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Picograms per milliliter (pg/mL)

Some medical tests give results in picograms per milliliter (pg/mL).

  • A picogram is one-trillionth of a gram. A gram is about 1/30 of an ounce.
  • A milliliter measures fluid volume equal to one-thousandth of a liter. A liter is a little bigger than a quart.
Author Maria Essig
Editor Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA
Associate Editor Tracy Landauer
Primary Medical Reviewer E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine
Last Updated June 9, 2009

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Last Updated: June 09, 2009
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