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Rachel C. West

Auburn UniversityORCID 0000-0001-5348-5855Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Organism:mouse· 1 Organism:rat· 1

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Carly Parker· 2 shared Cristine R. Camp· 2 shared Paige Drotos· 2 shared Adrian Courville· 1 shared Joshua Baskaran· 1 shared Matthew Brown· 1 shared Miranda Nicole ReediD· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Prenatal cannabinoid exposure induces sex-specific alterations in placental growth and lipid metabolism gene expression

Rachel C. West, Adrian Courville, Cristine R. Camp, Paige Drotos, Carly Parker, Miranda Nicole Reed

This study shows that prenatal cannabinoid exposure leads to sex-specific changes in placental growth and lipid metabolism gene expression in rats.

bioRxiv · Jun 25, 2026 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology

Trophoblast stem cells and syncytiotrophoblasts lack inflammatory responses to LPS but retain robust interferon-mediated antiviral immunity

Cristine R. Camp, Joshua Baskaran, Matthew Brown, Carly Parker, Paige Drotos, Rachel C. West

This study shows trophoblast stem cells and syncytiotrophoblasts do not respond to LPS but have strong interferon-mediated antiviral responses, suggesting maternal immune activation, not microbial invasion, drives early placental immunity.

Reproduction and Fertility · Jun 23, 2026Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology