Diseases and Conditions Found Responsive to Molecular Hydrogen Treatment

Table 2 Disease models, human diseases, treatment-associated pathologies, and pathophysiological conditions of plants (321 original articles published in English) for which the effects of hydrogen have been reported from 2007 to June 2015

From: Beneficial biological effects and the underlying mechanisms of molecular hydrogen – comprehensive review of 321 original articles –https://medicalgasresearch.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13618-015-0035-1

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