Search Examples:
I. Simple Search (*):
| Search String: | Matching Words: | Search Description: |
| cdc42 | cdc42, CDC421 | Exact word match (case insensitive).* |
| x84746 | x84746 | GenBank accession number |
| Hs.1288 | Hs.1288 | UniGene cluster |
II. Wild Card Search (*):
This type of search will usually give out a large number of results.
| Search String: | Matching Words: | Search Description: |
| live* | live, lives, liver | Any object that begins with the string "live" |
III. Multiword Search:
Search strings of more than one word are searched for as one single phrase, unless "AND" or "OR" are used (see examples below).
| Search String: | Matching Words: | Search Description: |
| "obesity diabetes" | obesity diabetes | Regards these words as one single phrase (compare the AND/OR searches below!) |
| obesity AND diabetes | preponderance of insulin resistance, diabetes mellitus ... genetic predisposition to obesity | All strings must exist in the IntegromeDB
(unlike the example above, here the words don't have to necessarily follow each other) |
| obesity OR diabetes | obesity, diabetes | At least one of the strings must exist in the IntegromeDB
(notice the difference from the AND search!) |
| neurodegenerative or senile and Alzheimer | ...senile dementia of the Alzheimer type: relation with the cognitive state and with quantitative studies of senile plaques... | Corresponds to "(neurodegenerative or senile) and Alzheimer" |