\HeaderA{abstract}{Retrieve Meta-data from eSets and ExpressionSets.}{abstract}
\aliasA{experimentData}{abstract}{experimentData}
\aliasA{experimentData<\Rdash}{abstract}{experimentData<.Rdash.}
\aliasA{pubMedIds}{abstract}{pubMedIds}
\aliasA{pubMedIds<\Rdash}{abstract}{pubMedIds<.Rdash.}
\keyword{manip}{abstract}
\begin{Description}\relax
These generic functions access generic data, abstracts, PubMed IDs
and experiment data from instances of the 
\code{\LinkA{eSet-class}{eSet.Rdash.class}} or \code{\LinkA{ExpressionSet-class}{ExpressionSet.Rdash.class}}.
\end{Description}
\begin{Usage}
\begin{verbatim}
abstract(object)
pubMedIds(object)
pubMedIds(object) <- value
experimentData(object)
experimentData(object) <- value
\end{verbatim}
\end{Usage}
\begin{Arguments}
\begin{ldescription}
\item[\code{object}] Object, possibly derived from \code{eSet-class} or 
\code{MIAME-class}
\item[\code{value}] Value to be assigned; see class of \code{object} (e.g.,
\code{\LinkA{eSet-class}{eSet.Rdash.class}}) for specifics.
\end{ldescription}
\end{Arguments}
\begin{Value}
\code{abstract} returns a character vector containing the abstract
(as in a published paper) associated with \code{object}.

\code{pubMedIds} returns a character vector of PUBMED IDs associated
with the experiment.

\code{experimentData} returns an object representing the description
of an experiment, e.g., an object of \code{\LinkA{MIAME-class}{MIAME.Rdash.class}}
\end{Value}
\begin{Author}\relax
Biocore
\end{Author}
\begin{SeeAlso}\relax
\code{\LinkA{ExpressionSet-class}{ExpressionSet.Rdash.class}}, \code{\LinkA{eSet-class}{eSet.Rdash.class}}, 
\code{\LinkA{MIAME-class}{MIAME.Rdash.class}}
\end{SeeAlso}

