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Type  developmental stage Description  Expressed during embryogenesis specifically in mesodermally-derived cells that surround the epithelium of the developing gastrointestinal, genitourinary, respiratory systems and in spiral septum of the heart and in epicardial precursor cells fated to form the coronary arteries. Expression pattern is sex- and stage-dependent during gonadogenesis. At 13.5 dpc expressed at higher levels in testis than ovary. In 3-month old adults expression drastically decreased in testis while it increased in ovary showing an opposite sex-dependent pattern in adults compared with fetuses. Expression in other organs was similar between the adults and the fetal stage.