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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D054835
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D054835
Preferred Name

Lipocalin 1

Definitions
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.
Synonyms
Von Ebner's Gland Protein
Von Ebner Gland Protein
Lipocalin, Tear
Tear Lipocalin
Tear Prealbumin Protein
Lipocalin LCN1
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