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Preferred term

Lipocalin-2  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A lipocalin of approximately 200 amino acids that functions as an iron transporter and is expressed by cells of BONE MARROW and many other cells with secretory functions. It is involved in APOPTOSIS and may function to limit pathogenic bacterial growth as part of the INNATE IMMUNE RESPONSE.

Entry terms

  • Lipocalin-2 Protein
  • Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin
  • NGAL Protein
  • Oncogene 24p3 Protein
  • Siderocalin Protein

In other languages

  • French

  • Lipocaline associée à la gélatinase des neutrophiles
  • Protéine lipocaline-2
  • Protéine NGAL
  • Protéine oncogène 24p3
  • Protéine sidérocaline

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-Q41J9Q6K-2

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