TEST METHOD FOR MAMMALIAN OLFACTORY MUCOSA OR OLFACTORY FLUID

摘要

The present invention provides a technique that can non-subjectively and objectively diagnose olfactory sense and is easily applied to clinical practice. More specifically, the present invention provides a test method for olfactory mucosa or olfactory mucus in a mammal comprising measuring an amount of lipocalin 15 in an olfactory mucosa sample or an olfactory mucus sample taken from the mammal, and a test reagent for the olfactory mucosa or the olfactory mucus in the mammal comprising a detection means for lipocalin 15.