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Integration can provide opportunities to address vulnerable groups more effectively.
Critical windows of activity in the sheep include: somatic ovarian tissue differentiation (from the gonadal ridges of the mesonephros) and growth (up to Day 50 of gestation); germ (from yolk sac endoderm) and pregranulosa (derived from the ovarian surface epithelium) cellular migration into and colonization of the ovaries (Days 30-65); clonal expansion of oogonia (Days 35-75); onset of meiosis and arrest (by Day 80) at the dictyate stage of prophase (the first division of meiosis is not completed until ovulation); and ovigerous cord regression and primordial follicle emergence (Days 65-110) [ 1 31 32 33 ] . It seems apparent that germ cells are particularly vulnerable to a metabolic insult when in the phasic transition between mitosis and meiosis I.
[ 26 27 28 ] On the other hand, some studies' findings have raised a concern that vulnerable populations such as the chronically ill [ 29 ] and the elderly [ 30 ] fare less well in HMOs than in FFS care.
Actually, I think confused (or vulnerable or desperate) would have been a more appropriate choice.
We still do not know what causes SIDS, we cannot predict which babies are vulnerable, nor can we prevent all SIDS deaths.