LH acts on the gonads. In women it supports egg maturation, ovulation and the formation of the corpus luteum, in men it promotes spermsripening. It increases the release of testosterone from the Leydig intermediate cells of the testicle.
Mehr dazu im Modul Hormonsystem I oder unter
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luteinisierendes_Hormon (Wikipedia CC-by-sa-3.0)