In the (used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and in rural Egypt), Akhr (also known as Khoiak ) is the fourth month of the season of Peret (Growth). It roughly corresponds to November 10 – December 9 in the Gregorian calendar.
Research published via repositories like the National Institutes of Health (PMC) shows that AkhR expression is highly localized to specific tissue systems: In the (used by the Coptic Orthodox Church