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).
Endocrine Index Glossary Leptin Leptin (from the Greek leptos, meaning thin) is a protein hormone with important effects in regulating body weight, metabolism and reproductive function. The protein is approximately ~16 kDa in mass and encoded by the obese (ob) gene.eptin's effects on body weight are mediated through effects on hypothalamic centers that control feeding behavior and hunger, body temperature and energy expenditure. Soon after cloning the ob gene, its cDNA was expressed as protein in E coli and preliminary assessment of its effects undertaken.