Is there anything you could inject into a fresh corpse to stave off rigor mortis?

Is there anything you could inject into a fresh corpse to stave off rigor mortis?
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ATP, but you would need a way to circulate it. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigor_mortis for why)
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