Annika SÃ¶renstam. Annika SÃ¶renstam (pronounced [Ëan.niË.ka ËsÃ¸Ë.rÉn.Ëstam]; listen ; born 9 October 1970) is a retired Swedish professional golfer, one of the most successful female golfers in history.
Medical Definition of METALLOTHIONEIN. : any of various metal-binding proteins involved in the metabolism of copper and zinc in body tissue (as of the liver) and in the binding of toxic metals (as cadmium).
Recently it has also been shown that matrix-Gla protein and Gla-rich protein are important inhibitors of vascular and soft tissue mineralization. Other noncollagenous proteins found in bone matrix include the phosphorylated proteins osteopontin and bone sialoprotein.