Responds to a list of UIDs in a given database with the corresponding data records in a specified format.
Fetch PMIDs 17284678 and 9997 as text abstracts:
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| NCBI Database to Use | PubMed |
| ID List | 17284678 9997 |
| Output Format | Abstract |
Fetch FASTA for a transcript and its protein product (GIs 312836839 and 34577063)
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| NCBI Database to Use | Protein |
| ID List | 312836839 34577063 |
| Output Format | Fasta |
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