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The ductal plate. This structure exists in the embryo and fetus as a dual-layer of biliary type cells between the portal connective tissue and the surrounding hepatocytes. As the liver develops, the ductal plate remodels to form the acinar bile duct incorporated into the portal tract, and the ductules that connect the bile canaliculi to the acinar bile duct.
