Downloads the metadata file from the assay specified in 'assay' of the MetaboLights study ('studyID').
get_metabolights_study_metadata_assay(studyID, assay, directory)
ID of the metabolights study to download.
Number of the assay.
Directory where to download the data.
This function should be used together with get_metabolights_study_files_assay
. See example below.
The metadata file is a csv file with the metadata information on each sample of the study's assay.
MetaboLights database: https://www.ebi.ac.uk/metabolights/