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Chapters
- 00:04Introduction
- 00:41Preparing the Cardiac Tissue
- 02:27Using the Vibratome
- 04:00Tissue Digestion and Dissociation
- 07:03Removing Mechanical Uncoupling Agent
- 08:08Results: Vibratome-Cut Slices Yield Viable Cardiomyocytes
- 10:33Conclusion
Presented is a protocol for the isolation of human and animal ventricular cardiomyocytes from vibratome-cut myocardial slices. High yields of calcium-tolerant cells (up to 200 cells/mg) can be obtained from small amounts of tissue (<50 mg). The protocol is applicable to myocardium exposed to cold ischemia for up to 36 h.
