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International Journal of Endocrinology
Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 565967, 12 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/565967
Research Article

Severely Obese Adolescents and Adults Exhibit a Different Association of Circulating Levels of Adipokines and Leukocyte Expression of the Related Receptors with Insulin Resistance

Antonello E. Rigamonti,1 Fiorenza Agosti,2 Alessandra De Col,2 Giancarlo Silvestri,3 Nicoletta Marazzi,2 Silvia Bini,1 Sara Bonomo,1 Marialuisa Giunta,2 Silvano G. Cella,1 and Alessandro Sartorio2,3

1Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Via Vanvitelli 32, 20129 Milan, Italy
2Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Experimental Laboratory for Auxo-Endocrinological Research, Via Ariosto 13, 20145 Milan, Italy
3Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Division of Metabolic Diseases, Corso Mameli, 199, 28921 Verbania, Italy

Received 2 August 2013; Revised 12 November 2013; Accepted 19 November 2013

Academic Editor: Kristin Eckardt

Copyright © 2013 Antonello E. Rigamonti et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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