RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 THE SURVIVAL OF THE CIRCULATION IN THE FROG WEB AFTER CARDIECTOMY JF Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics JO J Pharmacol Exp Ther FD American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics SP 17 OP 24 VO 35 IS 1 A1 O. W. BARLOW YR 1929 UL http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/content/35/1/17.abstract AB The observations of Meckel on the persistence of the blood movement after cardiectomy or heart ligation have been confirmed. The post-mortem circulation is increased by anything tending to postpone the establishment of final post-mortem equilibrium of intravascular pressure. The blood movement under such conditions is probably explained by changes in the dying arterial muscle, plus vascular changes produced by the slow death of the central nervous system and of the lymph hearts, and in general by any other post-mortem changes (rigor) which might react on the intravascular pressure. This post-mortem circulation may have some share in the post mortem absorption and distribution of drugs; but its efficiency is limited.