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.