[Study of cutaneous electrophysiology applicable to viscerocutaneous reflexes]

A description is given of the important part played by the skin as a site of electrical charges, as shown by the data offered by cutaneous electrophysiology. Personal research on 150 subjects is described. The results have useful applications in semeiotics and viscerocutaneous therapy. They also provice an explanation for the results achieved by acupuncture, a subject at present in the forefront of scientific investigation.