urls {biolink}

Construct urls to online resources

Description

These resource-specific functions return a bare url (i.e., not a hyperlink) to the relevant online database/resource based on the provided identifier.

Usage

url_go(id)

url_kegg(id)

url_pubmed(id)

url_entrez(id)

url_cran(id)

url_bioc(id)

Arguments

id

valid identifier for the relevant online database

Functions

• url_go(): for Gene Ontology Consortium

• url_kegg(): for KEGG Pathway Database

• url_pubmed(): for PubMed based on PMID (PubMed identifier)

• url_entrez(): for NCBI's database for gene-specific information based on Entrez ID

• url_cran(): for R packages available from CRAN

• url_bioc(): for R packages available from Bioconductor

Examples

# gene ontology url
url_go("GO:0005539")

# KEGG pathway url
url_kegg("hsa04915")

# PubMed article url
url_pubmed("23193287")