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).
The TTR gene provides instructions for producing a protein called transthyretin. This protein transports vitamin A (retinol) and a hormone called thyroxine throughout the body. To transport thyroxine, four transthyretin proteins must be attached (bound) to each other to form a four-protein unit (tetramer).