The B Vitamins Nicotinamide (B3) and Riboflavin (B2) Stimulate Metamorphosis in Larvae of the Deposit-Feeding Polychaete Capitella teleta: Implications for a Sensory Ligand-Gated Ion Channel

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The B Vitamins Nicotinamide (B₃) and Riboflavin (B₂) Stimulate Metamorphosis in Larvae of the Deposit-Feeding Polychaete Capitella teleta: Implications for a Sensory Ligand-Gated Ion Channel

Robert T. Burns ,

* E-mail: robert.burns@tufts.edu

Affiliation Department of Biology, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Jan A. Pechenik,

Affiliation Department of Biology, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, United States of America
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William J. Biggers,

Affiliation Department of Biology, Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Gia Scavo,

Affiliation Department of Biology, Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Christopher Lehman

Affiliation Department of Biology, Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Larvae
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Metamorphosis
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Riboflavin
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Sediment
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Sea water
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B vitamins
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Pyridines
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Sensory perception
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