( ( Contrary ( to ( common belief ) ) ) ( , ( ( thyroid hormones ) ( ( ( can not ) ( ( traverse ( cell membranes ) ) ( in ( ( a ( passive manner ) ) ( like ( other ( lipophilic substances ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) ) ) )
(ROOT (S (ADVP (JJ Contrary) (PP (TO to) (NP (JJ common) (NN belief)))) (, ,) (NP (NN thyroid) (NNS hormones)) (VP (MD can) (RB not) (VP (VB traverse) (NP (NN cell) (NNS membranes)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ passive) (NN manner)) (PP (IN like) (NP (JJ other) (JJ lipophilic) (NNS substances))))))) (. .)))
Contrary to common belief, thyroid hormones cannot traverse cell membranes in a passive manner like other lipophilic substances.
(ROOT (S (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB When)) (S (NP (NNS substances)) (VP (VBP pass) (PP (IN through) (NP (DT the) (NN cell) (NN membrane))) (PP (IN without) (S (VP (VBG needing) (NP (DT any) (NN energy)))))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBZ is) (VP (VBN called) (NP (JJ passive) (NN transport)))) (. .)))