat
Rat, SD
Tan, C. , Andrews, M. , Kwok, J. , Heintz, T. , Gumy, L. , Fassler, R. and Fawcett, J.
Kindlin-1 Enhances Axon Growth on Inhibitory Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycans and Promotes Sensory Axon Regeneration. ,
J Neurosci
 32 , 7325 , 2012
Cells
Retinal ganglion
Enzymes
PDS kit : with modifications
Medium
Neurobasal
Eye
Rat
Rat, SD, 180-220g
Ma, J. , Yu, W. , Wang, Y. , Cao, G. , Cai, S. , Chen, X. , Yan, N. , Yuan, Y. , Zeng, H. , Fleenor, D. , Liu, X. and Pang, I.
Neuroprotective Effects of C-type Natriuretic Peptide on Rat Retinal Ganglion Cells. ,
Inv Ophthal Visual Sci
 51 , 3544-53 , 2010
Cells
Retinal ganglion
Enzymes
Papain : 0.2%
Medium
Neurobasal
Eye
Rat
Rat, Fisher, adult
Suzuki, T. , Mandai, M. , Akimoto, M. , Yoshimura, N. and Takahashi, M.
The Simultaneous Treatment of MMP-2 Stimulants in Retinal Transplantation Enhances Grafted Cell Migration into the Host Retina. ,
Stem Cells
 24 , 2406 , 2006
Cells
Retinal
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
MEM
Eye
Rat
Rat, Dark Agouti, 3-4 week
Akagi T, Mandai M, Ooto S, Hirami Y, Osakada F, Kageyama R, Yoshimura N, Takahashi M.
Otx2 homeobox gene induces photoreceptor-specific phenotypes in cells derived from adult iris and ciliary tissue ,
Inv Ophthal Visual Sci
 45 , 4570 , 2004
Cells
Ciliary-derived eye
Enzymes
PDS kit : with modifications
Medium
DMEM/F12
Eye
Rat
Rat, embryonic 17 day
Seigel, G.
The Golden Age of Retinal Cell Culture ,
Mol Vis
 5 , 4 , 1999
Cells
Retinal
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.6%
Medium
DMEM
Eye
Rat
Rat, SD
Jing, S. , Wen, D. , Yu, Y. , Holst, P. , Luo, Y. , Fang, M. , Tamir, R. , Antonio, L. , Hu, Z. and et al.
GDNF-Induced Activation of the Ret Protein Tyrosine Kinase is Mediated by GDNFR-a, a Novel Receptor for GDNF ,
Cell
 85 , 1113 , 1996
Cells
Retina
Enzymes
Papain : 120 U
Medium
HBSS, PBS
Eye
Rat
Rat, 4-14 week
Wang N, Koutz CA. and Anderson RE.
A method for the isolation of retinal pigment epithelial cells from adult rats ,
Inv Ophthal Visual Sci
 34(1) , 101 , 1993
Cells
Retinal pigment epithelial cells
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 65 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 220 u/ml
Medium
CF Hanks with EDTA
Eye
Rat
Rat, 6-8 day
Chang CW, Roque RS, Defoe DM. and Caldwell RB.
An improved method for isolation and culture of pigment epithelial cells from rat retina ,
Curr Eye Res
 10(11) , 1081 , 1991
Cells
Retinal pigment epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Eye
Rat
Rat, Long Evans, 1-15 days
Huettner, J. and Baughman, R.
Primary Culture of Identified Neurons From the Visual Cortex of Postnatal Rats ,
J Neurosci
 6 , 3044 , 1986
Cells
Neurons, visual cortex
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
BSS
(see reference)
Eye
Rat
Rat, SD, pups
Sarthy PV, Curtis BM. and Catterall WA.
Retrograde Labeling, Enrichment, and Characerization of Retinal Ganglion Cells from the Neonatal Rat ,
J Neurosci
 3 (12) , 2532 , 1983
Cells
Retina
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
Ham's F-12
Eye
Salamander
Salamander
Clarke, R, Wang, J. and Townes-Anderson, E.
Using Laser Tweezers For Manipulating Isolated Neurons In Vitro. ,
J Vis Exp
 19 , 911 , 2008
Cells
Neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 14 u/ml
Medium
Ringers
Eye
Salamander
Salamander, 18-25 cm
Townes-Anderson, E. , MacLeish, P. and Raviola, E.
Rod Cells Dissociated from Mature Salamander Retina: Ultrastruture and Uptake of Horseradish Peroxidase ,
J Cell Biol
 100 , 175 , 1985
Cells
Retina
Enzymes
Papain : 14 u/ml
Medium
Saline
Eye
Salamander
Salamander (A. tigrinum)
Bader, C. , MacLeish, P. and Schwartz, E.
Responses to Light of Solitary Rod Photoreceptors Isolated From Tiger Salamander Retina ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 75 , 3507 , 1978
Cells
Photoreceptors, retina
Enzymes
Papain : 0.05%
Medium
(see reference)
Eye
Turtle
Turtle (Pseudemys scripta elegans)
Lam, D.
Biosynthesis of Acetylcholine in Turtle Photoreceptors ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 69 , 1987 , 1972
Cells
Retinal
Enzymes
Papain : 0.1% (13.5 u/mg)
Medium
Kreb's Ringer
Stem
Canine
23-33 kg
Williams, S. , Kosnik, P. , Kleinert, L. , Vossman, E. , Lye, K. and Shine, M.
Adipose Stromal Vascular Fraction Cells Isolated Using an Automated Point of Care System Improve the Patency of Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene Vascular Grafts. ,
Tissue Eng Part A
 19 , 1295-302 , 2013
Cells
Stromal vascular
Enzymes
Collagenase : see reference
Medium
Media 199E
Stem
Canine
Canine
Park, S. , Seo, M. , Kim, H. and Kang, K.
Isolation and Characterization of Canine Amniotic Membrane-Derived Multipotent Stem Cells. ,
PLoS ONE
 7 , e44693 , 2012
Cells
Amniotic membrane MSC
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
LG-DMEM
Stem
Canine
Canine, 20-25 kg
Fischer, L. , McIlhenny, S. , Tulenko, T. , Golesorkhi, N. , Zhang, P. , Larson, R. , Lombardi, J. , Shapiro, I. and DiMuzio, P.
Endothelial Differentiation of Adipose-Derived Stem Cells: Effects of Endothelial Cell Growth Supplement and Shear Force. ,
J Surg Res
 152 , 157 , 2009
Cells
Adipose stem cells
Enzymes
Collagenase : see reference
Medium
Media-199
Stem
Equine
Equine
Vidal, M. , Robinson, S. , Lopez, M. , Paulsen, D. , Borkhsenious, O. , Johnson, J. , Moore, R. and Gimble, J.
Comparison of Chondrogenic Potential in Equine Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Derived from Adipose Tissue and Bone Marrow. ,
Vet Surg
 37 , 713 , 2008
Cells
Adipose derived stem cells
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Stem
Equine
Equine, 1-5 year
Vidal, M. , Kilroy, G. , Lopez, M. , Johnson, J. , Moore, R. and Gimble, J.
Characterization of Equine Adipose Tissue-Derived Stromal Cells: Adipogenic and Osteogenic Capacity and Comparison with Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells. ,
Vet Surg
 36 , 613 , 2007
Cells
Adipose derived stem cells
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Stem
Human
Human
Alstrup, T. , Eijken, M. , Bohn, A. , Moller, B. and Damsgaard, T.
Isolation of Adipose Tissue-Derived Stem Cells: Enzymatic Digestion in Combination with Mechanical Distortion to Increase Adipose Tissue-Derived Stem Cell Yield from Human Aspirated Fat. ,
Curr Protoc Stem Cell Biol
 48 , e68 , 2019
Cells
Adipose derived stem
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : 150-300 u/ml
Medium
RPMI-1640
Stem
Human
Human
Yam, G. , Teo, E. , Setiawan, M. , Lovatt, M. , Yusoff, N. , Fuest, M. , Goh, B. and Mehta, J.
Postnatal Periodontal Ligament as a Novel Adult Stem Cell Source for Regenerative Corneal Cell Therapy. ,
J Cell Mol Med
 , 2018
Cells
Postnatal periodontal ligament
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F12

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

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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.