Current Protocols (link removed) is an online full-text collection of laboratory manuals. For general searching information, please see the related article in this issue.
The following is a quick table to assist with refining searches in Current Protocols:
| Search Tip | Used for | Example |
| " " (double quotes) | Phrase searching | "interleukin 3" "lung cancer" |
| * (asterisk) | Truncation -- search for variations of a word | neoplas* |
| NEAR/x | Proximity - "x" is the number of words that may appear between the two terms | prostate NEAR/5 cancer |
| AND (all caps required) | Combining search concepts | interleukin AND leukemia |
| OR (all caps required) | Combining synomyns or word variations; use parentheses to group the terms | (interleukin 3 OR IL-3) |
| NOT (all caps required) | Excludes a search term | interleukin NOT leukemia |
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