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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Carrier Proteins > Lipocalins > Lipocalin 1
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Salivary Proteins and Peptides > Lipocalin 1
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Salivary Proteins and Peptides > Lipocalin 1

Preferred term

Lipocalin 1  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Lipocalin LCN1
  • Lipocalin, Tear
  • Tear Lipocalin
  • Tear Prealbumin Protein
  • Von Ebner Gland Protein
  • Von Ebner's Gland Protein

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

  • 2008(1990)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D054835

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