The OSLC Adolescent Transition Program Is Aimed Toward At-Risk Youth

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Essay

The OSLC Adolescent Transition Program is aimed toward at-risk youth. What costs and benefits do you think could arise from requiring all adolescents to participate in program?

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Definitions:

Osmoregulatory Organ

A part of an organism that regulates water and salt concentrations, maintaining homeostasis.

Kidney

The paired vertebrate organ important in excretion of metabolic wastes and in osmoregulation.

Deamination

Deamination is the biochemical process that removes an amino group from an amino acid, resulting in the release of ammonia and alteration of the amino acid structure, often taking place in the liver.

Amino Group

An amino group is a functional group consisting of a nitrogen atom attached to two hydrogen atoms (–NH2) and is a fundamental component of amino acids and thus proteins.