VEGFC and myocardial infarction: Following a 14-day tamoxifen washout period, mice were then given recombinant human VEGF-C (rhVEGF-C) via intraperitoneal injection at Days 0, 2, 4, and 6 post-MI, which was induced by permanent ligation of the left anterior descending coronary artery27 (Supplementary material online, Figure S2C).