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Understanding how aging affects LUT reflexes may help in the development of new treatments by identifying mechanistic targets. In this work, we studied the relationship between age and systems-level function of the LUT and tested the hypothesis that aging is related to weakening of reflexes that control voiding. Three groups of anesthetized female rats, young (4\u20137 mo old), mature (11\u201314 mo old), and old (18\u201324 mo old), were used to quantify the effect of aging on LUT reflexes. A double-lumen catheter enabled us to control the bladder volume and urethral flow rate independently, under quasi-isovolumetric bladder conditions. We systematically investigated the reflex bladder contractions evoked by combinations of rates of urethral infusion and bladder fill volumes as a function of age. Urethral infusion with the same flow rate evoked bladder contractions (via the augmenting reflex) in old animals less often than in younger animals. 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