The most prominent function of mitochondria is to produce energy to the cell in the form of ATP through oxidative respiration process. It also regulates the metabolic activity of the cell. The set reactions for ATP production is known as the TCA cycle, or the citric acid cycle or the Kreb's cycle.
Dir fr Asheville, NC. Dir fr Asheville, NC. Directions to the Tail of the Dragon and Moonshiner 28 when coming from the Asheville/Waynesville area. The fastest route is shown in yellow and is 104 miles from downtown Asheville with a travel time of 2 hours.
The perentie monitor (Varanus giganteous) is the fastest of the monitors -- and also the fastest lizard ever recorded. The perentie has been clocked at about 25 mph -- the running speed of a world-class sprinter. Perentie monitors must be fast to catch their quick prey: namely rabbits and other monitor lizards. University of California, Riverside: Physiological Correlates of Locomotory Performance in a Lizard: An Allometric Approach.