Peptide Atlas · Mineral

Chromic chloride hexahydrate

In a woman on total parenteral nutrition for over five years, glucose intolerance, weight loss and peripheral neuropathy developed with very low blood chromium, and all were reversed by adding chromium to the infusion.

emerging

provisional
PubChem 104957
2 citations
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CrCl3·6H2O
chromic trichloride hexahydrate
chromium(III) chloride hexahydrate
hexaaquachromium(III) chloride

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What the evidence says

six tiers, never blended

emerging — human data exists, and it is thin or contested

every claim resolves to its source

All 2 citations resolve to their original source. · 0 posts naming it, 0 members counted once each.

Evidence, kept apart

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Evidence map for Chromic chloride hexahydrate. Tier reflects study design, not enthusiasm.
Claim	Tier	Source
Chromium deficiency during total parenteral nutrition (case report)	emerging	pmid 104057
Chromium deficiency during long-term TPN reversed by chromium supplementation (case report)	emerging	pmid 192066

Unanswered questions

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Negative findings

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