Picograms per milliliter (pg/mL)

By Jeannette Curtis; Caroline Rea, RN, BS, MS

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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:Jeannette Curtis
Caroline Rea, RN, BS, MS

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Last Updated: 05/25/2007

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