Metabolic Inhibition Assay

**Semantic type:** Laboratory Procedure

**Definition:** An assay that is used to determine whether neutralizing antibodies that are present in a biological specimen can block microbial infection/proliferation ex vivo, by assessing the amount/level of metabolism (in the form of carbon dioxide production) of surviving cells.

**Synonyms:** - METABOLIC INHIBITION ASSAY - Micrometabolic inhibition Assay