1843 W. B. Carpenter (new ed.) xi. 451 The doctrine of cell-life is as true, therefore, when applied to animal as to vegetable nutrition.
1913 W. E. Kellicott ii. 45 This vegetative phase of cell life is frequently referred to as the ‘resting’ period or interkinesis.
2006 28 253 Mitochondria are essential for maintaining cell life but they also play a role in regulating cell death.