NEUTRALIZATION TEST
\njˌuːtɹəla͡ɪzˈe͡ɪʃən tˈɛst], \njˌuːtɹəlaɪzˈeɪʃən tˈɛst], \n_j_ˌuː_t_ɹ_ə_l_aɪ_z_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n t_ˈɛ_s_t]\
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Titration of an antiserum by testing a series of dilutions of virus or immune serum to a given end-point, which is generally the dilution at which tissue cultures inoculated with the serum-virus mixtures demonstrate cytopathology (CPE) or the dilution at which 50% of test animals injected with serum-virus mixtures show infectivity (ID50) or die (LD50).
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