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The document discusses the pharmacodynamics of intravenous anesthetics, specifically the relationship between drug concentration and effect. It notes that the effect site concentration (in the brain) does not always correlate with the plasma concentration. The key rate constant ke0 describes the equilibration between plasma and effect site concentrations. A higher ke0 value means faster equilibration. Propofol has a slower ke0 than thiopentone, resulting in a slower onset of effect despite similar plasma co

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