Inward rectifier potassium (Kir) channels mediate salivary gland function and blood feeding in the lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum

• Zhilin Li,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Department of Entomology, Baton Rouge, LA, United States of America

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• Kevin R. Macaluso,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Louisiana State University, School of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Pathobiological Sciences, Baton Rouge, LA, United States of America

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• Lane D. Foil,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Department of Entomology, Baton Rouge, LA, United States of America

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• Daniel R. Swale

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: DSwale@agcenter.lsu.edu

  Affiliation Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Department of Entomology, Baton Rouge, LA, United States of America

  http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1055-8326

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