MeSH definition : 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.;
MeSH synonym : tear lipocalin; tear prealbumin protein; von ebner gland protein; von ebner's gland protein; lipocalin lcn1; lipocalin, tear;
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.