Development of specific antiserum against bovine follicle stimulating hormone (bFSH) and production of second antibody for bFSH radioimmunoassay

Antisera against bovine follicle stimulating hormone (bFSH) and rabbit gamma globulins (RGG) were raised in male rabbits and male goats, respectively. The anti bFSH crossreacted with bovine luteinzing hormone (bLH), bovine thyroid stimulating hormone (bTSH) and normal calf serum (NCS). The crossreaction with bLH and bTSH was almost absent when anti bFSH serum was treated with NCS and the antigen (1 mg/ml) was diluted twice or more. Antibody titre curve determined by radioimmunoassay (RIA) demonstrated that NCS treated bFSH antiserum could bind approximately 52% and 28% with 1:2,000 and 1:10,000 final dilutions respectively. When the antiserum against RGG (ARGG) was tested against its antigen, ARGG serum showed very strong precipitin band. The ARGG serum of 1:16 final dilution preipitated the bound fraction maximum when used as a second antibody in RIA. (author)