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Seal lipid to body density calculation
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lip2dens.py
def lip2dens(p_lipid, lipid_dens=0.9007, prot_dens=1.34, water_dens=0.994, a_dens=2.3):
'''Derive tissue density from lipids
Translated to python from R code written by Martin Biuw
'''
p_comps = perc_bc_from_lipid(p_lipid)
p_comps['density'] = (lipid_dens * (0.01 * p_comps['perc_lipid'])) + \
(prot_dens * (0.01 * p_comps['perc_protien'])) + \
(water_dens * (0.01 * p_comps['perc_water'])) + \
(a_dens * (0.01 * p_comps['perc_ash']))
return p_comps
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