SignalChannel-class           package:maDB           R Documentation

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_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     With this object it is possible to describe the signal channels of
     a micro array experiment. This object establishes the linkage
     between the sample that was hybridized onto a micro array and the
     signal channel that was used for this sample. It is therefore
     possible to use the same type of object (namely the 'EexprSet'
     object) with both one signal channel arrays like Affymetrix and
     two or more signal channel micro arrays.

_S_l_o_t_s:

     '_h_y_b._d_a_t_e': The date when the sample was hybridized onto the 
          array.

     '_l_a_b_e_l._d_a_t_e': The date when the sample was labeled.

     '_l_a_b_e_l._i_n_c_o_r_p_o_r_a_t_i_o_n': The method that was used to label the RNA.

     '_c_o_l_o_r': A description of the color that was used.

     '_d_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n': A description.

     '_a_r_r_a_y._i_n_d_e_x': The index of the corresponding array in the
          'EexprSet' object.

     '_s_a_m_p_l_e._i_n_d_e_x': The index of the corresponding sample in the
          'samples' slot of the 'EexprSet' object.

     '_a_r_r_a_y._n_a_m_e': The micro array name or ID.

_M_e_t_h_o_d_s:

     _c_r_e_a_t_e_N_e_w_D_B_T_a_b_l_e 'signature(object = "SignalChannel")': creates a
          new database table that can be used to store objects from the
          type 'SignalChannel' into. 

     _g_e_t_C_o_n_t_e_n_t_M_a_t_r_i_x 'signature(object = "SignalChannel")': returns
          the content of the slots of the 'SignalChannel' object as a
          character matrix. 

     _s_h_o_w 'signature(object = "SignalChannel")': Displays the objects
          content. 

_A_u_t_h_o_r(_s):

     Johannes Rainer

_R_e_f_e_r_e_n_c_e_s:

_S_e_e _A_l_s_o:

     'EexprSet-class', 'Sample-class', 'loadFromDB', 'publishToDB',
     'getSignalChannels' 'getArrays'

_E_x_a_m_p_l_e_s:

