Failure to Transmit Radiation-Induced Early Hypotension in Rabbits Connected Through Controlled Cross-Transfusion. ∗

Summary

A pump for continuous cross-transfusion has been developed, and some studies about the nature of the early blood pressure fall induced in rabbits by x-irradiation have been conducted. Results of the cross-transfusion experiments indicate that the shielded animal does not protect its partner exposed to 900 r, neither does the irradiated rabbit affect the blood pressure of the shielded partner.