| Field name | Description |
Data type |
| measnum | unique MPD id number for the measurement (URL example) |
int |
| varname | short name, like a variable name, unique only within project |
chartoken |
| projsym | MPD project mnemonic identifier |
chartoken |
| desc | description, conformant to MPD style guidelines |
varchar |
| units | measurement units |
varchar |
| cat1 | top level MPD category term |
chartag |
| cat2 | second level MPD category term |
chartag |
| cat3 | third level MPD category term or modifier |
chartag |
| intervention | tag describing applied intervention if any e.g. diet, drug, disease state |
chartag |
| intparm | additional parameter accompanying intervention (may be 'baseline' or 'control') |
chartag |
| appmeth | tag describing test apparatus or methodology |
chartag |
| panelsym | particular strain panel tested, if any |
chartoken |
| datatype | indicates unusual datatype or special handling |
varchar |
| | cat=categorical (non-numeric) data |
| | crossover=mixed sign numeric; useful to know w/ certain computations |
| | linkflag=allows linkout to separate interface (eg. SNPs, images); the origin field holds link page |
| origin | code indicating unusual data origin |
varchar |
| | |
| | isr=investigator-supplied ratio |
| | icf=investigator computed field |
| | or, if datatype=linkflag this field holds a page location |
| sextested | 'm'=males only tested; 'f'=females only tested |
m/f |
| nstrainstested | integer number of strains tested in the experimenet |
int |
| agewks | tag describing animal age |
varchar |
