Lipocalin 1
Synonyms
Lipocalin LCN1
Lipocalin, Tear
Tear Lipocalin
Tear Prealbumin Protein
Von Ebner Gland Protein
Von Ebner's Gland Protein
A lipocalin that was orignally characterized from human TEARS. It is expressed primarily in the LACRIMAL GLAND and the VON EBNER GLANDS. Lipocalin 1 may play a role in olfactory transduction by concentrating and delivering odorants to the ODORANT RECEPTORS.