The constant electrical potentials of the skin as an integral index of the functional state

: The electric potential difference between the head and hind limb of monkeys was studied before, during and after 2h-restraint in a supine position. The kinetics of electric potentials depended on the initial electric polarity of animals. The role and place of the basal system of epithelium (basal membrane and basal cell layer) in functioning of multicellular organisms is discussed.