Note 68 — Chapter III · OF THE INFLUENCE OF THE DEATH OF THE HEART OVER THAT OF THE LUNGS.
F. Gold translation
After the obliteration of the ductus arteriosus, the left ventricle receives no blood but what comes from the lungs; now, if the motions of the thorax continue, it is red blood; at least so long as the air is freely admitted into the bronchial tubes, and so long as the composition of this fluid is not changed by the mixture of foreign gases.