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. 1983 Nov;109(5):515-22.
doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1983.tb07673.x.

Human skin battery potentials and their possible role in wound healing

I S Foulds, A T Barker

Human skin battery potentials and their possible role in wound healing

I S Foulds et al. Br J Dermatol. 1983 Nov.

Abstract

Measurements of transcutaneous voltage have been made on seventeen normal volunteers. The results show the presence of 'skin battery' voltages comparable in size to those previously reported for amphibian and mammalian skin. No correlation was found between battery voltage and age or sex in the group studied, but consistent anatomical variations were observed. The possible role of these voltages in the natural wound healing process is discussed.

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