: having or being a monovalent organic radical (such as phenyl) derived from an aromatic hydrocarbon by the removal of one hydrogen atom
—often used in combination
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In an email, Choi said lupus patients had too much of a protein called interferon, which helps fight infection, and not enough aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) proteins, which regulate the body’s response to infection.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 12 July 2024
The study, published in Nature and led by researchers at Northwestern and Harvard, pinpoint the aryl hydrocarbon receptor, or AHR, as a controller of this seesaw.
—Elaine Chen Reprints, STAT, 11 July 2024
The major challenge to developing a new treatment, according to Choi, is finding ways to administer it without activating aryl hydrocarbon receptors throughout the whole body, which may result in more side effects.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 10 July 2024
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 12 July 2024
The study, published in Nature and led by researchers at Northwestern and Harvard, pinpoint the aryl hydrocarbon receptor, or AHR, as a controller of this seesaw.
—Elaine Chen Reprints, STAT, 11 July 2024
The major challenge to developing a new treatment, according to Choi, is finding ways to administer it without activating aryl hydrocarbon receptors throughout the whole body, which may result in more side effects.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 10 July 2024
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“Aryl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aryl. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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aryl
noun
ar·yl
ˈar-əl 
: a radical (as phenyl) derived from an aromatic hydrocarbon by the removal of one hydrogen atom
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