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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
Spleen
Mouse

Mouse

Comeau, K. , Caillon, A. , Paradis, P. and Schiffrin, E.
Determination of Interleukin-17A and Interferon-γ Production in γδ, CD4, and CD8 T Cells Isolated from Murine Lymphoid Organs, Perivascular Adipose Tissue, Kidney, and Lung. ,
Bio Protoc
 13 , e4679 , 2023
Cells
T cells
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI
Spleen
Mouse
Mouse, 4 week
Hou, M. , Han, J. , Li, G. , Kwon, M. , Jiang, J. , Emani, S. , Taglauer, E. , Park, J. , Choi, E. , Vodnala, M. , Fong, Y. , Emani, S. , Rosas, I. , Perrella, M. and Liu, X.
Multipotency of Mouse Trophoblast Stem Cells ,
Stem Cell Res Ther
 11 , 55 , 2020
Cells
Trophoblast
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Spleen
Mouse
Mouse
Villarreal, E. , Hewgley, W. , Lang, W. , Morton, C. , Mao, S. , Wu, J. and Sandoval, J.
In-bag Enzymatic Splenic Digestion: A Novel Alternative to Manual Morcellation? ,
J Surg Res
 218 , 209-216 , 2017
Cells
Speen
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Spleen
Mouse
Mouse
Klebanoff, C. , Spencer, S. , Torabi-Parizi, P. , Grainger, J. , Roychoudhuri, R. , Ji, Y. , Sukumar, M. , Muranski, P. , Scott, C. , Hall, J. , Ferreyra, G. , Leonardi, A. and Borman, Z. et al.
Retinoic Acid Controls the Homeostasis of Pre-cDC-Derived Splenic and Intestinal Dendritic Cells. ,
J Exp Med
 210 , 1961 , 2013
Cells
Splenic
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Spleen
Mouse
Mouse
Yi, T. and Cyster, J.
EBI2-Mediated Bridging Channel Positioning Supports Splenic Dendritic Cell Homeostasis and Particulate Antigen Capture. ,
Elife
 2 , e00757 , 2013
Cells
Splenocytes
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Spleen
Mouse
Mouse
Shi, C. , Jia, T. , Mendez-Ferrer, S. , Hohl, T. , Serbina, N. , Lipuma, L. , Leiner, I. , Li, M. , Frenette, P. and Pamer, E.
Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem and Progenitor Cells Induce Monocyte Emigration in Response to Circulating Toll-Like Receptor Ligands. ,
Immunity
 34 , 590 , 2011
Cells
Spleen, bone marrow endothelial
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Spleen
Mouse
Mouse
Flano, E. , Jewell, N. , Durbin, R. and Durbin, J.
Methods Used to Study Respiratory Virus Infection. , Curr Protoc Cell Biol Vol. Chapter 26 , Unit 26.3 , 2009
Cells
Dendritic
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Spleen
Mouse
Mouse, female, 6-8 week
Abou Fakher, F. , Rachinel, N. , Klimczak, M. , Louis, J. and Doyen, N.
TLR9-Dependent Activation of Dendritic Cells by DNA from Leishmania Major Favors Th1 Cell Development and the Resolution of Lesions. ,
J Immunol
 182 , 1386 , 2009
Cells
Dendritic
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI 1640
Spleen
Mouse
Mouse
Abe, K. , Nguyen, K. , Fine, S. , Mo, J. , Shen, C. , Shenouda, S. , Corr, M. , Jung, S. , Lee, J. , Eckmann, L. and Raz, E.
Conventional Dendritic Cells Regulate the Outcome of Colonic Inflammation Independently of T Cells. ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 104 , 17022 , 2007
Cells
Dentritic
Enzymes
Collagenase : 300 u/ml
Medium
RPMI 1640
Spleen
Mouse
Mouse
Kang, H. , Liu, M. and Datta, S.
Low-dose Peptide Tolerance Therapy of Lupus Generates Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells That Cause Expansion of Autoantigen-Specific Regulatory T Cells and Contraction of Inflammatory Th17 Cells ,
J Immunol
 178 , 7849-58 , 2007
Cells
Splenic dendritic
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Spleen
Mouse
Mouse
Mueller, S. , Matloubian, M. , Clemens, D, Sharpe, A. , Freeman, G. , Gangappa, S. , Larsen, C. and Ahmed, R.
Viral Targeting of Fibroblastic Reticular Cells Contributes to Immunosuppression and Persistence During Chronic Infection. ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 104 , 15430 , 2007
Cells
Splenic
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI
Spleen
Mouse
Mouse
Benedict Chris A, De Trez Carl, Schneider Kirsten, Ha Sukwon, Patterson Ginelle, Ware Carl F.
Specific remodeling of splenic architecture by cytomegalovirus ,
PLoS Pathog
 2 , e16 , 2006
Cells
Splenic stromal
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 3 : 100-400 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Spleen
Mouse
Mouse
Siragam, V. , Crow, A. , Brinc, D. , Song, S. , Freedman, J. and Lazarus, A.
Intravenous Immunoglobulin Ameliorates ITP via Activating Fc Gamma Receptors on Dendritic Cells. ,
Nat Med
 12 , 688 , 2006
Cells
Leukocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : 43 u/ml
Medium
RPMI 1640
Spleen
Mouse
Mouse
Schiavoni, F, Mattei, F, Sestili, P, Borghi, P, Venditti, M, Morse, H, Belardelli, F. and Gabrieli, L
ICSBP is Essential for the Development of Mouse Type I Interferon-producing Cells and for the Generation and Activation of CD8a+ Dendritic Cells ,
J Exp Med
 196 , 1415 , 2002
Cells
Dentritic
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI 1640
Spleen
Mouse
Mouse, 4-6 week
McLellan, A. , Kapp, M. , Eggert, A. , Linden, C. , Bommhardt, U. , Brocker, E. , Kammerer, U. and Kampgen, E.
Anatomic Location and T-cell Stimulatory Functions of Mouse Dendritic Cell Subsets Defined by CD4 and CD8 Expression ,
Blood
 99 , 2084-93 , 2002
Cells
Dentritic
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI-1640
Spleen
Mouse
Mouse
Stagg, AJ, Burke, F, Hill, S. and Knight, S.
Isolation of Mouse Spleen Dendritic Cells. ,
Methods Mol Med
 64 , 9-22 , 2001
Cells
Dentritic cells
Enzymes
Medium
HEPES/RPMI 1640
Spleen
Mouse
Mouse
Brasel K, De Smedt T, Smith JL, Maliszewski CR.
Generation of murine dendritic cells from flt3-ligand-supplemented bone marrow cultures ,
Blood
 96 , 3029-39 , 2000
Cells
Dentritic
Enzymes
Collagenase : 100 u/ml
Medium
HBSS

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.