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Lipocalins

Known as: Lipocalin, Lipocalins [Chemical/Ingredient] 
A diverse family of extracellular proteins that bind to small hydrophobic molecules. They were originally characterized as transport proteins… 
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Diagnostic and prognostic stratification in the emergency department using urinary biomarkers of nephron damage: a multicenter prospective cohort study.
Review
2010
Review
2010
Siderophore uptake in bacteria and the battle for iron with the host; a bird’s eye view
Siderophores are biosynthetically produced and secreted by many bacteria, yeasts, fungi and plants, to scavenge for ferric iron… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Lipocalin-2 Is an Autocrine Mediator of Reactive Astrocytosis
Astrocytes, the most abundant glial cell type in the brain, provide metabolic and trophic support to neurons and modulate… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin-mediated iron traffic in kidney epithelia
Purpose of reviewNeutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) is a member of the lipocalin superfamily of carrier proteins… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
The ligand-binding site of bovine beta-lactoglobulin: evidence for a function?
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
The High Molecular Weight Urinary Matrix Metalloproteinase (MMP) Activity Is a Complex of Gelatinase B/MMP-9 and Neutrophil Gelatinase-associated Lipocalin (NGAL)
Detection of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) activities in the urine from patients with a variety of cancers has been closely… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
Lipocalins: unity in diversity.
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Neutrophil Gelatinase-associated Lipocalin in Normal and Neoplastic Human Tissues. Cell Type-specific Pattern of Expression
Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) has recently been identified in myeloperoxidase-negative neutrophil granules… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Tick histamine-binding proteins: isolation, cloning, and three-dimensional structure.
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Structure and sequence relationships in the lipocalins and related proteins
The lipocalins and fatty acid‐binding proteins (FABPs) are two recently identified protein families that both function by binding… 
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