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.
Other names Lipocalin, Tear; Von Ebner's Gland Protein; Von Ebner Gland Protein; Tear Prealbumin Protein; Tear Lipocalin; Lipocalin LCN1