[Determination of the activity of luteinizing hormone in PMSG preparations using testosterone synthesis in vitro]

The activity of luteinizing hormone (LH) in serum gonadotropin (PMSG) was studied by a bioassay in vitro, using the cells of mouse testes prepared by the combination of enzymatic and mechanical diffociation. The activity of individual preparations was calculated according to the amount of produced testosterone measured by radioimmunoassay. Comparison with the 2nd international standard of PMSG (WHO) showed that in the PMSG substandard (Dessau) the activity of LH was twice lower, and in three charges of the commercial PMSG preparation (Bioveta, Ivanovice in Haná) four-and-a-half times lower than declared. No great variability of LH activity was observed among the charges of the commercial PMSG preparation.