Histopathologic findings in spinal cord tissue. (A) Control group spinal cord H & E staining (bar: 200 µm). (B) Spinal cord injury group, curved arrow (bar: 100 µm). H & E staining of damaged lesion areas. (C) Spinal cord injury + hydrogen group, curved arrow: H & E staining of damaged lesion areas (bar: 200 µm). (D) Hydrogen group: H & E staining (bar: 200 µm). (E) Control group: terminal TUNEL staining (bar: 50 µm). (F) Spinal cord injury group: TUNEL staining, normal arrow, positive cells normal arrow gray matter: TUNEL-positive neurons in spinal cord–damaged group; TUNEL staining arrow (bar: 50 µm). (G) Spinal cord injury + hydrogen group: TUNEL staining (bar: 50 µm), normal arrow TUNEL-positive cells. (H) Hydrogen group: TUNEL staining (bar: 50 µm).