Marcello Costa

23.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
316 papers, 17.5k citations indexed

About

Marcello Costa is a scholar working on Gastroenterology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Marcello Costa has authored 316 papers receiving a total of 17.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 164 papers in Gastroenterology, 143 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 99 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Marcello Costa's work include Gastrointestinal motility and disorders (152 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (129 papers) and Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments (50 papers). Marcello Costa is often cited by papers focused on Gastrointestinal motility and disorders (152 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (129 papers) and Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments (50 papers). Marcello Costa collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Italy. Marcello Costa's co-authors include John B. Furness, Simon J. Brookes, Ian L. Gibbins, Joel C. Bornstein, Janet R. Keast, David A. Wattchow, Nick J. Spencer, P.A. Steele, Vladimir Zagorodnyuk and Ida J. Llewellyn‐Smith and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, Gastroenterology and The Journal of Physiology.

In The Last Decade

Marcello Costa

313 papers receiving 17.0k citations

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Co-localization of calcitonin gene-related peptide-like immunoreactivity with substance P in cutaneous, vascular and visceral sensory neurons of guinea pigs

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Extrinsic Innervation of Myenteric Plexus of Human Large Intestine Via Colonic Nerves 2025 ·Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology ·(unknown), Bao Nan Chen, Michaela Johnson, (unknown), David A. Wattchow, Tiong Cheng Sia, (unknown), Nick J. Spencer, Phil G. Dinning, Marcello Costa, Simon J. Brookes	1
2	An expansile, mixed radiolucent-radiopaque lesion of the maxilla 2024 ·Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology ·Flávia Sirotheau Corrêa Pontes, Marcello Costa, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Hélder Antônio Rebelo Pontes, Felipe Paiva Fonseca	0
3	Stimulation of extrinsic sympathetic nerves differentially affects neurogenic motor activity in guinea pig distal colon 2023 ·Physiological Reports ·(unknown), Timothy J. Hibberd, Marcello Costa, Phil G. Dinning, (unknown), Dayan de Fontgalland, David A. Wattchow, Nick J. Spencer	2
4	The Enteric Nervous System II 2022 ·Advances in experimental medicine and biology ·Nick J. Spencer, Marcello Costa, Stuart M. Brierley	1
5	The human enteric nervous system. Historical and modern advances. Collaboration between science and surgery 2022 ·ANZ Journal of Surgery ·David A. Wattchow, (unknown), Timothy J. Hibberd, Nick J. Spencer, Simon J. Brookes, Roberto De Giorgio, (unknown), Marcello Costa, Phil G. Dinning	3
6	Mechanisms underlying initiation of propulsion in guinea pig distal colon 2022 ·American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology ·Timothy J. Hibberd, Marcello Costa, (unknown), (unknown), Simon J. Brookes, Phil G. Dinning, Nick J. Spencer	4
7	Novel intrinsic neurogenic and myogenic mechanisms underlying the formation of faecal pellets along the large intestine of guinea‐pigs 2021 ·The Journal of Physiology ·Marcello Costa, Timothy J. Hibberd, (unknown), Lukasz Wiklendt, Melinda Kyloh, Phil G. Dinning, Simon J. Brookes, Nick J. Spencer	4
8	Long range synchronization within the enteric nervous system underlies propulsion along the large intestine in mice 2021 ·Communications Biology ·Nick J. Spencer, Lee Edward Travis, Lukasz Wiklendt, Marcello Costa, Timothy J. Hibberd, Simon J. Brookes, Phil G. Dinning, Hongzhen Hu, David A. Wattchow, (unknown)	15
9	Characterization of putative interneurons in the myenteric plexus of human colon 2020 ·Neurogastroenterology & Motility ·(unknown), Bao Nan Chen, David A. Wattchow, Vladimir Zagorodnyuk, Phil G. Dinning, Nick J. Spencer, Marcello Costa, Simon J. Brookes	24
10	Intrinsic sensory neurons provide direct input to motor neurons and interneurons in mouse distal colon via varicose baskets 2020 ·The Journal of Comparative Neurology ·(unknown), Timothy J. Hibberd, Marcello Costa, David A. Wattchow, Dayan de Fontgalland, Nick J. Spencer	14
11	Advances in colonic motor complexes in mice 2020 ·American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology ·Nick J. Spencer, Marcello Costa, Timothy J. Hibberd, Jackie D. Wood	23
12	Diversity of neurogenic smooth muscle electrical rhythmicity in mouse proximal colon 2019 ·American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology ·Nick J. Spencer, Lee Edward Travis, Lukasz Wiklendt, Timothy J. Hibberd, Marcello Costa, Phil G. Dinning, Hongzhen Hu	11
13	Neural motor complexes propagate continuously along the full length of mouse small intestine and colon 2019 ·American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology ·Marcello Costa, Timothy J. Hibberd, (unknown), Lukasz Wiklendt, John W. Arkwright, Phil G. Dinning, Simon J. Brookes, Nick J. Spencer	13
14	Identification of a Rhythmic Firing Pattern in the Enteric Nervous System That Generates Rhythmic Electrical Activity in Smooth Muscle 2018 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Nick J. Spencer, Timothy J. Hibberd, Lee Edward Travis, Lukasz Wiklendt, Marcello Costa, Hongzhen Hu, Simon J. Brookes, David A. Wattchow, Phil G. Dinning, Damien J. Keating, (unknown)	66
15	Identification of multiple distinct neurogenic motor patterns that can occur simultaneously in the guinea pig distal colon 2018 ·American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology ·Marcello Costa, (unknown), Lukasz Wiklendt, Timothy J. Hibberd, John W. Arkwright, Taher Omari, David A. Wattchow, Simon J. Brookes, Phil G. Dinning, Nick J. Spencer	16
16	Distribution, projections, and association with calbindin baskets of motor neurons, interneurons, and sensory neurons in guinea‐pig distal colon 2018 ·The Journal of Comparative Neurology ·(unknown), Marcello Costa, Timothy J. Hibberd, Simon J. Brookes, David A. Wattchow, Nick J. Spencer	14
17	Neurogenic and myogenic patterns of electrical activity in isolated intact mouse colon 2017 ·Neurogastroenterology & Motility ·Timothy J. Hibberd, Marcello Costa, Lee Edward Travis, Simon J. Brookes, D. A. Wattchow, Jing Feng, Hongzhen Hu, Nick J. Spencer	42
18	Synaptic activation of putative sensory neurons by hexamethonium-sensitive nerve pathways in mouse colon 2017 ·American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology ·Timothy J. Hibberd, Lee Edward Travis, Lukasz Wiklendt, Marcello Costa, Simon J. Brookes, Hongzhen Hu, Damien J. Keating, Nick J. Spencer	18
19	Imaging activation of peptidergic spinal afferent varicosities within visceral organs using novel CGRPα-mCherry reporter mice 2016 ·American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology ·Nick J. Spencer, (unknown), Lee Edward Travis, Lukasz Wiklendt, Marcello Costa, Timothy J. Hibberd	12
20	Techniques to identify and temporally correlate calcium transients between multiple regions of interest in vertebrate neural circuits 2016 ·Journal of Neurophysiology ·(unknown), Lukasz Wiklendt, Timothy J. Hibberd, Marcello Costa, Nick J. Spencer	4

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