Histo- and cytoarchitectonics of the hippocampus in young rats injected with propofol and mexidol.

Light microscopic examination of the hippocampus was carried out in young rats (intact and injected with propofol and mexidol according to different protocols). Propofol had a negative effect on hippocampal neurons causing an almost 2-fold increase in the count of modified cells in comparison with the normal level. Mexidol effectively corrected these shifts.