The actual physiological role of this accumulation and factors that regulate it are not understood; however, it is known that mitochondria are usually present in areas of the cell that expresses a high energy demand.
O papel fisiolóxico real desta acumulación e dos factores que o regulan non se comprende de todo; porén, sábese que as mitocondrias están normalmente presentes en áreas da célula onde hai unha gran demanda de enerxía.