Examples of Search Standard Probes

This topic gives two examples of how to use the Search Standard Probes tool. For a general discussion of this method, see What is a standard probe search?.
 

Example 1

This example shows how to use Search Standard Probes to search for all human Expression type Agilent catalog probes that contain the term acetylcholine in their annotation.

1. Click the Workspace tab.

2. Set the application type to Expression.

3. Click the Probe tab.
   
   The Search page appears. The Search Standard Probes option is selected by default.

4. Set the search parameters as described below:

5. Click Search.
   
   eArray searches all data categories for human probes in the AgilentCatalog folder, looks for the string acetylcholine, and returns all probes that match.

Example 2

In this example, you specify cytobands to retrieve probes. You search for Agilent catalog probes that are located within the p11.2 and q11.2 cytobands of chromosome 17.

1. Click the Workspace tab.

2. Set the application type to Expression.

3. Click Probe.
   
   The Search page appears. The Search Standard Probes option is selected by default.

4. Set the search parameters as described below.

5. Click Search.
   
   eArray begins your requested search. The search may take some time.
   
   The Search Results pane appears with the probes that satisfy the search criteria.
   

See also

Search Standard Probes

What is a standard probe search

Overview of searching for probes

Upload file for probe searches