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===About Microgram===
: A [[microgram]] is shortened to '''µg''' with the Greek letter µ (pronounced mew) with a lower case g '''µg'''.: [[Micro]] refers to one millionth billionth as there are one million billion [[microgram]]s in a [[gram]].
: A [[microgram]] is 10<sup>-9</sup> [[kilogram]]s.
: [[Microgram]]s are usually used to describe doses of [[drug]]s.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Micrograms'''
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[megagram ]] (1Mg)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''micrograms''' x10<sup>12</sup>
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>12</sup>µg
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>9</sup>µg
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[gram ]] (1g)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''micrograms''' x10<sup>6</sup>
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>6</sup>µg
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[milligram ]] 1(mg)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''micrograms''' x10<sup>3</sup>
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>3</sup>µg
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[microgram ]] 1(µg)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''micrograms''' x1
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1µg
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[nanogram ]] 1(ng)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''micrograms''' x10<sup>-3</sup>.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>-3</sup>µg
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