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The effects of 2-hydroxyoestradiol (2OH-OE₂), dopamine, oestradiol-17β and 2OH-OE₂ plus dopamine on prolactin and LH release from the male rat pituitary gland were examined in vitro.

2-Hydroxyoestradiol reduced prolactin secretion by 51% at 10^–10 mol/l and by 34% at 10^–7 mol/l, while oestradiol-17β had no effect at these doses. Dopamine alone (5 x 10^–7 mol/l) decreased prolactin released by 58%, 2OH-OE₂ plus dopamine produced a similar inhibition of 60%.

No significant effect on LH release was observed throughout.