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  • noun Plural form of micromole.

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Examples

  • Currently, the CDC will not classify an individual as having a dangerous blood lead level unless he has at least 10 micromoles of lead per deciliter -- more than three times the level that causes decreased brain function in children.

    Jacqueline Caster: The Urgent Need to Change the CDC's Definition of 'Safe' Blood Lead Levels Jacqueline Caster 2012

  • An ideal level is 6 to 10 micromoles per deciliter of blood for premenopausal women and 8 to 12 micromoles for men and postmenopausal women.

    Some Keys To Warding Off Heart Disease 2008

  • A homocysteine level of less than 14 micromoles per liter of blood is considered normal, but the Framingham researchers found that any reading above 11.4 brought an increase in risk.

    The Heart Attackers 2008

  • I pledge allegiance to the mole, and to the science from which it comes, one SI unit, extremely divisible, with micromoles and millimoles for all.

    Happy Birthday, JD 2003

  • Currently, the CDC will not classify an individual as having a dangerous blood lead level unless he has at least 10 micromoles of lead per deciliter -- more than three times the level that causes decreased brain function in children.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Jacqueline Caster 2012

  • (MS), the researchers measured all the known and some unknown metabolites of green tea following ingestion of a ready-to-drink green tea containing about 400 micromoles of flavan-3-ols by 20 healthy humans.

    NutraIngredients RSS 2010

  • (MS), the researchers measured all the known and some unknown metabolites of green tea following ingestion of a ready-to-drink green tea containing about 400 micromoles of flavan-3-ols by 20 healthy humans.

    AP-FoodTechnology RSS 2010

  • Researchers from the University of Hawaii have shown that, at the tiny concentration of just 100 micromoles per liter, a phytonutrient found in cruciferous vegetables, indole-3-carbinol, lowers liver cells 'secretion of the cholesterol transporter, apolipoproteinB-100 by 56%!

    The World's Healthiest Foods 2010

  • B12 and folic acid or a placebo to 276 older adults with at least 13 micromoles of homocysteine per liter of blood.

    latimes.com - News 2010

  • Swedish male 18 to 20 - year olds were found to consume an average of double the WHO recommended of 80 to 110 micromoles of sodium per day, equivalent to 5 to 6 grams of salt per day, according to findings published in Public Health Nutrition.

    FoodNavigator-USA RSS 2010

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