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Neural
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
Neural
Rat
Rat, W/FU, 5-8 day
Raff, M. , Fields, K. , Hakomori, S. , Mirsky, R. , Pruss, R. and Winter, J.
Cell-Type-Specific Markers for Distinguishing and Studying Neurons And the Major Classes of Glial Cells in Culture ,
Brain Res
 174 , 283 , 1979
Cells
Neurons and glial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
MEM
(see reference)
Neural
Rat
Rat, fetus
Wakshull, E. , Johnson, M. and Burton, H.
Postnatal Rat Sympathetic Neurons In Culture. 1. A Comparison With Embryonic Neurons ,
J Neurophysiol
 42 , 1410 , 1979
Cells
Neurons, sympathetic
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
L-15 or HBSS, CMF
Neural
Rat
Rat, Wistar/Furth, newborn
(also bovine)
Brockes, J. , Fields, K. and Raff, M.
Studies on Cultured Rat Schwann Cells. I. Establishment of Purified Populations From Cultures of Peripheral Nerve ,
Brain Res
 165 , 105 , 1979
Cells
Schwann
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM
Neural
Rat
Rat, embryo
Dichter, M.
Rat Cortical Neurons in Cell Culture: Culture Methods, Cell Morphology, Electrophysiology, and Synapse Formation ,
Brain Res
 149 , 279 , 1978
Cells
Neurons, cortical
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.027%
Medium
MEM
Neural
Rat
Rat, newborn
Reichardt, L. and Patterson, P.
Neurotransmitter Synthesis and Uptake by Isolated Sympathetic Neurones in Microcultures ,
Nature
 270 , 147 , 1977
Cells
Neurons, sympathetic
Enzymes
Medium
Hank's solution, CF
Neural
Rat
Rat, neonatal
Mains, R. and Patterson, P.
Primary Cultures of Dissociated Sympathetic Neurons I. Establishment of Long-Term Growth in Culture and Studies of Differentiated Properties ,
J Cell Biol
 59 , 329 , 1973
Cells
Neurons, superior cervical ganglia
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
Basal L-15 medium
Neural
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
Neural
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)
Neural
Shellfish
Aplysia californica
Lee, A. , Decourt, B. and Suter, D.
Neuronal Cell Cultures from Aplysia for High-Resolution Imaging of Growth Cones. ,
J Vis Exp
 12 , 662 , 2008
Cells
Neurons
Enzymes
Medium
L-15-ASW
Neural
Shellfish
Snails (Helisoma trivolis), albino, adult
Zoran, M. , Doyle, R. and Haydon, P.
Target Contact Regulates the Calcium Responsiveness of the Secretory Machinery During Synaptogenesis ,
Neuron
 6 , 145 , 1991
Cells
Buccal ganglia; SLT muscle
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.2%
Medium
DMEM
Neural
Shellfish
Pond snail (Helisoma) albino, adult
Haydon, P.
The Formation of Chemical Synapses Between Cell-Cultured Neuronal Somata ,
J Neurosci
 8 , 1032 , 1988
Cells
Somata, buccal ganglia
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.2%
Medium
Antibiotic saline, Leibowitz 50%
Neural
Shellfish
Helisoma trivovlis
Cohan, C. , Haydon, P. and Kater, S.
Single Channel Activity Differs in Growing and Nongrowing Growth Cones of Isolated Identified Neurons of Helisoma ,
J Neurosci Res
 13 , 285 , 1985
Cells
Buccal ganglia
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.2%
Medium
L-15 medium
Neural
Shellfish
Mollusc, juvenile 1-2 gm or adult 50-100 gm
Schacher, S. and Proshanksy, E.
Neurite Regeneration by Aplysia Neurons in Dissociated Cell Culture: Modulation by Aplysia Hemolymph and the Presence of the Initial Axonal Segment ,
J Neurosci
 3 (12) , 2403 , 1983
Cells
Neurons
LUQ cells
Enzymes
Protease : 1%
Medium
L15 medium
Neural
Shellfish
Aplysia californica
Camardo, J. , Proshansky, E. and Schacher, S.
Identified Aplysia Neurons Form Specific Chemical Synapses in Culture ,
J Neurosci
 3 (12) , 2614 , 1983
Cells
LUQ cells
RUQ cells
Enzymes
Protease : 1%
Medium
L15 medium
Neural
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
Reproductive
Bovine
Bovine
Levy N, Gordin M, Mamluk R, Yanagisawa M, Smith M F, Hampton J H, Meidan R.
Distinct cellular localization and regulation of endothelin-1 and endothelin-converting enzyme-1 expression in the bovine corpus luteum: implications for luteolysis ,
Endocrinology
 142 , 5254-60 , 2001
Cells
Corpus leuteal cells
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : 420 u/ml
Medium
M-199
Reproductive
Bovine
Bovine, female
Tsang PC, Poff JP, Boulton EP, Condon WA.
Four-day-old bovine corpus luteum: progesterone production and identification of matrix metalloproteinase activity in vitro ,
Biol Reprod
 53 , 1160-8 , 1995
Cells
Leuteal
Enzymes
Medium
Ham's F-12
Reproductive
Bovine
Calf, mid to late gestational
Coplen, D. , Howard, P. , Duckett, J. , Snyder, H. and Macarak, E.
Characterization of a Fibroblast Cell From the Urinary Bladder Wall ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 30A , 604 , 1994
Cells
Fibroblasts
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1%
Medium
Medium 199
Reproductive
Bovine
Bovine
Munson, L. , Chandler, S. and Schlafer, D.
Long-Term Culture of Bovine Trophoblastic Cells ,
J Tiss Cul Meth
 11 (3) , 123 , 1988
Cells
Epithelial
Endometrial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/EBSS
Reproductive
Bovine
Bovine
(also porcine, human)
Marcus, G. , Connor, L. , Domingo, M. , Tsang, B. , Downey, B. and Ainsworth, L.
Enzymatic Dissociation of Ovarian and Uterine Tissues ,
Endocr Res
 10 , 151 , 1984
Cells
Interna & corpus luteum
Endometrium
Ovarian
Uterine
Enzymes
Pronase : 0.1%
Medium
Moscona's BSS
Reproductive
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
Reproductive
Chicken

Chicken, male, 1 day

Huang, H. , Wang, M. , Hou, L. , Lin, X. , Pan, S. , Zheng, P. and Zhao, Q.
A Potential Mechanism Associated with Lead-induced Spermatogonia and Leydig Cell Toxicity and Mitigative Effect of Selenium in Chicken. , Ecotoxicol Environ Saf Vol. 209 , 111671 , 2021
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1%
Hyaluronidase : 0.1%
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
DMEM
Reproductive
Chicken
Chicken, Gallus Domesticus,20-30 week
Du Meihong, Han Haitang, Jiang Bin, Zhao Chen, Qian Changsong, Shen Haiyan, Xu Yan, Li Zandong.
An efficient isolation method for domestic hen (Gallus domesticus) ovarian primary follicles ,
J Reprod Dev
 52 , 569-76 , 2006
Cells
Primary follicles
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.15%
Medium
Dulbecco's phosphate buffered saline
Reproductive
Fish
Sebastes Schlegel
Ryu, J. , Kim, H. , Bae, S. , Jung, C. and Gong, S.
Isolation and in Vitro Culture of Primary Cell Populations Derived from Ovarian Tissues of the Rockfish, Sebastes schlegeli ,
Fish Aquatic Sci
 19 , 2016
Cells
Ovarian
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 500 u/ml
Medium
L-15
Reproductive
Frog

Frog, X. laevis

Lavering, E. , Petros, I. and Weeks, D.
Component Analysis of Nucleolar Protein Compartments using Xenopus laevis Oocytes. , Dev Growth Differ Vol. 64 , 306-317 , 2022
Cells
Xenopus oocytes
Enzymes
Medium
Ovary Ringers Solution
Reproductive
Frog
Xenopus Laevis, female
Nicoll, G, Jawad, A. , Weymouth, R, Zhang, H. and Beg, A.
Pharmacological characterization of the excitatory ‘Cys-loop’ GABA receptor family in Caenorhabditis elegans ,
Br J Pharmacol
 174 , 781 , 2017
Cells
Oocytes
Enzymes
Medium
Barth's solution
Reproductive
Frog
Xenopus laevis
Chatzidaki, A. , D'Oyley, J. , Gill-Thind, J. , Sheppard, T. and Millar, N.
The Influence of Allosteric Modulators and Transmembrane Mutations on Desensitisation and Activation of alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors. ,
Neuropharmacol
 97 , 75-85 , 2015
Cells
Oocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.2%
Medium
Barth's solution
Reproductive
Frog
Xenopus
O'Connell, D. , Mruk, K. , Rocheleau, J. and Kobertz, W.
Xenopus laevis Oocytes Infected with Multi-drug-resistant Bacteria: Implications for Electrical Recordings. ,
J Gen Physiol
 138 , 271-7 , 2011
Cells
Oocytes
Enzymes
Medium
see reference
Reproductive
Frog
Xenopus laevis, female
Cohen, S. , Au, S. and Pante, N.
Microinjection of Xenopus Laevis Oocytes. ,
J Vis Exp
 24 , 1106 , 2009
Cells
Oocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.5%
Medium
Barth's solution, CF
Reproductive
Frog
Xenopus laevis, female
Mruk, K. and Kobertz, W.
Discovery of a Novel Activator of KCNQ1-KCNE1 K Channel Complexes. ,
PLoS ONE
 4 , e4236 , 2009
Cells
Oocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.2%
Medium
see reference
Reproductive
Frog
Xenopus laevis, female
Pannaccione Anna, Castaldo Pasqualina, Ficker Eckhard, Annunziato Lucio, Taglialatela Maurizio.
Histidines 578 and 587 in the S5-S6 linker of the human Ether-a-gogo Related Gene-1 K+ channels confer sensitivity to reactive oxygen species ,
J Biol Chem
 277 , 8912-9 , 2002
Cells
Oocytes
Enzymes
Medium
see reference
Reproductive
Frog
Xenopus laevis, female
Alagem, N. , Dvir, M. and Reuveny, E.
Mechanism of Ba2+ Block of a Mouse Inwardly Rectifying K+ Channel: Differential Contribution by Two Discrete Residues ,
J Physiol
 534 (2) , 381 , 2001
Cells
Oocytes
Enzymes
Medium
CF Medium
Reproductive
Frog
Xenopus
Tian, J. , Kim, S. , Heilig, E. and Ruderman, J.
Identification of XPR-1, A Progesterone Receptor Required for Xenopus Oocyte Activation ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 97 , 14358 , 2000
Cells
Oocytes
Enzymes
Medium
(see reference)
Reproductive
Frog
Xenopus laevis, female
Karkanias, N. and Papke, R.
Subtype-Specific Effects of Lithium on Glutamate Receptor Function ,
J Neurophysiol
 81 , 1506 , 1999
Cells
Oocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1%
Medium
Barth's solution, CF
Reproductive
Frog
Xenopus laevis, mature female
Moriarty, T. , Gillo, B. , Carty, D. , Premont, R. , Landau, E. and Iyengar, R.
Beta gamma Subunits of GTP-Binding Proteins Inhibit Muscarinic Receptor Stimulation of Phospholipase C ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 85 , 8865 , 1988
Cells
Oocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.2%
Medium
CF Medium

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.